The West Maui wildfires left behind a trail of destruction larger than initially thought. On Saturday afternoon, Maui fire officials said the number of structures damaged in the fast-moving Lahaina wildfire grew to 22. Some 30 vehicles were also burned along with a base yard that housed heavy equipment.

Hurricane Lane weakened as it marched toward Hawaii, but it’s list of life-threatening calamities is still going strong. The hurricane was downgraded to a Category 3 storm Thursday, even as it unleashed torrential rainfall, flooding and landslides over parts of Hawaii’s Big Island, along with dangerous surf and high winds.

Walk outside one morning and all you may find left of your car is smashed window glass. Insurers say that one consequence of President Trump’s proposed tariff on imported automobiles and automotive parts, in addition to increased car prices, could be an upsurge in vehicle thefts -- and hikes in auto insurance premiums.

Record rain swamped Dane County and the Madison area causing widespread flooding, the National Weather Service said Tuesday. One man was reported missing in Madison Monday night after being swept away by swift moving floodwaters after getting out of a stranded vehicle.

Since they took over running Pocono Raceway for their grandfather, Dr. Joseph Mattioli, in 2011, Brandon and Nick Igdalsky have enhanced the racetrack in Monroe County with numerous amenities.

Conditions in Glacier National Park were tinder-dry early last week. The National Weather Service outlined northwest Montana in bold red: “critical” conditions for wildfires.

A CCC executive on Wednesday said the company would soon bring to market software to have artificial intelligence write a partial estimate based on a combination of photos and crash details and hand it off to a human.

An Aug. 6 storm that battered southwest Colorado Springs and Fountain with up to softball-size hail caused $172.8 million in damage to vehicles, roofs, siding, windows, skylights and other parts of homes, an insurance trade group said Wednesday.

It was neighbors to the rescue in the northern suburbs. Putnam County residents rescued a woman who accidentally drove her car into a swimming pool, CBS2’s Dick Brennan reported Tuesday. “As I turn to get off the treadmill, I see a car fly into the pool,” Jeffrey Feinberg said.

In February, USAA launched a 21-member claims innovation team with the goal of gaining competitive advantage for the insurer by digitizing various aspects of its claims operations.

The Institutes RiskBlock™ Alliance announced today that 12 additional companies have joined the risk management and insurance industry’s first enterprise-level blockchain consortium, bringing the total number of member companies to 30.

Nine people were injured, one critically, on Tuesday afternoon when a large explosion rocked a Denver neighborhood. The blast, which is believed to have been caused by natural gas, heavily damaged a four-plex residential building located on Santa Fe Drive between 3rd and 4th Avenue.

Some Decatur residents and businesses, including Riverwalk Marina, are still dealing with damage from the storm that hit the city April 3. Most business owners are haggling with insurance companies, though Riverwalk Marina owner Steve Conner said he has settled with his carrier for the most part.

Too much rain that fell too fast is what led to Saturday’s catastrophic flooding along the Peckman River, officials said. "We figure that as much as 4-and-a-half inches fell within a span 50 minutes," Little Falls Mayor James Damiano said.

A sinkhole that opened up at a Tanger Outlets parking lot in Lancaster County on Friday, has left some of its shoppers in a tough spot. A few of those whose cars were swallowed in, are now looking at pricey repairs.