Natural Disasters In 2018 Cost The Nation $91 Billion In Damages
Natural disasters, fueled at least in part by climate change, cost the United States $91 billion in 2018, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
February 7, 2019
Catastrophe
California
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
6 Cars Crushed By Fallen Tree In San Diego
Six cars were crushed by a large tree in Balboa Park as a result of Saturday’s powerful storm, said officials.
February 6, 2019
Auto
California
Police Veteran Claimed Disability, But Was Recorded Bodybuilding
When investigators met her at a Las Vegas-area Starbucks last year, they recalled Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Lt. Mandy Henderson walking slowly and gingerly, leaning on her husband’s arm to steady herself. In the middle of their conversation, she even reportedly stopped to lie down on a bench after complaining of deep pain.
February 4, 2019
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
Plane Crashes Into Southern California Home, Killing 5
A small plane crashed into a Southern California home on Sunday, killing five people, injuring two others and spraying debris across several residential blocks that temporarily became a site of chaos.
February 4, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
Judge Sees A ‘Clear-Cut Pattern’ Of California Utility Starting Wildfires
A federal judge who has emerged as a vocal critic of PG&E Corp.’s safety record, said the California utility giant has a “clear-cut pattern” of starting wildfires and needs “strong medicine” put in place before this year’s season begins.
January 31, 2019
Catastrophe
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California
Massive Tree Falls On San Diego Home, Killing Couple
Two people died when a massive tree collapsed onto a house in Point Loma Monday morning, authorities said. The tree crushed a two-story house in the 4400 block of Santa Monica Avenue around 6 a.m.
January 21, 2019
Property
California
California’s Ventura River Breaches Its Banks, Flooding Vehicles In RV Park
Fifty campers in the Ventura Beach RV Park were relocated Thursday just before the swollen Ventura River breached its banks and inundated the lot with muddy water.
January 18, 2019
Auto
California
Dense Fog Contributed To 19-Vehicle Pileup On California’s Cajon Pass
The 15 Freeway has been reopened through the Cajon Pass after a 19-vehicle crash left potentially dozens of people injured on a foggy Wednesday morning, officials said.
January 17, 2019
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
California
Possible PG&E Bankruptcy Would Halt Liability Suits For North Bay Fire Victims
Thousands of Sonoma County families would see their claims against PG&E delayed — and possibly reduced — if the San Francisco utility carries through with its plan announced Monday to file for bankruptcy protection as a result of $30 billion in liability for wildfire damages in recent years.
January 15, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Property
Subrogation
California
Workers’ Comp Fraud Over $100,000 Lands Vero Beach Man Back In Jail
A Vero Beach man was charged with insurance fraud after deputies said he filed a fraudulent worker’s compensation claim worth more than $100,000 following a crash in June.
January 11, 2019
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
California
Rupture Leads To Millions In Water Damage Inside La Jolla Home
A La Jolla homeowner is facing millions of dollars in damage to his property after massive amounts of water flooded into his house Tuesday.
January 10, 2019
Liability
Property
Subrogation
California
Munich Re: California Wildfire Was World’s Costliest Natural Disaster In 2018
German insurance company Munich Re says the Northern California wildfire that killed dozens of people and burned down the town of Paradise was the world’s costliest single natural disaster in 2018.
January 9, 2019
Catastrophe
Property
California
Gender Factor In Setting California Auto Insurance Rates Has Been Banned
Thirty years after California voters told auto insurers to focus on a driver’s safety record in setting rates, the state’s outgoing insurance commissioner has banned the apparently widespread practice of charging different rates for male and female drivers, regardless of their records.
January 8, 2019
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
California
LA County Sues IBM’s Weather Channel For User Location Tracking
The city of Los Angeles is suing International Business Machines Corp.’s Weather Channel unit, accusing the company of misleading consumers about how their location data was being used.
January 7, 2019
Litigation
Risk Management
Technology
California
Insurers Sue California Utility Over Wildfire Damages
Several insurance companies have filed lawsuits blaming Pacific Gas & Electric Co. for a deadly California wildfire that destroyed 14,000 homes and triggered billions of dollars in insurance claims.
January 4, 2019
Liability
California
