Latest California Inferno Has Entered Main Street, Lower Lake
Flames racing through dry brush Sunday destroyed at least 10 homes and forced 4,000 people to flee and firefighters to carry animals out of a northern California lake community that was evacuated in a devastating wildfire last year.
August 15, 2016
Property
California
Fire Damages Three Multi-Family Homes In Los Angeles Neighborhood
Los Angeles firefighters Wednesday evening knocked down fires that damaged three houses in the Pico-Union neighborhood and displaced 41 residents, officials said.
August 12, 2016
Property
California
Airbnb Guest Did More Than Just $25K In Water Damage
We’re not saying this is the way things should be, but it’s the way things are: If you’re going to use Airbnb or some other service to rent out your house like a hotel, you need to know there’s a chance that the people you let stay in your home while you’re away might also see it as nothing more than a hotel room they can mess up and leave behind.
August 11, 2016
Property
California
Battering Ram Used In San Francisco Camera Store Burglary
Four thieves were sought by police after being caught on camera using a white van with an apparent battering ram attached to it pull off a smash-and-grab burglary early Tuesday at a camera store in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf.
August 10, 2016
Property
California
California Homes Spared As Firefighting Efforts Continue
A wildfire burning in Southern California’s rugged San Bernardino Mountains has grown to more than 12 square miles, but it hasn’t reached any of the homes it has been threatening.
August 10, 2016
Property
California
California’s PG&E Guilty Of Pipeline Violations, But Fines Greatly Reduced
A federal jury found California’s largest utility guilty on Tuesday of misleading investigators about how it was identifying high-risk pipelines after a deadly pipeline explosion in the San Francisco Bay Area.
August 10, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
California
Uncontained Wildfire Near San Bernardino Prompts Evacuations
A wildfire in California’s San Bernardino County has led officials to initiate mandatory evacuations and smoke advisories.<br />Evacuations were ordered for the Summit Valley area east of Cedar Springs Dam.
August 8, 2016
Property
California
Dozens Of Wildfires Are Burning In The Western U.S.
Federal officials say 27 large wildfires are burning in the West. Hot, dry temperatures often combined with winds have made firefighting conditions difficult, destroying homes and forcing evacuations.
August 4, 2016
Auto
Property
California
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
Oregon
Homeowner Awarded $1.3M After Insurer Refutes $134K Water Damage Claim
A north Torrance man has won more than $1.3 million from an insurance company that declined to fully cover a claim of about $134,000 in property damage caused when burglars broke into his home, then flooded part of it when they filled the bathtub and left the taps on before fleeing.
August 4, 2016
Litigation
Property
Risk Management
California
830K Ford Vehicles Recalled Over Faulty Door Latches
Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because parts in the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are moving.
August 4, 2016
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
Parents Of Anton Yelchin To File Wrongful Death Suit Against Automaker
Anton Yelchin’s parents have filed court documents indicating the "Star Trek" actor died without a will and left behind a nearly $1.4 million estate.
August 3, 2016
Liability
Litigation
California
Homeowners Face Legal Battle As Ritzy Condo Tower Sinks
A newly built high-rise residential tower in San Francisco’s SoMa area may be sinking and shifting, developments that could cost thousands -- if not millions -- of dollars to fix and could pit homeowners against the city.
August 2, 2016
Liability
Litigation
California
California Tour Bus Crash Kills Five Passengers
A bush crash in Merced County has claimed the lives of at least five passengers. The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 99 one mile south of the Hammat Avenue exit near the city of Livingston, according to a spokesperson with Merced-area California Highway Patrol.
August 2, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Nut Cargo An Appetizing Target For Thieves
Almonds, pistachios and other high-value nuts are an appealing commodity for not only health nuts, but also more recently to highly sophisticated criminal organizations in the San Joaquin valley.
August 2, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Fraud
California
Sand Fire Evacuees May Have ALE Coverage
The Sand Fire has destroyed eighteen homes, but for those who were evacuated, homeowners insurance coverage may still help. Many of the 20,000 evacuees don’t realize that their renters insurance and home policies cover those expenses.
August 1, 2016
Property
California
