$352M In Claims From July Hailstorm In Colorado Springs
We finally learned the total cost of damages from the massive hail storm in late July. Chances are you remember this one — with golf and tennis ball-sized hail pelting our area. Over 84,000 insurance claims totaled a whopping $352 million, making it the fourth most expensive hail storm in the states history.
August 24, 2016
Auto
Property
Colorado
Credit Card Payment Systems Hacked At HEI Hotels In 10 States
HEI Hotels & Resorts provided a list of hotels20 hotels in 10 states and the District of Columbiathat suffered a “security incident,” in which payment card data of customers may have been affected. “HEI was recently alerted to a potential security incident by its card processor,” HEI said in a statement released Friday.
August 16, 2016
Liability
Technology
California
Colorado
District Of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
The Southwest Is Under Flood Watch As Tropical Storm Javier Dissipates
The Southwest will see another round of storms on Wednesday as rains associated with former Tropical Storm Javier in Mexico head north. Heavy rain is expected for a second day in Tucson.
August 10, 2016
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Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Insurers Flooded With Claims After Colorado Springs Hailstorm
Stephen and Elizabeth Beyer had their new roof two weeks before Thursdays hailstorm left it battered and in need of replacement once more. Add to the list damaged house siding, screens and three broken skylights, and Elizabeth doesnt even want to think about the total loss.
August 3, 2016
Auto
Property
Colorado
Bear Trapped Inside Colorado Familys Car Destroys Interior
The Meurer family of Evergreen got quite a surprise when they went to get in the family car. There was a bear trapped inside. “He was rocking the car back and forth moving back and forth hopping from front to back,” said Shaylee Meurer.
August 2, 2016
Auto
Colorado
Car Fire Melts Siding Off Of Denver Home
A family in Denvers Green Valley Ranch neighborhood is safe after an early morning fire damaged their home. Firefighters received a call just before 3 a.m. about a car fire that had extended into a house on Ceylon Street.
July 26, 2016
Auto
Property
Colorado
Familys Surprise Disney Vacation Destroyed By Drunk Driver
A suspected drunk driver slammed into a minivan early Thursday morning, seriously injuring the family of four and crushing their plans for a surprise vacation.
July 26, 2016
Auto
Liability
Colorado
Roll-Over Rips Semitrailer Open, Spilling Beer On Interstate
A semitrailer hauling beer crashed at Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 in Denver on Wednesday night. The truck crashed on the eastbound I-70 ramp to northbound I-25.
July 22, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Colorado
GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue
Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
July 22, 2016
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Recall Of P.F. Changs Frozen Meals Expanded
After a long day, it can be nice to come home and grab a frozen meal from the fridge for a quick and easy dinner. If youve been stocking up on P.F. Changs frozen meals, you might want to double-check they arent included in a recently expanded recall of more than 195,000 pounds of frozen dinner product that may contain metal fragments.
July 18, 2016
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
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California
Crop Adjusters To Assess Hail Damage In Colorado
The nearly daily deluge has continued from June into July, and its bringing hail with it. Thursday, July 7, an onslaught of rain and hail poured down in town and southeast of Holyoke.
July 14, 2016
Property
Colorado
Campers Responsible For Wildfire West Of Boulder
Two Alabama men have been arrested for their alleged role in starting the Cold Springs Fire near Nederland. According to the Boulder County Sheriffs Office, Jimmy Andrew Suggs, 28, and Zackary Ryan Kuykendall, 26, both of Vinemont, Alabama, have been charged with fourth-degree arson.
July 11, 2016
Property
Colorado
Five Killed In Colorado Amtrak-Van Collision
Three children and two adults were killed in Colorado on Sunday when an Amtrak passenger train collided with a minivan in Las Animas County in the southern part of the U.S. state, state police said.
June 27, 2016
Auto
Liability
Colorado
Dozens Of Handguns Stolen During Smash And Grab
Thieves broke into a gun shop early Tuesday morning, smashed glass cases and stole dozens of guns. Now deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office are trying to find those responsible.
June 22, 2016
Property
Colorado
Two L.A.-Area Wildfires Threaten To Merge After Forcing Evacuations
Two rapidly growing wildfires burning a few miles apart through drought-parched foothills northeast of Los Angeles prompted the evacuation of nearly 800 homes on Tuesday, as a heat wave continued to bake much of the U.S. Southwest for a third straight day.
June 22, 2016
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