Child Playing With Lighter Sparks Tulsa Apartment Fire
Tulsa fire crews are responding to an apartment fire on 61st Street near Highway 169 around 4:15 Tuesday morning. Flames were shooting out of the roof of a building at Sugarberry Apartments.
April 17, 2018
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Property
Oklahoma
Cybercriminals Are Infiltrating Software Vendors, Launching Supply Chain Attacks
Cybercriminals are moving into the terrain of supply chain attacks, masquerading as signed apps, and using ransomware as a distraction to steal money from the network.
April 12, 2018
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Technology
P&C Rates Continue Upward Trend
The U.S. property and casualty industry continues to show rate increases, with a first quarter composite rate of plus 2%, according to MarketScout. The increase is in all lines except workers compensation, which had a rate decrease of 2%. The trend follows a 2% increase in the fourth quarter of 2017.
April 10, 2018
Auto
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Liability
Property
6 Dead After Small Plane Crashes At Arizona Golf Course
A small plane caught fire after takeoff and crashed at a nearby Arizona golf course on Monday, leaving six people dead, officials said.
April 10, 2018
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Liability
Arizona
California Cannabis Insurance Claim Payout Is Largest To Date
A cannabis insurance payout has recently broken prior records in California. The Thomas Fire burned through a legal marijuana business at the close of last year (and the start of this one). The payout for the insurance claim was $1 million — higher than any previous payout in this category.
April 9, 2018
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California
Overpass Shears Top Off Charter Bus, 40 Injured
Authorities are investigating an accident Monday that injured more than 40 people, involving a charter bus carrying New York City high school students that crashed into a bridge overpass.
April 9, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Strong Winds Collapse Hangar At Houston Airport, Millions In Damage
Strong winds took down a large hangar at Hobby Airport overnight when severe storms rolled through southeast Houston. No one was inside the hangar when it happened. No one was hurt.
April 6, 2018
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Liability
Property
Texas
Texas Bombings Reveal The New Scale Of Terrorist Attacks For Insurers
The terror in Texas is over as the man suspected of planting explosives in Austin and San Antonio was killed on March 21 after an explosive device detonated in his vehicle as authorities attempted to make an arrest.
March 28, 2018
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Texas
23 Vehicles Involved In Crashes On Icy Stretch Of Utah Interstate
One person died Monday morning in a series of crashes on an icy stretch of Interstate 80 in Summit County involving 23 vehicles most of them semi trucks which closed both the eastbound and westbound lanes of the freeway.
March 27, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Utah
Nearly 400 Vehicles Damaged By Hail At Alabama Dealership
Monday nights severe storms did major damage at Mitch Smith Chevrolet in Cullman as baseball-sized hail severely damaged 380 new vehicles. Security camera video shows the large hail taking out car windows and exploding as it hits the pavement.
March 26, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Atlanta Ransomware Attack Throws City Services Into Disarray
An Atlanta cyberattack has caused widespread city-run program outages and raised fears about the security of financial and personal data belonging to government workers, residents and others who have used online services provided by Georgias capital city, officials said on Friday.
March 26, 2018
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Technology
Georgia
Family Of Driver Killed In Florida Bridge Collapse Sue Builders, Engineers
The family of a truck driver killed in last weeks collapse of a pedestrian bridge near Florida International University in Miami has filed a lawsuit against two companies involved in the project, saying the roadway below should have been shut down as work continued on the span.
March 23, 2018
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Liability
Litigation
Florida
Firefighter Dies From Blaze At New York Movie Set
A firefighter was killed battling a five-alarm blaze late Thursday night in Harlem. FDNY officials identified the firefighter as 37-year-old Michael R. Davidson, a 15-year department veteran.
March 23, 2018
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Workers' Compensation
New York
Fire, Explosions Demolish Texas Chemical Plant
A blaze has erupted at a Texas chemical plant along with a series of powerful blasts. One person is missing following the incident and believed to be buried under the wreckage.
March 16, 2018
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Property
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Florida Bridge Collapse Death Toll Climbs To 6
Six people have died from the collapse of a newly installed pedestrian bridge on Florida International Universitys Miami campus, police said.
March 16, 2018
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Liability
Florida



