Electrical Fire Guts Bronze Foundry In Billings, Montana
A structure fire that engulfed a bronze-casting business in industrial East Billings on Sunday night was likely due to an electrical malfunction, a city fire official said Monday.
February 20, 2018
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Property
Montana
Truck Crosses Into Oncoming Traffic, Killing Five On California Freeway
At least five people were killed in fiery crash involving a truck that barreled through the center divider in Rialto, which shut down both sides of the 10 Freeway.
February 20, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
California
Illinois Classic Car Business Off Route 66 Rises From The Ashes Of Massive Fire
There are still a few remnants at Country Classic Cars from the fire that lit up the sky in this rural Illinois town the night of Aug. 8.
Concrete floors in the classic car business off old Route 66 remain warped and blackened in spots.
February 16, 2018
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Salvage
Illinois
Concrete floors in the classic car business off old Route 66 remain warped and blackened in spots.
Huge Sinkhole On Rome Street Swallows Half-Dozen Cars
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into a 10-meter (30-foot) -wide sinkhole that swallowed up a half-dozen cars on a residential street in Rome.
February 16, 2018
Auto
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Liability
Subrogation
Semi Rollover Spills 50 Tons Of Waste Roadside
A big mess along I-75 in Oakland County may sound gross but its no danger to public health, according to police. Northbound I-75 was reduced to two lanes Wednesday near the Chrysler Dr. exit, north of M-59, after a semi truck hauling two trailers carrying an estimated 50 to 55 tons of solid human waste overturned.
February 15, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Michigan
Lloyds, Kanye West Settle Tour Cancellation Lawsuit
Kanye West has amicably resolved his $10 million lawsuit with insurers Lloyds of London over his cancelled Life Of Pablo tour.
February 15, 2018
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Litigation
California
Apartment Building Destroyed By Fire In North Richland Hills, Texas
North Richland Hills firefighters worked to put out a three-alarm fire at a three-story apartment building in the 6900 block of NE Loop 820 Tuesday night.
February 15, 2018
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Property
Texas
Leaping Elk Crashes Low-Flying Research Helicopter In Utah
An elk leaped into a research helicopter that was trying to capture it and brought down the helicopter in a collision that also killed the elk, authorities said Tuesday.
February 14, 2018
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Utah
Machine And Fabrication Shop, Containing Explosive Fuels, Total Loss After Fire
St. Croix County firefighters responded to two structure fires between Saturday and Monday, one of which destroyed a Baldwin business. Gary Newton, Baldwin chief for United Fire Department, said a Saturday night fire at Baldwin Machine & Fab resulted in a total loss.
February 14, 2018
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Property
Wisconsin
Insurers Take On Olympic-Sized Risks At The Winter Games
If the ongoing Winter Olympics in South Korea finish successfully, insurers could be in for a neat profit, given the myriad of risks present. The Games host city of Pyeongchang is just a two-hour drive from one of the most militarised borders in the world between countries still technically at war.
February 13, 2018
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Truck Hauling Hydrogen Explodes On LA Street
A truck hauling highly flammable hydrogen exploded along Golden Springs Road in Diamond Bar on Sunday afternoon, prompting officials to evacuate area homes and businesses for fear of another blast, officials said.
February 13, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
California
Dozens Of Vehicles In Pileup On Michigan Interstate During Heavy Snowfall
Michigan State Police say 38 vehicles were involved in a pileup crash that shut down eastbound I-94 between Sprinkle Road and 35th Street in Comstock Township for hours.
February 12, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Subrogation
Michigan
Woman Wearing Headphones Struck, Killed By Amtrak Train
A women died after she was hit by an eastbound Amtrak train near the Williamsburg Premium Outlets in the 5700 block of Richmond Road, according to officials from James City County.
February 12, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Virginia
3 Die In Grand Canyon Touring Chopper Crash, 4 Critically Injured
Four survivors of a deadly tour helicopter crash onto the jagged rocks of the Grand Canyon were being treated at a Nevada hospital on Sunday while crews tackled difficult terrain in a remote area to try to recover the bodies of three other people.
February 12, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Arizona
Child Dies After Being Injured By Firehouse Bay Doors
The City of Scottsdale is investigating an accident over the weekend at a Scottsdale fire station that resulted in the death of a child.
February 9, 2018
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Liability
Arizona



