Contractors Cause Power Outage On Outer Banks Islands, Affecting Thousands
Thousands of tourists had to evacuate two islands along the hugely popular Outer Banks in North Carolina after a construction company caused a massive power outage.
July 31, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
North Carolina
United Airlines Sued By Owners Of Giant Rabbit Found Dead After Flight
The owners of a giant rabbit named Simon who died on a United Airlines flight while bound for the Iowa State Fair sued the carrier on Monday, claiming its employees were responsible for the hares death.
July 27, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Litigation
Iowa
Small Plane Misses Cars But Kills 4 Aboard In Highway Crash
A small plane crashed on a Utah highway Wednesday, killing two couples heading for a vacation but narrowly missing cars when it barreled across the lanes through a gap in traffic.
July 27, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Utah
Insurer Ordered To Pay After Denying $4.8M Claim
A New York judge has ordered a Chubb subsidiary to pay a $4.8 million claim to one of its insured, after the insurer wrongly denied the claim.
July 26, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Litigation
Risk Management
New York
U.S. Data Breaches Increased At Record Pace During First Half Of 2017
The number of data breaches in the United States tracked through June 30 hit a half-year record high of 791, according to recent numbers release by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) and CyberScout, a provider of identity protection solutions.
July 25, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Technology
Man In His Yard Struck, Killed By Garbage Truck
One person is dead following a crash Thursday morning in Ware. Mary Carey, spokesperson for the Northwestern District Attorneys office, said that one man died after he was struck by a garbage truck around 9:30 a.m. on Church Street.
July 24, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Massachusetts
Semi Crushes Car After Its Driver Speeds Through Red Light
A speeding Honda slammed into a city Department of Transportation tractor-trailer in Murray Hill early Wednesday, sparking a massive crash that sent three people to the hospital two in critical condition.
July 20, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
New York
Severe Weather Causes Wind, Flood Damage In Wisconsin
Severe storms caused damage and knocked out power Wednesday night in several counties in southwestern Wisconsin. Right now, many major highways in Richland County, including Wisconsin Highway 56, Wisconsin Highway 80 and Wisconsin Highway 131 are closed due to flooding.
July 20, 2017
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Property
Wisconsin
Hail Storm Pummels Buildings, Crops In South Dakota
A fast-moving storm pummeled the small community of Newell on Tuesday night, blasting through buildings and devastating crops.
Wind, hail, and rain came in a flash, and the storms ferocity took many of the areas residents by surprise.
July 20, 2017
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Property
South Dakota
Wind, hail, and rain came in a flash, and the storms ferocity took many of the areas residents by surprise.
Orlando Man Miraculously Survives Van Being Crushed By Huge Metal Pipe
When 36-year-old Jesus Armando Escobar was exiting off Interstate 4 onto State Road 528, he had no idea what was about to happen on the overpass above him.
July 17, 2017
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Liability
Florida
Fatal Fire In Honolulu High-Rise Apartment Building
At least three people were killed and 12 injured after a fire broke out in a high-rise apartment building in Honolulu, Hawaii. Thick black smoke and flames could be seen coming from the Marco Polo building near Waikiki after the fire started on the 26th floor on Friday afternoon.
July 17, 2017
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Hawaii
Eel Cargo Slimes The Highway After Truck Accident
A truck carrying about 7,500 pounds of live eels overturned on an Oregon highway Thursday afternoon. Police said the truck driver failed to stop and when he slammed on the breaks, the containers full of eels flew off the truck.
July 14, 2017
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Liability
Weird
Oregon
Pennsylvania Man Alters VIN, Falsely Claims Theft Of His Skid Steer
A Carbon County man lied to collect insurance in February when he reported his $42,000 construction vehicle stolen from an Upper Macungie Township work site, investigators said.
July 13, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Fraud
Pennsylvania
5 Die In Fiery, 6-Vehicle Pileup On I-70 In Kansas
Five people were killed in a fiery six-vehicle wreck that temporarily closed a stretch of Interstate 70 on the western edge of the Kansas City metropolitan area, authorities said.
July 13, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Kansas
14 Trump Hotels Affected By Companys Latest Hack Attack
Marking the third such breach in the last two years, Trump Hotels notified guests this week that 14 of its properties have been affected by a hack attack, exposing guests full names, emails, addresses, and credit card information, including expiration dates. Heres what you need to know.
July 12, 2017
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Liability
Technology
District Of Columbia
Hawaii
Illinois
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