Interstate Closed After Semi Carrying Hogs Crashes, Catches Fire

An 18-wheeler carrying a load of pigs crashed during rush hour early Thursday morning on Interstate-45, closing the roadway in both directions.
June 29, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Texas

Subway Derailment Injures 34 In New York City

A subway train that derailed on Tuesday in New York City injuring 34 people was caused by an “improperly secured piece of replacement rail” that was stored on the track, transit officials said.
June 28, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Hackers Hit 75% Of Oil And Gas Drilling Companies In 2016

Three out of four oil and natural gas companies fell victim to at least one cyber attack last year as hacking efforts against the industry become more frequent and sophisticated.
June 27, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Technology

London’s Fire Symptomatic Of Larger Safety Issues Globally

The deaths of 79 people in a London apartment tower have triggered emergency inspections, evacuations and soul searching among British officials who failed to prevent the tragedy.
June 27, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation

Small Plane Crashes Into Fort Myers Daycare

One person was killed after a plane crashed into Chico’s Daycare Saturday morning on Metro Parkway, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said.
June 26, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Florida

D.C. Apartment Building Fire Displaces 200

A man died in the 3-alarm fire that broke out at a D.C. apartment building Saturday, fire officials say. It was a chaotic and terrifying scene in Northwest D.C. as an inferno engulfed the building while hundreds of people were sound asleep.
June 26, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines District Of Columbia

One Fifth Of Crashes In Ontario Involve Large Commercial Carriers

One in five fatal road crashes in Ontario between 2012 and 2016 involved a transport truck, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) reported late last week.
June 21, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability

House Promptly Explodes After Contractors Strike Gas Line

First responders were praising a SoCal Gas worker Tuesday night after he urged homeowners out of a Woodland Hills house moments before a gas explosion and fire gutted the structure.
June 21, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Subrogation California

Tropical Storm Expected To Make Landfall In Louisiana

There is a 90 percent chance that a tropical storm will develop in the Gulf of Mexico in the next day or two, threatening oil and natural gas facilities and other energy infrastructure as it advances toward Texas and Louisiana.
June 20, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Florida Louisiana Texas

Deadly Dust Storm Pile-Up On New Mexico Highway

Authorities closed a massive stretch of Interstate 10 in southeast Arizona on Monday due to a deadly vehicle pile-up caused at least in part by a dust storm blowing through the area.
June 20, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Arizona New Mexico

Crop Fraud Farmers In Six-Figure Settlement

Julian Rigby, a Bacon County farmer, and Jasper Allen and Benjamin Swain, his sons-in-law, have agreed to pay the federal government $675,000 to settle a suit accusing them of creating false crop insurance claims.
June 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Fraud Georgia

Blimp Catches Fire And Crashes At U.S. Open

Videos posted to social media captured the moment a commercial blimp flying over the U.S. Open golf tournament in Wisconsin crashed Thursday morning into an open field.
June 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Wisconsin

17 Injured In Multiple-Vehicle Crash On Georgia Highway

One person is dead and 17 others were injured in a fiery crash on Georgia Highway 316 Monday afternoon. The 8-vehicle accident also shut down all eastbound lanes of traffic for several hours.
June 13, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Georgia

Chase Of Stolen Semi Leaves Trail Of Wreckage On Texas Interstate

Hank Morgan was driving eastbound on Interstate 30 on Friday when an 18-wheeler, using the left shoulder as a passing lane, sped by him “with both front tires out and on fire, doing at least 80 miles per hour.”
June 12, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Texas

Fuel Tanker Blaze Shuts Down Interstate Near Denver

Road crews pulled one person from flaming wreckage Wednesday morning as a fuel tanker caught fire after crashing into a median on I-25. Colorado Department of Transportation officials immediately closed down the interstate when the tanker caught fire.
June 1, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Workers' Compensation Colorado
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