Texas Dealership’s Entire Inventory Damaged By Hail

If you think it’s a pain talking to insurance agents about hail damage, try making the call to report about 1,000 cars. That’s the case for one North Texas car dealer whose entire inventory came under fire from the recent storm.
April 4, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Texas

One Child Dead, 12 People Poisoned By Carbon Monoxide In Michigan Motel

A 13-year-old boy was killed and 12 people were taken to hospitals for treatment due to a carbon monoxide leak in a Michigan motel on Saturday, police and hospital officials said.
April 3, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Michigan

Georgia Interstate Shut Down By Crash Involving Three Semis

All lanes of eastbound I-20 in Carroll County near exit 19 were closed at midday Friday after an early-morning crash involving three tractor-trailers, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
April 3, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Georgia

Driver Killed After Semi Rolls Over In High Winds

A semi-truck driver was killed in a rollover accident due to extreme winds Tuesday night. Around 9:10 p.m., a man was driving a semi-truck on I-40 in El Reno near Hwy. 81. Officials say extreme winds caused the truck to veer off the roadway, causing the truck to strike a cable barrier.
March 29, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Oklahoma

Two Killed In Multi-Vehicle Crash Involving School Bus

A Mount Pleasant High School track coach was killed and 18 students hurt Thursday night in a crash involving a school bus, an 18-wheeler and a car. The crash happened around 10:45 p.m. near the town of Talco, about 25 miles north of Mount Pleasant.
March 27, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Texas

Plane Crashes Into Georgia House

A private plane crashed into a residence in an Atlanta suburb Friday night, but the people inside the home got out safely, authorities said. A Cessna Citation I aircraft went down about three miles northeast of Cobb County International Airport-McCollum Field, north of Atlanta, around 7:20 p.m. ET, the FAA said.
March 27, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Georgia

Trucking Company Pays $5M Settlement To Crash Victim’s Family

The family of a Freehold woman who was killed in 2014 when her car was struck by a tractor trailer being driven by a man under the influence of methadone and Xanax has received a $5 million settlement.
March 22, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation New Jersey

Load-Bearing Wall Collapases In South Boston Apartment Building

No one was hurt after part of an apartment building collapsed in South Boston overnight. People in about ten different units on O Street were evacuated around 2 a.m. when part of a load bearing wall suddenly collapsed into the basement.
March 22, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Subrogation Massachusetts

17 Homes Damaged By Massive Blaze At Nearby Construction Site

Hours after it broke out, firefighters from across the metro are still battling a massive fire at an apartment complex in Overland Park. The fire is at the building of the $450 million City Place development in the area of College Avenue and Switzer Road.
March 21, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Subrogation Workers' Compensation Kansas

Record Rainfall Creates Deadly Conditions In Peru

A sudden and abnormal warming of Pacific waters off Peru has unleashed the deadliest downpours in decades, with landslides and raging rivers sweeping away people, clogging highways and destroying crops.
March 20, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Property

DUI Garbage Truck Driver Hits Eight Vehicles

Six people were injured when multiple vehicles were involved in crashes near exit 7 on Interstate 24 and traffic in both directions was at a standstill for about 90 minutes afterwards. The suspect was arrested after a pursuit into the next county.
March 20, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Kentucky

Hazmat Spill From Truck Kills Driver, Closes Ontario Highway

A stretch of Highway 401 through eastern Ontario remained closed early Wednesday following weather-related collisions that left one person dead, 28 people injured and officials scrambling to contain a chemical spill.
March 17, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Workers' Compensation

SpaceX Pre-Launch Liability Insurance Massively Increased Following FAA Requirement

A new mandate was put into place which increased the minimum coverage requirement by five times. SpaceX changed its launch schedule to today at 1:35am but was required to carry far more pre-launch liability insurance than it previously held.
March 17, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Florida

Investigators Look Into Family-Owned Business Destroyed Overnight

Raymond Christy has not put down his phone since last night. The owner of AWS Carpenter Contractors is trying to make sure his 45 plus employees will be taken care of while he tries to rebuild.
March 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Florida

Muskegon Industrial Facility Rendered A Total Loss In Fire

The "horrific" fire that destroyed a Muskegon foundry overnight was likely caused by equipment failure, the Muskegon public safety director said Wednesday morning.
March 16, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Michigan
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