Trucking Facility Blaze May Have Caused $1M In Damages

Damage to a Harmar trucking facility that burned to the ground Friday night could cost more than $1 million. Joe Luera, assistant chief at Allegheny Valley Volunteer Fire Company, said that figure could climb as the Allegheny County Fire Marshal’s office and insurance companies continue their investigation at Ideal Trucking.
November 29, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Pennsylvania

Regulators, Fuel Trucking Companies Work To Reduce Spills On Alaskan Roads

Federal and state regulators in Alaska say they’re working to stem what has been a growing number of tanker-truck accidents in recent years -- including three big rollovers since September that dumped thousands of gallons of diesel fuel into woods and wetlands.
November 28, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation Liability Alaska

Kanye’s Latest Act May Trigger Insurance Payout

Kanye West is dealing with a medical emergency, but there’s a silver lining ... it may have saved him millions of dollars.
Kanye announced the cancellation of his tour 6 hours before he was handcuffed to a stretcher and hauled off to UCLA Medical Center for psychiatric evaluation.
November 23, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines California

Pawnee Residents File Class-Action Suit Against 27 Energy Companies Over Man-Made Earthquakes

Residents of a town hit by Oklahoma’s strongest earthquake have filed a class-action lawsuit against dozens of energy companies, accusing them of triggering destructive temblors by injecting wastewater from oil and gas production underground.
November 23, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Oklahoma

Chattanooga School Bus Crash Kills 6 Children, Injures 23

Woodmore Elementary School bus driver Johnthony Walker has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, according to Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher.
November 22, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Tennessee

Catastrophic Potential In A Statewide Break Of The San Andreas Fault

For years, scientists believed the mighty San Andreas—the 800-mile-long fault running the length of California where the Pacific and North American plates meet—could only rupture in isolated sections.
November 21, 2016 Auto Catastrophe Excess & Surplus Lines Property California

Teens Steal, Wreck Expensive Sports Cars From St. Peters Dealership

Four brand new, superfast, and expensive cars were ripped off from a St. Peters dealership early Friday morning. The suspects then crashed three of them, almost immediately.
November 10, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Missouri

Newly Released GoPro Drones Recalled

GoPro only released its new $800 (no camera included) Karma drone two weeks ago, but the flying photo-taking device has already been recalled because some of them simply stopped working.
November 9, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines

Apartment Carport Fire Destroys 17 Vehicles, Displaces 40 Residents

A large apartment fire sent three people to the hospital and evacuated nearly 20 units. Fire crews were called to the fire near 825 E. 600 S. at about 4:30 a.m. Officials said the fire started in a car port storage room.
November 8, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Subrogation Utah

San Francisco Sues Developer Of Sinking Luxury High-Rise

San Francisco on Thursday filed a lawsuit against the developers of a sinking and tilting luxury high-rise, claiming they knew about the problems but did not disclose the information to potential home buyers as required by law.
November 4, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation California

Apartment Residents Sue Management, Gas Company Over Explosion That Killed 7

Residents of a Maryland apartment complex where an explosion and fire killed seven people in August are suing the gas company and apartment management.
November 3, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Maryland

UFC Athlete Insurance Sky High For Debut Event In NYC

The UFC won its lobby to legalize mixed martial arts in New York but athlete insurance in the state is proving to be costly. It has already spent millions of dollars just to be able to hold events in New York.
November 2, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability New York

Excavator Strikes Alabama Gasoline Pipeline, Causing Fatal Explosion

For the second time in two months, a pipeline that supplies gasoline to millions of people was shut down, raising the specter of another round of gas shortages and price increases.
November 1, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Workers' Compensation Alabama

Deadly Collision In Baltimore Between MTA Bus, School Bus

Frederick Avenue is closed in Southwest Baltimore after a school bus and commuter bus collided early Tuesday.
November 1, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Workers' Compensation Maryland

Fire Erupts On FedEx Plane After Landing Gear Malfunction

A FedEx cargo plane caught fire on the runway at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday afternoon, causing the airport to shut down for several hours, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
October 31, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Florida
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