Exxon Crane Collapse Delays Refinery Operations, Pending Sale

A 300-ton crane at a Torrance, California, refinery that Exxon Mobil Corp plans to sell fell onto a portion of a gasoline unit at the plant, industry sources said on Monday.
June 21, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines California

Foo Fighters Sue Lloyd’s Of London Over Terrorism Coverage

The Foo Fighters are suing insurers for failing to reimburse them for European shows they cancelled following the Paris terrorist attacks in November.
June 20, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Litigation California

Tour Bus Rollover Near D.C. Leaves 1 Dead, Many Injured

One person was killed and at least 15 were injured after a tour bus overturned on the George Washington Parkway southeast of Washington D.C. on Tuesday afternoon, police said.
June 15, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Virginia

If SpaceX Rockets Are To Be Reused, They’ll Need Insurance First

The company is looking to use their technology more than once and is preparing to recover them for re-launch. Now that it has been shown that SpaceX rockets are able to make landings on a consistent basis, they are now looking to insurance underwriters to make it possible to be able to reuse those devices for the launch of commercial satellites.
June 10, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines

Crash Involving Multiple Trailers Releases Bees On Interstate

A trailer carrying bees was involved in an accident with three tractor trailers on I-85 Tuesday, blocking three lanes of traffic and causing major delays.
June 8, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability North Carolina

Texas Residents Displaced After Heavy Rains Collapse Retaining Walls

An apartment building in a standoff with Lake Granbury held its ground Monday while residents finished packing up all they could carry out. City officials ordered them out Friday after recent rains toppled stone retaining walls, allowing earth to erode beneath the building.
June 7, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Texas

Oil Train Derails In Columbia River Gorge, Forcing Evacuations

A Union Pacific train towing oil cars derailed and caught fire in the Columbia River Gorge Friday, evacuating schools in the nearby town of Mosier and closing down Interstate 84 between Hood River and The Dalles.
June 6, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Oregon

School Bus Driver Swerves To Avoid Cat, Crashes Into Home

A school bus with nearly two-dozen students onboard drove down a hill and crashed into a house Tuesday morning in southeast Charlotte, fire officials said.
June 1, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability North Carolina

66 Firearms Stolen From Gun Range Near Atlanta

Federal authorities say 66 firearms have been stolen from a gun range outside Atlanta. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a news release Wednesday that the crime happened during the early morning hours of May 18 at the American Heritage Gun Range and Training Center.
May 26, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Georgia

Skydiving Tour Plane Crash On Kauai Kills All On Board

A skydiving plane crashed moments after takeoff from Port Allen Airport on Monday, killing all five people on board. Witnesses said the Skydive Kauai plane appeared to be having engine trouble when it burst into flames in the air, and then crashed just outside the airport’s fence line.
May 24, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Hawaii

EgyptAir Jet Lost In The Mediterranean Sea

An EgyptAir jet carrying 66 passengers and crew from Paris to Cairo disappeared from radar over the Mediterranean sea on Thursday after swerving in mid-air and plunging from cruising height. French President Francois Hollande confirmed the aircraft "came down and is lost".
May 19, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines

Commuters Delayed By Fire Below NYC’s Metro-North Tracks

An estimated 150,000 commuters into and out of New York’s famed Grand Central Terminal faced crippling delays Wednesday, one day after a raging fire broke out beneath elevated train tracks in the city, officials said.
May 18, 2016 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Property

Environmental Testing Reveals Toxic Metals Near Los Angeles Gas Leak

Homes located near a gas well blowout that spewed the nation’s largest-known release of methane had higher levels of toxic metals that could have caused symptoms Los Angeles residents have suffered from for months, public health officials said Friday.
May 18, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines California

Following Service At Jiffy Lube, Wheels Fly Off During Test Drive

It began as a routine Thursday for Carl Brewer. He dropped off his daughter at day care and headed to the Jiffy Lube on Oak Street to get his brakes replaced before heading into work. "Seemed like a routine job," he commented.
May 17, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines California

Dash Cam Captures Truck Overturning On Tappan Zee Bridge

A truck flipped over and its spilled its cargo of scrap metal along the Tappan Zee Bridge Friday morning, grinding the commute to a halt and causing a traffic nightmare.
May 17, 2016 Excess & Surplus Lines New York
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