Severe Windstorm Impacts Nearly 40 Structures In Gwinnett County, Georgia
The National Weather Center has announced storm damage in Gwinnett County is the equivalent of an EF1 tornado.
June 5, 2018
Property
Georgia
NTSB Advocates For Seat Belts On School Buses In Wake Of Fatal Wrecks
For the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending all new school buses be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts, after the agency released findings from a special investigation report prompted by two deadly 2016 crashes.
May 24, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Legislation & Regulation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Insurances Flawed Business Model
At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers dont have an industry expert advocating solely on their behalf; the experts have financial incentives coming from the insurance industry.
May 24, 2018
Risk Management
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Animal-Related Insurance Claims Top 1.7M In Four Years
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a study on the number of animal-related insurance losses for the years 20142017. The data is gleaned from insurance claims for losses that occurred in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
May 23, 2018
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Dozens Arrested In Statewide Insurance Scam Involving U-Hauls
More than three dozen people across the state have been arrested for fraud over the past two years for their involvement in an insurance scam officials say has become increasingly popular.
May 11, 2018
Fraud
Liability
Georgia
Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For Aprils Severe Weather
A catastrophe report has found that the US re/insurance sector is on the hook for more than half of the total economic loss in April resulting from severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and tornados.
May 10, 2018
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Hurricane Forecasters Shrinking Cone Of Uncertainty
The National Hurricane Center is making changes to its “cone of uncertainty” based on an improving forecast record. The cone is designed to show people where the center of a storm is likely to head.
April 19, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Delaware
District Of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
DUI Driver Repeatedly Swerved Before Crashing Charter Bus
A charter bus headed to the Masters golf tournament overturned on a Georgia interstate Thursday, injuring 15 people and snarling traffic as scores of fans made the pilgrimage to one of the sport’s premier events. The bus driver was charged with driving under the influence.
April 6, 2018
Liability
Georgia
Storm Downs Trees On Homes, Vehicles Across Decatur, Georgia
The city of Decatur was hit hard by strong thunderstorms on Tuesday night around 10:30 causing a lot of damage to the city.
April 4, 2018
Auto
Property
Georgia
Atlanta Ransomware Attack Throws City Services Into Disarray
An Atlanta cyberattack has caused widespread city-run program outages and raised fears about the security of financial and personal data belonging to government workers, residents and others who have used online services provided by Georgias capital city, officials said on Friday.
March 26, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Technology
Georgia
3 Tornadoes Leave Path Of Unbelievable Destruction In South Fulton, West Georgia
A powerful storm system including three tornadoes swept through North Georgia late Monday, sending trees into roads, damaging homes and businesses, knocking out power to thousands and leaving behind a path of incredible devastation in one south Fulton County neighborhood.
March 21, 2018
Auto
Property
Georgia
Georgia Supreme Court Upholds $40M Fatal Jeep Fire Award
The Georgia State Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously upheld a $40 million award to the family of a four-year-old boy killed in 2012 when the 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee in which he was riding was rear-ended and burst into flames.
March 16, 2018
Liability
Litigation
Georgia
70 Rivers At Flood Stage; More Severe Weather Expected In Central U.S.
A new storm is expected to bring additional weather misery this week to areas struggling to recover from a relentless series of weekend storms and tornadoes.
February 28, 2018
Auto
Property
Alabama
Arkansas
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
Fire That Destroyed 5 Georgia Homes, Damaged 14 Ruled Arson
Investigators ruled arson was to blame for a fire that started in a Georgia home and rapidly spread throughout a subdivision, destroying five houses and damaging at least 14 others before firefighters could extinguish all the flames
February 20, 2018
Property
Georgia
Dangerous Roads In Georgia: 257 Traffic Accidents Reported In DeKalb County
DeKalb County roads were perilous after snow fell Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. The 911 center reports it took 257 calls about auto accidents, including 9 hit-and-runs, between 10 p.m. Tuesday and 5 p.m. Wednesday.
January 18, 2018
Auto
Liability
Georgia



