Disguised As Elderly, Thieves Snatch Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars In Rolex Watches
Two robbers disguised as elderly men got away with hundreds of thousands of dollars in jewelry. The heist happened Tuesday at a jewelry store on Dresden Drive in Brookhaven. Police say the men were wearing professional grade masks when they were buzzed into the store around 11:20 a.m. Surveillance video shows one man hunched over and hobbling with a limp as if he needed assistance.
November 30, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Georgia
Insured Damages From Irma Now Up To $670M In Georgia
Estimates of the damage caused when Hurricane Irma hit Georgia as a tropical storm in September continue to grow months after the winds and rain dissipated. The state Department of Insurance estimates that insurance claims from damage caused by the storm are now up to $670 million.
November 30, 2017
Catastrophe
Property
Georgia
Stolen Truck Used In ATM Smash-And-Grab Theft
A brazen theft of an ATM was caught on camera in Alabama Tuesday. Surveillance video from the scene at a Givorns Foods shows a white truck with a Georgia license plate crashing through the storefront.
November 22, 2017
Auto
Property
Alabama
Georgia
Fuel Tanker Causes Pileup On Foggy Georgia Parkway
In a mid-morning update, Gainesville Police said there were 10, possibly 12, vehicles involved in a traffic accident on Ga. 60/Queen City Parkway that sent several people to the hospital this morning.
November 16, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Georgia
NICB Releases Annual Holiday Vehicle Theft Report
New data released today by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) shows a total of 22,705 vehicles were reported stolen on the 11 holidays in 2016 covered in this report. NICB theft data is pulled from the National Crime Information Centers (NCIC) stolen vehicle file, which showed a total of 803,719 vehicle thefts for the year.
November 16, 2017
Auto
California
Florida
Georgia
Texas
Washington
Worried About Hackers, States Turn To Cyber Insurance
As the threat from hackers and cybercriminals intensifies, a growing number of states are buying cyber insurance to protect themselves and taxpayers. “Its expensive. Its a big budget item for us. But its absolutely worth it,” said Michael Hussey, Utahs chief information officer. “Youre seeing breaches now that cost companies and states millions and millions of dollars.”
November 14, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Georgia
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
Eight New Pickups Stolen From Georgia Dealership
Police are searching for several suspects after as many as eight new Chevrolet and GMC pickup trucks were stolen from a dealership in Newnan early Monday morning.
November 6, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Georgia
26 Suspects In Georgia Auto Insurance Fraud Ring
One of 26 suspects in a $500,000 fraud scheme has been arrested. Deidra S. Holmes, 35 of Cuthbert, Ga., was arrested and faces insurance fraud, theft by deception, identity fraud and racketeering charges.
November 2, 2017
Auto
Fraud
Georgia
Lloyds Revises Harvey, Irma And Maria Claims Estimates To $4.9B
Lloyds has revised its net claims estimates for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma to a combined US$3.9 billion, plus a preliminary claims estimate for Hurricane Maria of US$0.9 billion.
October 24, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Georgia
Texas
CAT Crews Busy Closing Out Hurricane Claims
The relentless hurricane season is keeping Bloomington-based insurers busy. With seven weeks to go, the 2017 hurricane season is already the third most active on record.
October 18, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Texas
AIG Forecasts $3B In Q3 Catastrophe Losses
American International Group expects to record insurance losses of roughly $3 billion during the third quarter from the recent hurricanes and earthquakes.
October 10, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Excess & Surplus Lines
Marine
Property
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Texas
Train Derails, Knocks House Off Its Foundation In Northwest Atlanta
A train derailed and knocked a northwest Atlanta home off its foundation early Thursday as a man slept in his bedroom. The man, who was trapped inside the home in the 1300 block of Andrews Street, was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital with minor injuries to his legs after authorities rescued him, officials said.
October 6, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Georgia
Metal shavings Put 38,475 Pounds Of Ground Turkey On The Recall List
At not-food-in-food recall on Monday night covers 38,475 pounds of ground turkey, including the Publix store brand, that might have metal shavings from the processing equipment. In addition to Publix ground turkey and ground turkey breast in 1.3-pound styrofoam trays, 1.2-pound trays of Fit & Active Fresh Ground Turkey and 1-pound trays of Weis Markets Fresh Ground Turkey Breast are covered in the recall. All have ink jet printing on the side of the trays with the numbers 7268 and 7269.
October 3, 2017
Liability
Life & Health
Alabama
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
New York
Irma Insurance Claims Already Near $2 Billion
With 335,000 insurance claims representing $1.9 billion in property losses, Hurricane Irma already has exceeded the claims and losses from the two hurricanes that pummeled Florida last year, the state Office of Insurance Regulation reported Monday.
September 20, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Harvey, Irma Damage Reaches Nearly $300 Billion
Preliminary data on the total cost of damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is finally coming in, and analysts are projecting hundreds of billions in losses thanks to the damage caused by both weather events.
September 15, 2017
Auto
Catastrophe
Excess & Surplus Lines
Marine
Property
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Texas



