
Salvage Operation Of Cargo Ship Golden Ray Largest In U.S. History
An official providing an update on the Golden Ray wreck removal off the coast of Georgia said it is the largest in United States history and required more than 3 million collective man-hours.
October 27, 2021
Marine
Salvage
Georgia

Another Chevy Bolt Fire, This Time In Georgia
While General Motors is working with battery supplier LG even more closely than before to find a fix for the Chevy Bolt EV and Bolt EUV spontaneous combustion issue, cars are still going up in flames.
September 17, 2021
Auto
Property
Georgia

ClaimsPro Acquires Adjusting Firm CJ Hester
ClaimsPro, an independent adjusting and claims management company, has announced that it has acquired CJ Hester, a multi-state independent adjusting company based in Mobile, Ala.
September 15, 2021
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi

Tropical Storm Fred Weakens, Spawns Twisters And Flooding
Tropical Storm Fred weakened to a depression and spawned several apparent tornadoes in Georgia on Tuesday as it dumped heavy rains into the Appalachian mountains along a path that could cause flash floods as far north as upstate New York.
August 17, 2021
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina

Tropical Storm Fred, Tropical Depression Grace Among 3 Storms Raging In Atlantic Basin
Tropical Storm Fred was gaining power Monday as it slammed across the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida, triggering tropical storm and storm surge warnings across the state’s Panhandle.
August 16, 2021
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia

Second Colonial Pipeline Class Action Filed on Behalf of Thousands of Gas Stations
CPW covered the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack earlier this year, in which a ransomware attack carried out by cybercriminals crippled the Colonial Pipeline’s functionality.
August 12, 2021
Excess & Surplus Lines
Litigation
Georgia

US Insured Losses From Hurricane Elsa Estimated at $240M
The insured loss to onshore properties from Hurricane Elsa will be around $290 million -- $240 million in the US and $50 million in the Caribbean, according to catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC).
July 13, 2021
Auto
Property
Florida
Georgia
New York

Suspended Georgia Insurance Commissioner Faces Fraud Trial
Jim Beck, the suspended insurance commissioner of the state of Georgia, will be going to trial over allegations that he defrauded his former employer of $2 million.
July 12, 2021
Fraud
Litigation
Georgia

Tropical Storm Elsa is Making Landfall on North Florida’s Gulf Coast
Tropical Storm Elsa is making landfall along northern Florida’s Gulf Coast, in Taylor County, the National Hurricane Center said.
July 7, 2021
Property
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina

Appraisal Process Tolls Contractual Suit Limitation Period Even For Non-Covered Claims
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that, under Georgia law, an appraisal process tolled a commercial property policy’s two-year contractual suit limitation period even for non-covered claims.
June 29, 2021
Litigation
Property
Georgia

Tropical Storm Danny Forms, 4th Named Storm of Atlantic Hurricane Season
Tropical Storm Danny formed Monday afternoon off South Carolina’s coast, and forecasters said the storm is expected to race inland over the U.S. Southeast while dumping several inches of rain in some spots.
June 28, 2021
Property
Georgia
South Carolina

Patients Could Get ER Bills as Insurer Moves to Deny Claims it Deems Non-Emergent
Insurance giant UnitedHealthcare is cracking down on unnecessary emergency room visits with a new policy starting July 1 that the American Hospital Association says will jeopardize patients’ health and threaten them with financial penalties.
June 10, 2021
Life & Health
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut

Lack of Notice No Excuse for Failure to Settle
An insurer can no longer claim its lack of notice of a lawsuit against its insured excuses it for failing to settle the suit after the Georgia Supreme Court’s recent decision in GEICO Indemnity Co. v. Whiteside, Case No. S21Q0227 (Ga. April 19, 2021).
June 1, 2021
Litigation
Georgia

Insurer Files Lawsuit to Recoup Settlement Overpayment
A restaurant owner who settled a harassment lawsuit against Stockbridge for $1.7 million in March is being sued by the insurance company that paid the bill.
May 13, 2021
Litigation
Georgia

Winter Storm Uri Spawns Deadly, Destructive Tornadoes
A deadly tornado fueled by a major winter storm struck a coastal North Carolina community late Monday night and killed at least three people and injured 10 more.
February 16, 2021
Property
Georgia
North Carolina



