Tornadoes, Hail Cause Minor Damage In North-Central Kansas
Severe weather, including tornadoes and heavy hail, caused minor damage in north central Kansas Tuesday night. Hail ranging in size from pea-size to baseball-size caused damage in the small town of Otis in Rush County.
May 2, 2018
Auto
Property
Kansas
Fire Leaves Fleet Maintenance Business With $2M In Property Damage, Contents Losses
A leak on a big rig that ran on natural gas led to a fire that caused more than $2 million in damage and losses at a truck maintenance facility in southwest Wichita on Monday, fire officials said.
January 18, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Workers' Compensation
Kansas
Business Interruption: Burst Pipe From Subzero Temps Closes Restaurant
The parking lot was a skating rink, and the kitchen manager for Twelve Restaurant & Bar — who’d arrived early Tuesday morning to open up the restaurant at 12111 W Maple St. — noticed that it led right up to the front door.
January 17, 2018
Property
Kansas
Storm Leaves Destruction Throughout Trego County, Kansas
A severe thunderstorm with large hail, heavy rains and strong winds passed through Trego County late Thursday afternoon, leaving broken windows and structural damage throughout the area.
August 15, 2017
Auto
Property
Kansas
5 Die In Fiery, 6-Vehicle Pileup On I-70 In Kansas
Five people were killed in a fiery six-vehicle wreck that temporarily closed a stretch of Interstate 70 on the western edge of the Kansas City metropolitan area, authorities said.
July 13, 2017
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Kansas
Hailstorms Left Their Mark In 2016
Everything is big in Texas, including hailstorms. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) said today that insurance claims for hail damage in Texas last year exceeded the previous two years combined.
June 2, 2017
Auto
Property
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Minnesota
Armour Ekrich Recalls 90,000 Pounds Of Cheddar Sausage That May Contain Metal Pieces
Ready-to-eat sausage from Armour Ekrich contains pork, turkey, beef, cheddar cheese… and maybe some metal pieces. Wait: One of those ingredients is definitely not part of a tasty breakfast. Over 90,000 pounds of the breakfast meat has been recalled for possibly containing some metal, though no injuries have been reported to date.
May 25, 2017
Subrogation
Arkansas
Indiana
Kansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Spring Blizzard Buries Hopes Of Many Western Kansas Wheat Farmers
The freak late-spring blizzard over the weekend could prove disastrous for farmers in far western Kansas. It’s still too early to know for sure, but some western Kansas farmers are reporting much of their wheat was damaged or killed by the weight of the wet snow.
May 2, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Kansas
Specialist Surplus Lines Coverage Needed For Wildfire Zones
Wildfires are brutal, fast, and indiscriminate in the carnage they wreak. Yet, in some states, they’re so commonplace they have their own season.
April 24, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
California
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
More Travelers Purchasing Insurance Against Terrorism Losses
Leading travel insurance trends aren’t just focused on hurricanes and illness anymore. A considerable number of traveler inquiries are now seeking to make certain that they are protected against losses from terrorism, too.
April 19, 2017
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
17 Homes Damaged By Massive Blaze At Nearby Construction Site
Hours after it broke out, firefighters from across the metro are still battling a massive fire at an apartment complex in Overland Park. The fire is at the building of the $450 million City Place development in the area of College Avenue and Switzer Road.
March 21, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Subrogation
Workers' Compensation
Kansas
U.S. Wildfires Ravage Ranches In Three States
When the Schwerzenbach family saw a wildfire racing toward their remote ranch in Lipscomb, Texas, there was no time to run. "We had a minute or two and then it was over us," said 56-year-old Nancy Schwerzenbach.
March 15, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Record Year For Grass Fires In Kansas, Local Communities Reel
A fire that started in Lane County around noon Monday and spread into Hodgeman and Ness counties, was confirmed Wednesday morning to have scorched 57,000 acres over two days, contributing to what already has been a record year for grass fires in Kansas.
March 10, 2017
Property
Kansas
Ranchers Assess Damage After Wildfires Rage Through 4 States
Kansas rancher Greg Gardiner got into some of his scorched pastures for the first time Wednesday and surveyed what he likened to a battle zone: carcasses of dead cattle everywhere.
March 9, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Wildfires Burn In Four States, Forcing Evacuations
Wildfires burning in Colorado, Texas, Kansas and Oklahoma have forced evacuations and destroyed several buildings. A pair of fires in the Texas Panhandle burned more than 100 square miles. One of the blazes near Amarillo threatened about 150 homes.
March 7, 2017
Property
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
