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
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Insurance’s Flawed Business Model
At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers don’t 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
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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 2014—2017. The data is gleaned from insurance claims for losses that occurred in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
May 23, 2018
Auto
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Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For April’s 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
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Blaze Engulfs Maine Golf Club, Pro Shop, Restaurant
Authorities say a fire has destroyed a golf course’s clubhouse, pro shop and restaurant in Maine. The fire was reported late Wednesday night at Province Lake Golf in Parsonfield. Fire departments from both Maine and New Hampshire responded.
March 8, 2018
Property
Maine
Storm-Battered Coastal Towns Assess Damage To Homes, Businesses, Roads
Cities and towns in coastal York County were cleaning up and assessing damage Monday as remnants of a relentless nor’easter pounded the Maine coast for a fourth day.
March 6, 2018
Property
Maine
Sandbags And Warnings As Northeast U.S. Braces For Storm-Driven Flood
Businesses blocked doors with sandbags and officials warned residents of waterfront homes to be ready to evacuate as the northeastern United States braced for a powerful storm on Friday that threatened to flood coasts from Maine to North Carolina.
March 2, 2018
Property
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Kennebunkport, Maine Businesses Deal With Coastal Flood Damage
Kennebunkport, Maine, is cleaning up in the bitter cold, removing snow and repairing flood damage from Thursday’s blizzard. Maine recorded the third highest tide during a strong winter storm, creating coastal flooding that covered the downtown area known as Dock Square.
January 8, 2018
Property
Maine
Maine Continues To Add Up Wind Damage, Which Is Likely To Exceed Ice Storm’s Cost
Debris from Monday’s “devastating” storm littered the state Tuesday as Mainers cleaned up and attempted to get back to their daily routines in the face of widespread power outages and property damage.
November 3, 2017
Auto
Marine
Property
Salvage
Maine
Powerful Storms Down Trees Across New England
A storm left almost 600,000 homes and businesses across the Northeast without power early Monday. National Weather Service meteorologist Joe Dellicarpini said there were reports of downed trees around the region and roads that were impassable in spots due to flash flooding.
October 30, 2017
Auto
Property
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Arson Dogs Detect And Deter Insurance Fraud
Some of the strongest noses in the country were in a burn house in Yarmouth learning how to sniff out arson. The smell of soot and fresh ash is poignant after a house fire, but even through those strong odors dogs like Deacon are able to find what his partner and senior fire investigator Mark Roberts is looking for.
July 20, 2017
Fraud
Maine
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
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Man Burns Down Parents’ House While Trying To Exterminate Ants
Maine’s state fire marshal says a man burned down his parents’ house and killed three pets while trying to exterminate ants in his basement with matches.
March 21, 2017
Property
Weird
Maine
Wide-Ranging Impacts If Funding Is Cut To NOAA
On Friday, the meteorology community was riding a major high as stunningly high-definition images came in from the nation’s newest and much-anticipated earth observation satellite. The high came crashing down that evening, though, as the first hints of significant cuts to the budget of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began to emerge.
March 6, 2017
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Mercedes Recalls 354K Vehicles Over Fire Risk
If we’ve said it once, we’ve said it a million times: You don’t want your vehicle to catch on fire. For that reason, Mercedes-Benz is recalling more than 354,000 vehicles.
March 6, 2017
Auto
Subrogation
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