Another Recall For Dehumidifiers Responsible For $19M In Property Damage
Federal safety regulators are hoping the fourth time is the charm for millions of recalled dehumidifiers that have now been linked to 450 fires and more than $19 million in property damage: Gree Electric Appliances the manufacturer fined a record $15.45 million over the fiery dehumidifiers earlier this year has re-announced the recall.
December 1, 2016
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Deadly Storms Add To Drought, Flood And Fires Plaguing South
The National Weather Service confirms that at least 13 twisters damaged homes, splintered barns and toppled trees in parts of Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee, killing five people in two states.
December 1, 2016
Auto
Property
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Faulty Sliding Doors Prompt Recall Of 744K Toyota Sienna Minivans
Unless you have little regard for your personal safety or the safety of those in your vehicle, you generally want the doors on your minivan to remain closed while its in operation.
November 23, 2016
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
DUI-Related Crashes Spike On Blackout Wednesday
As everyone knows, the day after Thanksgiving Day is called "Black Friday." It is the busiest retail shopping day of the year. But fewer people realize the day before Thanksgiving Day is dubbed "Blackout Wednesday" or "Drinksgiving" in some circles.
November 23, 2016
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Use Extreme Caution Deep-Frying That Turkey!
Fire crews in South Florida are urging those planning to deep fry their turkey this Thanksgiving to be cautious. With Thanksgiving this Thursday, many have deep fried turkey on their holiday menu, and fire rescue officials warned if the turkey is not properly prepared, dipping it into the deep fryer can cause an explosion.
November 22, 2016
Life & Health
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Risk Toolbox Launches Free COI-Related Compliance Resource for the Insurance Industry
Risk Toolbox (Parsippany, N.J.) announced at ACORD 2016 in Boca Raton, Fla., that it has published more than 200 pages of certificate-of-insurance (COI) related information on its website in order to provide a compliance resource for carriers, agents and brokers.
November 15, 2016
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Its Not Just Twitters Problem: What Insurers Need To Know About DDoS Attacks
The events of Oct. 21, 2016 have sobering implications for the future of insurance IoT, but that shouldnt dissuade insurers from preparing to exploit the opportunity.
November 15, 2016
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Mississippi Town Sees 19 Car Crashes In One Day
Monday was quite a busy day for the Gulfport, Mississippi police. The department Tweeted at 3:13 p.m. they had investigated 14 crashes involving over 30 vehicles. An hour later, it was up to 19 and counting.
November 15, 2016
Auto
Liability
Mississippi
Pickup Slams Into Halloween Hayride, Killing Three Relatives
Two children and one adult were killed and multiple others suffered "life-threatening" injuries when a truck plowed into a Halloween hayride in rural Mississippi, authorities told NBC News.
November 1, 2016
Auto
Liability
Mississippi
Blue Bell Issues Another Ice Cream Recall
The Brenham, Texas-based company is once again worried about potential listeria contamination. Blue Bell said Wednesday that it is recalling packages of chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.
September 22, 2016
Subrogation
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Found On Road Dead? Ford Recalls 88K Cars For Stalling Issue
There are few things worse than having your relatively new car stall on you without warning. Thats why Ford is recalling nearly 90,000 vehicles with a defect that could leave your car dead and unable to restart in the middle of the road.
August 24, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
830K Ford Vehicles Recalled Over Faulty Door Latches
Ford is recalling about 830,000 vehicles in the U.S. and Mexico because parts in the side door latches can break and the doors can open while the vehicles are moving.
August 4, 2016
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Florida
GM Recalling Almost 290K Impalas Over Airbag Issue
Over the past two years, General Motors has recalled millions of vehicles over airbag issues, many related to Takata safety devices deploying too forcefully. Now, the company is recalling nearly 290,000 Chevrolet sedans for a different reason: the airbags might not deploy in a crash.
July 22, 2016
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Recall Of P.F. Changs Frozen Meals Expanded
After a long day, it can be nice to come home and grab a frozen meal from the fridge for a quick and easy dinner. If youve been stocking up on P.F. Changs frozen meals, you might want to double-check they arent included in a recently expanded recall of more than 195,000 pounds of frozen dinner product that may contain metal fragments.
July 18, 2016
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Fire Sparked By Lightning Destroys Home Within Minutes
Lightning is being blamed for sparking a house fire in Woolmarket early Monday morning that left a a family of three scrambling to escape with their lives. The fire was so intense, it could be felt and heard hundreds of feet away.
June 28, 2016
Property
Mississippi




