Northern California Community Razed By McKinney Fire
A week ago, the scenic Northern California hamlet of Klamath River was home to about 200 people and had a community center, post office and a corner grocery store. Now, after a wildfire raged through the forested region near the Oregon state line, four people are dead and the store is among the few buildings not reduced to ashes.
August 4, 2022
Auto
Property
California
Idaho
Montana
At Least Two Hundred Homes Suffer Flood Damage In Southern Montana
The forces of fire and ice shaped Yellowstone National Park over thousands of years. It took decades longer for humans to tame it enough for tourists to visit, often from the comfort of their cars.
June 16, 2022
Property
Montana
Family Of Georgia Couple Killed In Train Derailment Sues Amtrak
The family of a Georgia couple who were on a trip celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary when they died in an Amtrak train derailment in Montana has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Amtrak and BSNF Railway, which owns the tracks.
February 25, 2022
Liability
Litigation
Illinois
Montana
Montana Residents Lose Homes, Vehicles To Wildfires
A late-season wildfire pushed by strong winds ripped through a tiny central Montana farming town overnight, burning several homes and grain elevators that had stood for more than a century, authorities said.
December 6, 2021
Auto
Property
Montana
Fatal Amtrak Derailment In Montana Under Investigation
Federal investigators are seeking the cause of an Amtrak train derailment near a switch on tracks in the middle of vast farmland in far northern Montana that killed three people and left seven hospitalized over the weekend.
September 27, 2021
Excess & Surplus Lines
Montana
Montana Supreme Court Confirms Insurer Is Victim Entitled To Restitution
Court-ordered restitution to be paid by a criminal to a subrogated insurance company has become a major source of revenue for carriers in the last couple of years.
August 5, 2021
Subrogation
Montana
More Than 60 Wildfires in the U.S., Bootleg Fire in Oregon the Largest
The Bootleg Fire, a fast-moving wildfire in southern Oregon, has burned more than 200,000 acres, making it the largest of dozens of blazes across the United States, officials said Tuesday.
July 14, 2021
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Property
Arizona
California
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Montana County Sues Insurer Over Not Paying Full Policy Amount For Crash
Gallatin County and a snowplow driver who was involved in a 2017 collision have filed a complaint in federal district court against Atlantic Special Insurance Company, alleging that the insurer acted in bad faith and breached its contract with the county.
April 20, 2021
Liability
Litigation
Montana
Proposed Bill Would Change Montana’s Unique Insurance Rating System
Montana is the only state in the U.S. that has unisex rates for all insurance. A bill in the Legislature seeks to undo that.
March 18, 2021
Legislation & Regulation
Montana
Toyota’s Fuel Pump Recall Now Covers Nearly 6M Vehicles Worldwide
Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.
October 30, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores
As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.
August 26, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
15 Million U.S. Homes Are At Risk Of Flooding — 70% Higher Than FEMA Estimates
Think the risk of your home filling up with floodwater, magnified these days by climate change, is only an issue near the coasts and rivers? New research detailing nearly every corner of the U.S. shows otherwise.
June 29, 2020
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Toyota Recalls 1.8 Million U.S. Vehicles For Fuel Pump Issue
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said Wednesday it is now recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide to address a fuel pump issue that could result in engines stalling.
March 11, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Motocross Racer Alleging Workplace Injury Convicted Of Workers’ Compensation Fraud
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox announced this week a Three Forks man charged with fraudulently collecting workers’ compensation benefits from the Montana State Fund has pled guilty.
October 28, 2019
Fraud
Workers' Compensation
Montana
NICB: Cities With The Highest Vehicle Theft Rates
There were an estimated 748,841 vehicle thefts in the United States in 2018, or about 229 per 100,000 Americans. The vehicles stolen were worth, according to the FBI, an estimated total of over $6 billion.
October 23, 2019
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Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Colorado
