Residents and business owners in cities across the United States swept up broken glass, took stock of looted goods and surveyed the damage on Monday after a sixth straight night of violent protests over racial inequities and excessive police force.

Missouri homeowners insurance rates have been climbing at a faster rate than most other US states over the last ten years due to the severe weather affecting the region. A new analysis has measured the growth in rates Missourians are paying as 7th fastest in the country.

Intact Insurance has convinced an Alberta court that the “faulty workmanship” exclusion applies in a disputed commercial fire claim but the carrier still has to pay more than $600,000 to a bakery, mainly because the judge rejected Intact’s definition of “oven.”

The fight over who should foot the bill for lost business because of shelter-in-place orders is making its way through the courts. Increasingly, business owners are finding allies in states in the fight to have business losses incurred by shelter-in-place orders and COVID-19 be covered by insurance policies.

Violent protests over the death of George Floyd broke out in Minneapolis for a second straight night, as businesses were looted and buildings burned. Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said that while the vast majority of protesters were peaceful, there was looting happening as well as “significant property damage” and the “creation of Molotov cocktails.”

A tropical storm that could unleash heavy rainfall and produce life-threatening flash flooding made landfall along the South Carolina coast on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.

A Laval area restaurant that says it has lost more than $700,000 in two months as a result of the pandemic is not taking no for an answer from the insurer, who says business interruption coverage does not apply because it’s not a direct physical loss and is citing several exclusions.

AXA (AXAF.PA) will meet the bulk of business interruption claims from some restaurant owners in France, it said on Tuesday, after losing a court case seen as a potential precedent for coronavirus-related disputes across the world.

Residents in central Michigan on Thursday began returning to water-logged homes and assessing the scope of damage left by what Gov. Gretchen Whitmer described as a "500-year" flooding event. The disaster began unfolding on Tuesday after a long period of heavy rain caused rivers to swell beyond anything seen before, which resulted in two dams failing.

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting an above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

Rapidly rising water overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in central Michigan, where the governor said one downtown could be "under approximately 9 feet of water" by Wednesday.

Field adjusting can be a tricky business—professionals are often walking into unfamiliar environments with a number of uncertain variables that they are unable to fully prepare for. Many claims professionals have tried-and-true protocols and processes they follow when out in the field in order to keep themselves safe and have the most successful visit possible.

Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm in the Atlantic for 2020, will bring high surf, heavy rains and strong winds to the coast of North Carolina. As of late Monday morning, Arthur was located 20 miles east-southeast of Cape Hatteras, with sustained winds of 50 mph, the National Weather Service said.

A criminal investigation was underway after a fiery explosion left 12 firefighters injured as they fought flames engulfing a single-story commercial building in the Toy District of downtown Los Angeles over the weekend, officials said.

At least one person was killed and several were injured after a possible tornado was reported Sunday night in Louisiana, according to officials. The National Weather Service (NWS) office in Lake Charles had issued a tornado warning until 9:15 p.m. CDT for Acadia Parish for a radar-indicated tornado in the area.