About 40 Vehicles Damaged By Snow Plow Activity On Ohio Turnpike
About 40 vehicles were damaged Sunday when a snow plow tossed slush onto the opposite side of the Ohio Turnpike near Sandusky, the State Highway Patrol said.
January 26, 2022
Auto
Property
Ohio

Root Layoffs Part Of A Company Revamp
Root Insurance is targeting its claims and sales departments as part of an increasingly aggressive effort to improve its struggling fortunes.
January 25, 2022
Auto
Property
Technology
Closely Built Homes Helped Marshall Firestorm Spread
Too many houses built too close together on the tinder-dry high plains between Denver and Boulder led to the record Marshall firestorm losses topping $1 billion, insurance industry researchers found this week as they sifted through ashes and charred ruins.
January 17, 2022
Catastrophe
Property
Colorado
Multiple Tornadoes Leave Damage In Southwest Florida
At least 5 tornadoes caused damage across Southwest Florida, including the strongest one in the state since 2016, as a powerful cold front blew through the area Sunday morning.
January 17, 2022
Auto
Property
Florida
Demand Surge, Inflation To Increase Colorado Wildfire Losses
AM Best has warned that demand surge and inflation will amplify losses related to the December 30th, 2021, late-season Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado, which destroyed more than 1,000 structures.
January 13, 2022
Catastrophe
Property
Colorado

Flood Survivors Petition Congress To Change The Game, Revamp NFIP
With towns and cities across the US increasingly deluged by ferocious storms and rising sea levels, a group of disaster survivors has pleaded with the federal government to overhaul a flood insurance system they say is ill-equipped for an era of climate crisis.
January 12, 2022
Legislation & Regulation
Property

Florida Legislators Aim To Decrease Citizens’ Policyholders
The state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp. continued to add thousands of policies a week in December, while new legislative proposals would try to steer more homeowners into the private insurance market.
January 12, 2022
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Florida

APCIA Lists Priorities For Florida’s Insurance Industry
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association has unveiled its legislative priorities for the 2022 Session.
January 11, 2022
Auto
Legislation & Regulation
Litigation
Property
Florida
Malfunctioning Space Heater Blamed In Bronx Fire That Killed 19
New York City Fire Commissioner Dan Nigro said a malfunctioning electric space heater caused the Bronx apartment fire that killed 19 people, including nine children, and injured dozens of others Sunday morning.
January 10, 2022
Property
Subrogation
New York
A Charging Lithium-ion Battery Was Ignition Source Of Bronx Fire
A lithium-ion battery in an electric bike or scooter self-combusted in a Bronx apartment building, sparking a four-alarm fire early Saturday morning, according to the Fire Department of New York (FDNY).
January 10, 2022
Property
Subrogation
New York

360 Scanning Expedites Claims
While many claims professionals are familiar with the concept of 360-degree scan and/or photographing technologies, I meet many who do not know how to utilize these resources.
January 7, 2022
Property
Technology

Thousands Filing Complaints Over Insurer Responses To Ida Claims
It’s been four-and-a-half months since Hurricane Ida hit, and there are still families waiting on insurance payments to fix their homes. And now, more and more victims are turning to the state insurance department for help, or asking an attorney to speed up the process.
January 6, 2022
Property
Louisiana

More Than 100 Insurers Pursue Subrogation Over Winter Storm Uri Losses
More than 100 insurance companies are suing the Texas power grid operator and dozens of power generators, over losses and property damage sustained during the winter storm last February.
January 5, 2022
Property
Subrogation
Texas

Insured Losses From Marshall Fire Estimated Near $1B, Costliest In Colorado History
The late-season Marshall Fire in Boulder County, Colorado, which destroyed almost 1,000 structures after strong winds accelerated the spread, is estimated to have resulted in insured losses of approximately $1 billion, according to risk modeller Karen Clark & Company.
January 5, 2022
Catastrophe
Property
Colorado

Investigators Probe Source Of Devastating Colorado Wildfire
Authorities in Colorado were searching for more answers Monday as they investigated what caused the destructive fire that torched scores of homes and displaced residents in the suburbs of Denver last week.
January 3, 2022
Property
Colorado



