Ford Recall Of Nearly 1.5M Vehicles Includes F-150s, Mustang And Lincoln Models

Ford has issued three recalls covering more than 1.4 million vehicles in North America.
February 13, 2019 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Recalls Issued For Nearly 15,000 Freightliner, Western Star, Peterbilt, Kenworth, Autocar Trucks

Nearly 15,000 trucks manufactured by Paccar, Daimler and Autocar are being recalled for various defects, according to recent documents from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
February 12, 2019 Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Natural Disasters In 2018 Cost The Nation $91 Billion In Damages

Natural disasters, fueled at least in part by climate change, cost the United States $91 billion in 2018, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
February 7, 2019 Catastrophe California Florida North Carolina South Carolina

Atrium Health Says Data Of About 2.65 Million Patients Involved In Breach

Atrium Health, previously Carolinas HealthCare System, said on Tuesday data of about 2.65 million patients including addresses, dates of birth and social security numbers may have been compromised in a breach at its third-party provider AccuDoc Solutions.
November 28, 2018 Liability Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky

Apartment Clubhouse Floor Collapse Injures 30 Partiers

As a crowded group of Clemson University students and local residents danced and jumped around at an apartment clubhouse late Saturday night, Jeremy Tester felt something strange beneath his feet.
October 22, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines South Carolina

Hurricane Florence, Rising Mortgage Rates Hurt U.S. Homebuilding

U.S. homebuilding dropped more than expected in September as construction activity in the South fell by the most in nearly three years, likely held down by Hurricane Florence.
October 18, 2018 Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

‘There’s Nothing Left Here Anymore’: Hurricane Michael Leaves Mexico Beach, Florida, In Ruins

Mexico Beach, Florida, is not just destroyed. For the most part, it’s not there anymore.
From a helicopter, you can see many of the homes and hotels that populated this beachside town of about 1,200 are gone. A few houses and other structures remain standing, but they’re the exceptions.
October 12, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Hurricane Michael To Test Florida’s Unique Insurance Market

Much of the damage to homes from Hurricane Michael will be paid by an array of small, little-known insurers, backed up by larger reinsurance companies around the globe.
Florida is an oddball insurance market for homeowners, where household-name companies like State Farm and Allstate Corp. don’t have the outsize roles they do in other states.
October 12, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

CoreLogic Estimates Hurricane Michael Losses Could Top $4.5B; Top 10 Insurers Affected

Hurricane Michael’s torrential rain, storm surge, and hurricane-force maximum sustained winds that reached 140 miles per hour Wednesday could result in a historically devastating event for the northeastern Gulf Coast, according to A.M. Best.
October 12, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

FEMA Under Pressure To Respond As Hurricane Michael Wallops Florida

At the headquarters for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a few hundred people are already coordinating the response to Hurricane Michael.
"It’s doing exactly what the forecasters were pushing forward — storm surges, you’re seeing the ocean rise," said FEMA Administrator Brock Long.
October 12, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Drone Video: Hurricane Michael Leaves Panama City In Tatters

As Tropical Storm Michael moves through Georgia and into South Carolina, its effects are being seen far and wide across the southern United States.
October 11, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Hurricane Michael Crushes Georgia, Heads Toward The Carolinas

The remnants of Hurricane Michael — the most powerful storm on record to strike Florida’s Panhandle — swept through Georgia on Thursday on a path toward the Carolinas after leaving widespread destruction and at least two deaths in its wake.
October 11, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

The Sudden, Shocking Growth Of Hurricane Michael

In little more than a day, a Category 1 storm became a “worst-case scenario” Category 4. The already bad 2018 hurricane season has gotten even worse.
On Wednesday afternoon, Hurricane Michael became the second major storm to make landfall this year. Michael is an incredibly dangerous, history-making storm, bringing catastrophic high winds and deadly storm surge to Florida’s Panhandle.
October 11, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Historic Hurricane Michael: How It Stacks Up To Other U.S., Florida Storms

Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle with winds of 155 miles per hour. A hurricane reaches Category 5 status when winds reach 157 miles per hour.
October 11, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Michael Is The Strongest Hurricane To Hit The Continental US In 14 Years

Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle with frightening fury.

The Category 4 storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph as it made landfall near Mexico Beach.
October 11, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

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