Severe Hail Storm Scar Across South Dakota Visible To NASA Satellite
The damage from the hail storm that pounded western and central South Dakota last month was so severe it shows up on NASA satellite sensors that detect land surface heat.
July 19, 2018
Auto
Property
South Dakota
5-Ton Tractor Lifted By Tornado From South Dakota To Montana
Doug Davis finally found his tractor that had been swooped up by a tornado from his ranch in northwest South Dakota. Sort of. “The tractor is mostly scattered in Montana,” he told the Capital Journal on Monday night.
July 5, 2018
Property
South Dakota
500 Vehicles At South Dakota RV Dealership Damaged By Hail Storm
Keith Ness was remarkably pragmatic for someone whose place of employment suffered millions of dollars in losses from Friday’s hail storm. “It’s Mother Nature. You can’t do nothing about it,” said Ness, as he and other Jack’s Campers employees assessed extensive damage to about 500 travel trailers and motorhomes on Jack’s soggy lot Saturday morning.
July 2, 2018
Auto
Excess & Surplus Lines
South Dakota
NTSB Advocates For Seat Belts On School Buses In Wake Of Fatal Wrecks
For the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board is recommending all new school buses be equipped with lap and shoulder seat belts, after the agency released findings from a special investigation report prompted by two deadly 2016 crashes.
May 24, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Legislation & Regulation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Insurance’s Flawed Business Model
At its core, the industry is plagued by an inherent conflict of interest. Our customers don’t have an industry expert advocating solely on their behalf; the experts have financial incentives coming from the insurance industry.
May 24, 2018
Risk Management
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Animal-Related Insurance Claims Top 1.7M In Four Years
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a study on the number of animal-related insurance losses for the years 2014—2017. The data is gleaned from insurance claims for losses that occurred in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.
May 23, 2018
Auto
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Insurers Expected To Pay $1.5B For April’s Severe Weather
A catastrophe report has found that the US re/insurance sector is on the hook for more than half of the total economic loss in April resulting from severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and tornados.
May 10, 2018
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Dust Storm Creates Blackout Conditions, Accidents In South Dakota
It may be 80 degrees outside, but even without snow, South Dakota still has ways to make driving as unpleasant as possible.
May 9, 2018
Auto
South Dakota
South Dakota Sues Opioid Makers As Litigation Swells
South Dakota on Wednesday sued three major drugmakers, accusing them of deceptively marketing prescription opioids and contributing to a nationwide epidemic.
March 15, 2018
Liability
Litigation
South Dakota
Keystone Pipeline Springs A Leak In South Dakota
A total of 210,000 gallons of oil leaked Thursday from the Keystone pipeline in South Dakota, the pipeline’s operator, TransCanada, said. The leak comes just days before Nebraska officials announce a decision on whether the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, a sister project, can move forward.
November 17, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
South Dakota
Cattle In Roadway Result In Multiple-Vehicle Crash
One person died and several others were injured Saturday night in a fatal crash east of Mitchell that involved both vehicles and livestock.
October 24, 2017
Auto
Liability
South Dakota
Sturgis Rally-Related Vehicle Fatalities Almost Tripled This Year
Two more people lost their lives on South Dakota roads as the Sturgis motorcycle rally came to a close Sunday. The South Dakota Department of Highway Safety reported two rally-related accidents Saturday — bringing the total of vehicle fatalities to eight for the 2017 rally — nearly triple that of 2016 when three people lost their lives.
August 17, 2017
Auto
Liability
South Dakota
Disney Pays $177M+ To Settle ’Pink Slime’ Case
Walt Disney Co paid $177 million, in addition to insurance recoveries, to settle the closely watched "pink slime" defamation case against its ABC network by Beef Products Inc., a quarterly financial report shows.
August 9, 2017
Liability
Litigation
South Dakota
Hail Storm Pummels Buildings, Crops In South Dakota
A fast-moving storm pummeled the small community of Newell on Tuesday night, blasting through buildings and devastating crops.
Wind, hail, and rain came in a flash, and the storm’s ferocity took many of the area’s residents by surprise.
July 20, 2017
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
South Dakota
Wind, hail, and rain came in a flash, and the storm’s ferocity took many of the area’s residents by surprise.
Lawyers Claim Injured South Dakota Workers May Lose Rights
Lawyers who represent injured workers in South Dakota are preparing for a proposal from the insurance industry that would limit their ability to pursue legal claims against insurance companies that are intentionally dishonest.
June 14, 2017
Legislation & Regulation
Litigation
South Dakota
