Hail Roof Damage Claim Denied After Allstate Points To ‘Cosmetic Exclusion’ Amendment; Homeowners Win In Court
After a major hail storm in 2016, Peter and Nancy Reininger figured their homeowners insurance would cover the cost to replace their damaged roof. The larger than three inch hailstones left dents, scrapes, and damaged the protective finish on their roof.
June 6, 2019
Litigation
Property
Texas
Allstate Jobs To Blossom In Irving, Texas Thanks To New Incentives
About 1,300 new Allstate jobs opportunities will be opening up in Irving, Texas. This is a part of a broader $11 million capital investment made into the region, according to a recent announcement by Texas Governor Greg Abbott.
June 5, 2019
Education & Training
Texas
Texas Man Pleads Guilty To Buy-And-Burn Insurance Fraud Scheme
A Port Arthur, TX man has pleaded guilty to charges related to an elaborate insurance fraud scheme, which involved purchasing properties to purposefully damage for claims.
May 21, 2019
Fraud
Property
Texas
Tornadoes, High Winds Destroy Homes In Louisiana, Texas And Oklahoma
Classes were canceled Monday at school districts across Oklahoma as the southern Plains prepared for another day of severe storms after more than four dozen reports of tornadoes across five states since Friday.
May 20, 2019
Auto
Property
Kansas
Louisiana
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
U.S. Severe Weather And Hail Drove Billion-Plus Insured Losses In April: Aon
Outbreaks or severe and convective weather in the United States, including large hail, tornadoes and thunderstorms, are set to drive well over a billion dollars of losses to the insurance and reinsurance sector, according to Aon.
May 15, 2019
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Texas
Demand Increasing For Fortified Homes In Hurricane-Prone States
Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic just south of New York City.
In a storm, though, that dreamy setting can become a nightmare.
May 13, 2019
Catastrophe
Property
Risk Management
Alabama
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Texas
In a storm, though, that dreamy setting can become a nightmare.
Chemical Spill In Houston Ship Channel After Vessels Collide
Much of the Houston Ship Channel remained closed Saturday a day after two vessels collided, causing a large gasoline blend spill and setting off another round of environmentalists concerns for the Gulf Coast.
May 13, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Marine
Salvage
Texas
Torrential Rain In Houston Strands Cars And Leaves Thousands Without Power
In a week that’s already seen Houston and surrounding areas in southeast Texas face some of the most severe rainfall since Hurricane Harvey, heavy storms again pounded the city late Thursday, leaving at least three bayous flowing over the top of their banks, nearly 90,000 residents without power and dozens reportedly trapped for a time in floodwater on Interstate 10.
May 10, 2019
Auto
Property
Texas
Central Texas Storms May Have Spawned Two Tornadoes
Powerful storms that pushed through Central Texas Wednesday may have produced tornadoes in Robertson County and near College Station’s airport.
May 9, 2019
Property
Texas
Severe Storm Outbreak Spawns Over A Dozen Tornadoes In Texas, Oklahoma As Flooding Forces Rescues In Houston
Potent thunderstorms unleashed baseball-sized hail, flooding rainfall and numerous tornadoes across western portions of Texas and Oklahoma on Tuesday and through the overnight hours as severe conditions jolted the region.
May 8, 2019
Auto
Property
Oklahoma
Texas
More Than A Thousand Tons Of P.F. Chang’s Frozen Meals Recalled
Over two million pounds of P.F. Chang’s frozen meals have been recalled due to misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Saturday.
May 6, 2019
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Tornadoes, Hail And Flash Flooding Spread Damage Across Central US
Several rounds of severe storms charged through the central United States, sparking tornadoes, hail, and flooding Tuesday. The severe weather is expected to continue into May, which is the most active month for severe storms across the region.
May 2, 2019
Property
Arkansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Texas
EF3 Tornado In Louisiana, Severe Weather Damage In Texas
Strong storms killed at least five people in Texas and Louisiana and left severe damage across parts of both states Wednesday and Thursday -- including at Louisiana Tech University and its host city of Ruston, where the mayor says a tornado struck overnight.
April 26, 2019
Auto
Property
Louisiana
Texas
Dozens Of Vehicles Submerged In Flooded Dallas Airport Parking Garages
People who parked on the lower levels of garages at Love Field Airport were in for an unpleasant surprise when they found their vehicles underwater.
April 25, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
Texas
Fiery Train Derailment Prompts Evacuations In Fort Worth
A Union Pacific freight train carrying ethanol careened off its tracks in a Fort Worth neighborhood Wednesday and burst into flames, prompting an evacuation of nearby homes and a hazardous materials response.
April 25, 2019
Excess & Surplus Lines
Texas
