All 13 On Board Survive Plane Crash In Central Texas, Vintage Aircraft Destroyed
A vintage plane crashed during takeoff Saturday morning in central Texas, injuring several of the 13 people on board, officials said.
July 23, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Liability
Texas
Gas Plant Explosion Prompts Evacuations in Austin County, Texas
Evacuations were ordered Tuesday in Austin County after explosions and a fire were reported at a gas plant northeast of Bellville, officials said.
July 18, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Texas
Dallas Woman With Extensive Claims History Sentenced For Arson
A Dallas woman with a history of filing 31 insurance claims against a dozen companies got burned when one turned out to be arson.
July 16, 2018
Fraud
Property
Texas
Explosion At Texas Construction Site Kills One Worker, Injures At Least 12
One construction worker died and at least 12 others were injured in an explosion Tuesday afternoon in a building under construction at the rear of the Coryell Memorial Healthcare System in Gatesville, officials confirmed during a news conference Tuesday evening in Gatesville.
June 27, 2018
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Storm Surge: The Hidden Force Of A Hurricane
As summer approaches along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts, residents prepare for the hurricane season ahead. The Atlantic hurricane season — June through November (though known to start as early as January in past years) — has devastated communities from Texas to New England, resulting in significant recovery costs.
June 25, 2018
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Attorney Who Filed Fraudulent Roof Hail Damage Claims Sentenced To Prison
A former attorney with offices in Arlington and McAllen, Texas was sentenced to five years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to insurance fraud and barratry, or litigation for profit, the Tarrant County district attorney’s office said.
June 25, 2018
Fraud
Property
Texas
Rio Grande Valley Flood Damage Estimated At $100 Million
A preliminary assessment by the National Weather Service estimates the Rio Grande Valley sustained $100 million in damages as a result of flooding last week, Hidalgo County Precinct 1 Commissioner David Fuentes said Saturday at a multi-agency news conference here at city hall.
June 25, 2018
Auto
Property
Texas
Despite A ‘Near-Average’ Forecast, Hurricane Flooding May Increase
With so many businesses and individuals affected by Hurricanes including Maria, Harvey and Irma in 2017, risk managers and insurers are looking to revised forecasts of this year’s hurricane season for a glimmer of hope that 2018 will not bring the same destruction.
June 21, 2018
Catastrophe
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Southern Coast Of Texas Inundated With Rain, Flash Flooding
Tropical rains surging onto the Texas coast from the Gulf of Mexico have triggered severe flooding in several areas. Early Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency in the far southern part of the state, over the Rio Grande Valley, including Harlingen and Weslaco, through 1:30 p.m.
June 21, 2018
Auto
Property
Texas
205 Tons Of Sausage Recalled By Texas Meat Producer
A Texas company is recalling more than 205 tons (186 metric tons) of beef smoked sausage due to an ingredient issue.
June 13, 2018
Subrogation
Texas
U.S. Insurers Face Roughly $2 Billion In Losses From Severe Weather Events In May
Aon has launched the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Report for the month of May, which found that the US suffered considerable disaster-related losses despite a “quieter” start to the tornado season.
June 12, 2018
Auto
Property
Colorado
District Of Columbia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
North Texas Arson Investigators Forecasting Increase In Car Fraud Fires
Severe storms and crowded freeways are just two of the reasons North Texans pay an average of nearly $1,900 a year in annual auto insurance premiums. That’s $400 more than the national average.
June 11, 2018
Auto
Fraud
Texas
North Texas Barraged By Baseball-Sized Hailstones
Severe storms, including hail the size of baseballs, left a trail of damage from Carrollton to Coppell to Arlington early Wednesday. Windows and skylights were shattered, car lights were cracked or smashed, and tree branches were knocked to the ground.
June 6, 2018
Property
Texas
U.S. Motorcycle Thefts Decreased In 2017
The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released its annual report on motorcycle thefts in the United States for 2017.
June 6, 2018
Auto
Arizona
California
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
