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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

Americans Survive Private Jet Crash In Honduras

A private jet carrying a group of Americans from Texas crashed off the end of the runway at Tegucigalpa’s airport Tuesday, but the crew and passengers were rescued, according to Honduras emergency management agency.
May 23, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Texas Utah

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

12 Indicted On Federal Charges Linked To Insurance Fraud

From U.S. Attorney’s Office — A federal grand jury returned a 40-count indictment on May 2, 2018, charging 12 individuals with federal violations related to an insurance fraud scheme in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today.
May 10, 2018 Fraud Property Texas

Railroad Negligent In Flood, Class-Action Suit Alleges; Case Could Involve Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars

Local residents who suffered property loss during the 2016 flood say they continue to incur damages. And they’re blaming what they call the railroad’s faulty culverts.
May 3, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Litigation Texas

Son Brags About Burglarizing 250 Cars; Dad Calls The Police

An 18-year-old remains in the Travis County Jail after his father said he turned his son in when he confessed that he was on a burglary spree.
April 26, 2018 Auto Texas

Valero’s Texas City Refinery Hit By Explosion, Fire

An explosion set off a huge fire at Valero Energy Corp’s 225,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) Texas City, Texas, refinery on Thursday afternoon but the fire was quickly contained, according the City of Texas City Emergency Management office.
April 20, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Property Texas

Hurricane Forecasters Shrinking ‘Cone Of Uncertainty’

The National Hurricane Center is making changes to its “cone of uncertainty” based on an improving forecast record. The cone is designed to show people where the center of a storm is likely to head.
April 19, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Delaware District Of Columbia Florida Georgia

Damage Assessments, Cleanup Follow Two Confirmed Tornadoes

Survey teams from the National Weather Service Shreveport Office have confirmed at least 2 tornadoes in the storms that touched down late Friday and early Saturday resulting in 1 death.
April 16, 2018 Auto Property Louisiana Texas

Green Solutions May Spare Gulf Coast Billions In Flood Damages

While coastal development and climate change are increasing the risk of flooding for communities along the U.S. Gulf Coast, restoration of marshes and oyster reefs are among the most cost-effective solutions for reducing those risks, according to a new study.
April 12, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Louisiana Mississippi Texas

Car Slams Into Texas Home, Triggering Gas Explosion

A family of three were among five people injured after a car slammed into their Texas home, struck a gas line, and sparked an explosion on Saturday, officials said.
April 9, 2018 Auto Liability Property Texas

Strong Winds Collapse Hangar At Houston Airport, Millions In Damage

Strong winds took down a large hangar at Hobby Airport overnight when severe storms rolled through southeast Houston. No one was inside the hangar when it happened. No one was hurt.
April 6, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Texas

State Farm Responds To Claims Of Influencing Non-OEM Auto Repair

A jury recently found Texas-based John Eagle Collision Center liable for injuries sustained by Matthew and Marcia Seebachan following a 2013 crash because a repair was not done according to OEM specifications, according to the verdict.
April 3, 2018 Auto Liability Litigation Texas

Cars "Likely Totaled" Following Flooding In Parking Garage

Wednesday morning thunderstorms left several cars underwater at an off-campus student apartment complex at Texas State University. Students who parked on the bottom floor of the garage at Pointe San Marcos were shocked to find water almost covering their vehicles.
March 29, 2018 Auto Texas

Suspected Tornado Tears Roofs Off Homes In Southeast Texas

Seven people were rescued early this morning after the second story of a home was destroyed by a possible tornado in Holiday Beach near Rockport in Aransas County.
March 29, 2018 Property Texas
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