A Texas jury found that John Eagle Collision Repair Center owes $31.5 million for performing an improper repair that led to a couple being trapped in a burning car.

Texas police were startled after they chased a pickup truck at speeds up to 85 mph — only to find out that a 10-year-old boy was behind the wheel.

Texas is known for its prolific weather events — wind, hail, tornadoes and, most recently, Hurricane Harvey — all of which can wreak havoc and cause significant damage to residential and commercial properties. As the locals say: “If you don’t like the weather in Texas, wait five minutes” and the next weather pattern will roll in. But six-12 months after the storm rolls out, Texas is known for another prolific event: the filing of storm litigation cases across the state.

Lloyd’s of London underwriter Hiscox Ltd estimated on Monday that it would face net claims totalling about $225M from Harvey and Irma, as insurers and reinsurers count the cost of the hurricanes.

“Harvey raises many coverage issues ranging from occurrence limits to application of sub-limits and deductibles, to business interruption claims where there is no physical damage to insured property."

The active 2017 hurricane season has led to a sudden influx of travel insurance claims as vacations and business trips see interruptions. This type of storm season has helped to demonstrate the value that this type of insurance coverage can offer travelers.

Unmanned aircraft — small and large — swooped in during the aftermath of Hurricanes Irma and Harvey to get a glimpse of the devastation. That’s why insurance companies have been using drone technology more than ever before to quickly — and safely — assess damage from the storm.

Allstate expects insurance losses of about $593 million in August after Hurricane Harvey left a path of destruction along the Gulf Coast. The initial accounting Thursday follows warnings from other insurers that are tallying the damages from a hurricane season that is nowhere near being over.

Business owners who are trying to get back on track after hurricanes Harvey and Irma now face a different sort of challenge: trying to recoup lost income from their insurers.

Independent adjusters in Florida might have their work cut out for them — with numerous Hurricane Irma-related claims being filed — but they look set to be compensated for their hard work with the region’s increased pay rates.

A local company who deployed to Houston to help victims of Hurricane Harvey became victims of a Texas-sized crime while in the Lone Star State. The Norcross-based company “TruRenu” was helping storm victims get back on their feet by repairing their flooded homes when their equipment was stolen.

Preliminary data on the total cost of damage caused by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is finally coming in, and analysts are projecting hundreds of billions in losses thanks to the damage caused by both weather events.

Over 82,000 victims of Hurricane Harvey have so far filed claims with the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), reports say.

Roiling waters in the streets have been replaced by stifling piles of garbage on the curbs. Hurricane Harvey’s record-setting rains created heaps of ruined possessions that now line entire neighborhoods, nearly up to the rooftops of the homes that were swamped.

Police and emergency workers filed suit on Thursday against French chemicals company Arkema SA, claiming they were injured after it failed to take adequate steps to avoid a fire at its Crosby, Texas, plant after Hurricane Harvey.