Vehicle Lands In Home’s Pool After Collision

A car wound up in an Arlington home’s swimming pool after a two-vehicle wreck Wednesday. The person inside the tan Nissan Sentra that went front end-first into the pool was able to get out of the car with help.
August 24, 2017 Auto Liability Texas

Hurricane Could Hit Texas For 1st Time Since 2008 As Harvey Takes Aim

Texans are filling sandbags, stocking up on water and boarding up windows ahead of Tropical Storm Harvey, a system that could develop into a hurricane by Friday.
August 24, 2017 Auto Catastrophe Property Texas

Gulf Coast Faces Dangerous Flood Threat From Tropical Storm Harvey

The remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Harvey will become a tropical storm or hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico and will bring dangerous flooding rain to areas near the Texas and Louisiana Gulf Coast into the weekend or early next week.
August 23, 2017 Auto Property Louisiana Texas

Citizen Advocacy Group Wants Auto Insurers To Be Investigated For Steering

Texas Watch, a non-partisan citizen advocacy organization, has asked the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to investigate the insurance industry’s “corner cutting automobile repairs.”
August 16, 2017 Auto Risk Management Texas

Texas Municipal Airport Damaged By Downburst Wind

Crews are working to clean up the Dalhart Municipal Airport after severe winds caused massive damage. Winds reaching up to 78 miles per hour blasted the airport, destroying one hangar and several planes.
August 15, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines Texas

Early-Season Storms One Indicator Of Active Atlantic Hurricane Season Ahead

Today NOAA issued the scheduled update for its 2017 hurricane season outlook. Forecasters are now predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and they increased the predicted number of named storms and major hurricanes. The season has the potential to be extremely active, and could be the most active since 2010.
August 10, 2017 Catastrophe Property Florida Louisiana Texas

Heavy Rains Wallop Houston Area, Causing Widespread Flooding

Heavy rains that caused flooding in some parts of the Houston area and prompted about two-dozen water rescues on Tuesday seemed to have let up, but with more rain expected authorities remain on guard and residents should stay prepared, officials said.
August 9, 2017 Auto Property Texas

Heavy Rain Causes Flooding, Weather Advisories For Houston Area

It was a messy commute for many drivers who woke up to flooded roads early Tuesday.
As of 8:55 a.m. most of the heavy rain moved out of the Houston area, but KHOU 11 Meteorologist Chita Craft warns more rain is on the way. There’s a 40 percent rain chance on Wednesday, mainly in the morning hours.
August 8, 2017 Property Texas

CargoNet: Cargo Theft Down Significantly In Second Quarter

California remains the nation’s hotspot for cargo theft with Texas in second place — but overall, incidents of hijacked loads are down, compared to the same period last year.
August 1, 2017 Excess & Surplus Lines California Texas

Man Indicted For Insurance Scams Involving Aircraft, Autos And A Boat

The pilot of a Beech Baron involved in a highly publicized ditching in the Gulf of Mexico in 2012 has been indicted for insurance fraud. Theodore Wright and two other men, Shane Gordon and Raymond Fosdick, have been charged with several counts as part of a larger investigation that also involved an old Citation, an exotic car and a boat.
July 31, 2017 Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Fraud Marine Texas

NHTSA Expands Investigation Of Possible Carbon Monoxide Leaks In Ford Explorers

A major development resulting from an ongoing CBS News investigation could affect more than one million Ford Explorer owners. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says the number of complaints and injuries related to possible carbon monoxide leaks is much higher than previously thought.
July 28, 2017 Auto Liability Litigation California Texas

Insurance Fraud Charge For Texan Who Ditched BMW In Mexico

Police arrested a Harlingen man nearly nine months after they say he committed insurance fraud, according to a news release from the Harlingen Police Department. Police arrested Arnulfo Celis III, 48, on Tuesday after arrest warrants were issued, stemming from an October 2016 report.
July 26, 2017 Auto Fraud Texas

Dallas Body Shop Sued For Defective Repairs On Insured Vehicle

A Dallas couple suffered crushing injuries in a car accident because John Eagle Collision Center allegedly cut insurance costs by using glue instead of welding a car’s metal structure together according to a defective repair lawsuit against the Dallas auto body shop .
July 25, 2017 Auto Liability Litigation Texas

Proposal Addresses Causation, Multiple Conditions In Workers Comp Claims

A bill presented to lawmakers in Texas on Wednesday aims to tackle the murky issue of causation in workers compensation.House Bill 233, sponsored by Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, calls for medical causation narrative reports to be paid for by insurers when they dispute a correlation between one condition and that which is directly related to the workplace injury.
July 24, 2017 Legislation & Regulation Workers' Compensation Texas

Coffee With Viagra-Like Ingredient Recalled After FDA Discovery

Albert Yee said the coffee is everywhere you look in the densely packed vendor stalls along avenues in Malaysian cities: an instant mix with a natural ingredient similar to what’s found in Viagra that helps men with erectile dysfunction. And Yee wanted a piece of the action.
July 21, 2017 Life & Health Texas
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