Deadly Flooding Follows Torrential Rains In Texas
Residents of some rural southeast Texas counties braced for more flooding on Monday along a river that is expected to crest at a record level just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.
May 31, 2016
Auto
Property
Texas
Frozen Produce Recall Involves Millions Of Packages, 3 Countries
Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry itll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014.
May 20, 2016
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado Ranks Second To Texas For Hail-Related Claims
Angry skies spitting out lightning bolts and icy marbles could soon replace the gray clouds and misty rains that ruled this week along the northern Front Range. "As soon as it warms up, we are headed into our peak storm season," warned Carole Walker, executive director for Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association.
May 18, 2016
Auto
Property
Colorado
Texas
Poll Reveals 90% Of Businesses Experienced A Cyber Attack In The Last Year
Nine of ten businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, according to a survey of business risk managers released today by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re.
May 17, 2016
Liability
Risk Management
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Thieves Nab Professional Street Racers Car, Pickup And Trailer
Professional street racer David "Bird" Jones is asking for the publics help to find his stolen car, pickup truck and flat bed trailer. The items were stolen from a Comfort Inn parking lot in Forest Hill, Jones said.
May 17, 2016
Auto
Texas
Charter Bus Rollover Kills 8, Injures More Than 40 Passengers
Eight people died and about 44 were hospitalized Saturday after a charter bus rolled over on North U.S. 83 in Webb County, authorities said. The bus, carrying 51 passengers, was heading to the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel in Eagle Pass, said Ricardo A. Rangel, Webb County Volunteer Fire Department chief.
May 16, 2016
Auto
Liability
Texas
Texas Homeowners Suffer Thefts Of Roofing Materials
Some of them have waited weeks to finally get their roofs repaired after massive hail damage. Now thieves have put them right back to square one, and its happening more and more in neighborhoods across north Texas.
May 9, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Texas
Cleanup, Damage Assessments In Progress After Lindale, Texas Tornado
The Smith County Commissioners Court voted to extend the disaster declaration Judge Joel Baker issued on Friday night. The Smith County fire marshal said 169 homes in Lindale were affected by the two EF-2 tornadoes, including 10 that were destroyed.
May 6, 2016
Auto
Property
Texas
Firefighters Working To Contain Blaze At Houston Warehouse Complex
A massive fire at a warehouse complex in Houston Thursday sent towering plumes of black smoke into the air, as firefighters urged people in the area to shelter in place and shut all their windows.
May 5, 2016
Property
Texas
Frozen Produce Recall Expanded After Eight People Contract Listeria
CRF Frozen Foods is expanding a recall of frozen organic and traditional fruits and vegetables over possible listeria contamination. The recall includes some 358 products sold under 42 brand names, including items like kale, potatoes, blueberries, strawberries, broccoli and various vegetable medleys, among others.
May 4, 2016
Liability
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Research Suggests More Than 250K Americans Die Yearly From Medical Errors
Medical errors, including wrong diagnoses, botched surgeries and medication mistakes, are the third leading cause of death in the United States, a new study suggests.
May 4, 2016
Education & Training
Liability
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Takata Doubles The Number Of Vehicles Under Recall In The U.S.
Under pressure from U.S. regulators, Japanese air bag manufacturer Takata Corp (7312.T) is expected to announce as early as Wednesday that it is recalling 35 million to 40 million additional inflators in U.S. vehicles, three sources briefed on the matter said on Tuesday.
May 4, 2016
Auto
Liability
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Teen Dies After Being Thrown From Carnival Ride
A Dia de los Niños event turned tragic when a 16-year-old girl was killed and a 15-year-old girl was injured after they were thrown from a carnival ride Friday evening at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in East El Paso, police said.
May 2, 2016
Liability
Texas
Welding Worker Sets Dallas Apartment Complex On Fire
A three-alarm fire is out at an apartment complex in Dallas. The fire broke out Friday afternoon inside a three-story building at the Carrollton Park Apartments on Kelly Boulevard.
May 2, 2016
Excess & Surplus Lines
Property
Workers' Compensation
Texas
Six Drown In Texas Floodwaters As Severe Storms Batter Central U.S.
A grandmother and four of her grandchildren were killed and another person also died in floods in Texas caused by storms that unleashed tornadoes, damaging hail and torrential rains on several central U.S. states, officials said on Saturday.
May 2, 2016
Auto
Property
Oklahoma
Texas



