Virginia Insurance Claims News (Page 11)

Rash Of Fires Sparked By Improperly Discarded Smoking Materials

The fire that tore through a Centreville, Virginia, town house community earlier this month was sparked by smoking materials that had been improperly discarded, fire officials said Monday.

May 15, 2018 Property Virginia

Salmonella Sickens Nearly Three Dozen People Following Recall Of More Than 200 Million Eggs

A salmonella outbreak that led to a recall of nearly 207 million eggs has now sickened nearly three dozen people in states along the East Coast.

May 14, 2018 Life & Health Florida New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania

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

Kroger Recalls Nearly 12 Tons Of Ground Beef

More than 35,000 pounds of raw ground beef sold at Kroger stores are being recalled because they may be contaminated with foreign objects including hard plastic.

May 3, 2018 Subrogation Indiana Virginia

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

NWS Confirms EF2 Tornado Hit Lynchburg, Virginia

The National Weather Service said late Monday night that a tornado with estimated top wind speeds of 130 mph hit Lynchburg and the neighboring counties of Campbell and Amherst on Sunday evening.

April 17, 2018 Property Virginia

U.S. Recalls More Than 200M Eggs Over Salmonella Fears

Nearly 207 million eggs from a farm in North Carolina are being recalled from nine U.S. states after 22 people fell ill, the federal Food and Drug Administration has said.

April 16, 2018 Subrogation Colorado Florida New Jersey New York North Carolina

Maryland Couple On Crime Spree Used Stolen Cars For ATM Smash-And-Grabs

Federal authorities say an Eastern Shore man went on a multi-state ATM theft spree, stealing cars and crashing into convenience stores, then tying ropes or chains to the cash machines and dragging them out.

April 10, 2018 Auto Property Delaware Maryland Virginia

Two Virginia Beach Homes Burned By Kid Playing With Fire

Firefighters have extinguished a two-alarm fire that caused heavy damage to two homes in the Pecan Gardens area of Virginia Beach.

April 6, 2018 Property Subrogation Virginia

Windstorm Downs Trees On Homes, Cars Across Northern Virginia

If his 4-year-old son, Anthony, had been sleeping in his bedroom Thursday night, he wouldn’t be alive today, Stafford resident Donnie Merrix said.

March 5, 2018 Auto Property Virginia

Sandbags And Warnings As Northeast U.S. Braces For Storm-Driven Flood

Businesses blocked doors with sandbags and officials warned residents of waterfront homes to be ready to evacuate as the northeastern United States braced for a powerful storm on Friday that threatened to flood coasts from Maine to North Carolina.

March 2, 2018 Property Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire North Carolina

Woman Wearing Headphones Struck, Killed By Amtrak Train

A women died after she was hit by an eastbound Amtrak train near the Williamsburg Premium Outlets in the 5700 block of Richmond Road, according to officials from James City County.

February 12, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Virginia

Train Carrying Republican Lawmakers Collides With Garbage Truck

A train carrying Republican lawmakers to their retreat in West Virginia collided with what appeared to be a garbage truck on Wednesday.

January 31, 2018 Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Virginia

Fraud Investigators Catch Serial Arsonist After 33 Fire Claims

For years, one small disaster after another followed Verdon Taylor. He would buy a used car, own it for a while, and it would catch fire. He would move into a rental property and soon his belongings would go up in flames.

January 23, 2018 Auto Fraud Property Florida Virginia

Idling Cars An Easy Target For Thieves

Almost two dozen cars were stolen this wintry month while left running unattended or with keys inside, Norfolk police said.<br />Department officials are urging people not to leave their cars alone and running in attempts to warm them up.

January 18, 2018 Auto Virginia