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Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores

As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.

August 26, 2020 CNBC Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

15 Million U.S. Homes Are At Risk Of Flooding — 70% Higher Than FEMA Estimates

Think the risk of your home filling up with floodwater, magnified these days by climate change, is only an issue near the coasts and rivers? New research detailing nearly every corner of the U.S. shows otherwise.

June 29, 2020 CBS News Property Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Tensions In U.S. Rise After Another Night Of Broken Glass, Fires And Looting

Residents and business owners in cities across the United States swept up broken glass, took stock of looted goods and surveyed the damage on Monday after a sixth straight night of violent protests over racial inequities and excessive police force.

June 1, 2020 Reuters Property Georgia Minnesota

NOAA Forecasts Busy Hurricane Season

Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting an above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.

May 21, 2020 WPBF Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Lose It Or Lose Big: Anger And Defensiveness Cost Insurance Companies Millions

When it comes to so-called “nuclear verdicts”—or “social inflation” in the insurance industry—hindsight is 20/20, as a survey of the highest payouts in motor vehicle accident and premises liability cases across the Southeast U.S. reflects.

May 12, 2020 Law.com Auto Education & Training Liability Litigation Alabama Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina

Insurers Receive Thousands Of Property And Vehicle Claims From Chattanooga Region

The tornadoes and storms that swept through Southeast Tennessee on Easter night toppled or damaged more than 6,200 homes and commercial buildings and left more than 1,300 cars in need of repair, according to initial insurance claims filed in the first week after the April 12-13 storms.

April 21, 2020 Chattanooga Times Free Press Auto Property Alabama Georgia Tennessee

Georgia Governor Limits Legal Liability Of Hospitals, Staff During Pandemic

Gov. Brian Kemp has used his emergency powers to protect Georgia’s strained hospitals and medical workers from lawsuits related to the care they provide during the coronavirus pandemic.

April 17, 2020 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Excess & Surplus Lines Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation Georgia

NWS Confirms More Than 100 Tornadoes In Outbreak

More than 100 tornadoes struck the South in the two-day outbreak that killed more than 30 people this week, the National Weather Service said. Forecast teams checking for damage found 105 storm tracks that totaled more than 770 miles (1,239 kilometers) in all.

April 16, 2020 ABC News Property Alabama Georgia Mississippi Texas

Tornadoes Rip Through The South, Leaving At Least 16 Dead

At least 16 people were killed after tornadoes began ripping through the South on Easter, destroying homes and storefronts and leaving over 1 million people without power from an intense storm system now headed towards the Mid-Atlantic.

April 13, 2020 NBC News Auto Property Alabama Arkansas Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Toyota Recalls 1.8 Million U.S. Vehicles For Fuel Pump Issue

Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) said Wednesday it is now recalling 3.2 million vehicles worldwide to address a fuel pump issue that could result in engines stalling.

March 11, 2020 Reuters Auto Subrogation Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California

Massive Fire Tears Through Luxury Apartment Complex Under Construction In Savannah, Georgia

More than three hours after a massive fire engulfed a large construction site in downtown Savannah, Georgia, crews were still battling the blaze.

February 27, 2020 FitsNews Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Property Subrogation Georgia

Fiery Fuel Tanker Crash On Atlanta Interstate Kills 2

Two people have died in a multivehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer that sparked a large fire which spread across all northbound lanes of an Atlanta-area interstate on Saturday morning, authorities said.

February 3, 2020 NBC Auto Excess & Surplus Lines Liability Subrogation Georgia

Professional Thieves Heist Valuables Worth Millions From Georgia Jewelry Store

Roswell police are looking for thieves who they say cut a hole to get into a vault to clean out a jewelry store. The owner of Jason Guven Jewelry said the burglars spent hours inside the store on Holcomb Bridge Road last Monday, methodically taking almost every piece of valuable jewelry he had.

January 14, 2020 KIRO Excess & Surplus Lines Georgia

America’s Top Ten Judicial Hellholes

A new report highlights the worst local courts and states for abuses of the civil justice system, with the Top 10 Judicial Hellholes filled with widespread civil lawsuits, legislative loopholes that create more ways for lawyers to sue, and judges who allow junk science into evidence in trials.

January 9, 2020 American Tort Reform Association Legislation & Regulation Liability Litigation California Georgia Illinois Louisiana Minnesota

Trapped Squirrel Wreaks Havoc Inside Atlanta Home, But Insurance Doesn’t Cover Damages

A week after a family purchased their first home, they left for a week to visit family for the holidays. While gone, a squirrel fell down the chimney! The flue was left open by the previous owners and the Drees family hadn’t yet noticed. The squirrel ran throughout the house for a week, causing extensive damage.

January 7, 2020 WGCL Property Weird Georgia