Winter Storm Uri Spawns Deadly, Destructive Tornadoes
A deadly tornado fueled by a major winter storm struck a coastal North Carolina community late Monday night and killed at least three people and injured 10 more.
February 16, 2021
Property
Georgia
North Carolina
Toyota’s Fuel Pump Recall Now Covers Nearly 6M Vehicles Worldwide
Toyota expanded a worldwide fuel pump recall to a total of 5.84 million vehicles for a defect that could cause the part to fail. In the United States, the total number of vehicles involved in this safety recall is now approximately 3.34 million vehicles.
October 30, 2020
Auto
Subrogation
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
17 Tobacco Farmers Settle Civil Claims In Widespread Crop Insurance Fraud Investigation
Seventeen tobacco farmers have agreed to resolve civil allegations that they violated the False Claims Act, a federal law that prohibits submitting false or fraudulent claims for payment to the government.
October 20, 2020
Fraud
Georgia
Train Derails In Georgia After Hurricane Delta-Related Storms Wash Out Tracks
The heavy rains from Hurricane Delta that moved through metro Atlanta this weekend washed out train tracks in Lilburn early Sunday morning, causing a train to derail, several rail cars to catch on fire and, as a result, prompting an evacuation of homes in the surrounding area.
October 12, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Georgia
Salvage Of Georgia Shipwreck Delayed Again
An engineering problem has forced another delay before salvage crews can start removing an overturned cargo ship that’s been partially submerged on the Georgia coast for more than a year, officials said Wednesday.
October 9, 2020
Marine
Salvage
Georgia
Hurricane Sally Could Drive $3.5B Industry Loss In US, Says RMS
Catastrophe risk modeller RMS has estimated that total insured losses from Hurricane Sally in the US will be between $2.0 billion and $3.5 billion.
September 24, 2020
Auto
Catastrophe
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Hurricane Sally: Significant Flood Damage But Moderate P/C Losses, Moody’s Says
On 16 September, Hurricane Sally made landfall on Wednesday near Mobile Bay, Ala., and the western portion of the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm with destructive winds of 105 mph, causing significant rain and storm surge.
September 22, 2020
Auto
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Sally Moving Slowly Northeast, Creating Flood Threats Inland After Causing Havoc On Coast
The remnants of Hurricane Sally are dropping torrential rain on southeastern states — and its center was still in Alabama early Thursday, more than 24 hours after making landfall as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has brought rainfall that is being measured in feet, not inches, in many places.
September 17, 2020
Property
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Peach Recall Expanding Over Possible Salmonella Contamination After 78 Sickened In 12 States
A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
August 28, 2020
Excess & Surplus Lines
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
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
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
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
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
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
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
Auto
Property
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
