Retired claims manager for the now defunct General Rent-a-Car in South Florida, Jay Bach, recalled a claim from the late 1980s where a driver slid into a wall killing the passenger. Apparently the driver and passenger worked for the FBI, …
The Ohio Department of Insurance is advising residents to move quickly to check for storm damage to homes and vehicles. Insurance Director Mary Jo Hudson says if your property was hurt by high winds on Sept. 14, take notes and …
The American Institute for CPCU honored 757 new graduates of the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU program at the 2008 CPCU conferment ceremony in Philadelphia, Pa., the birthplace of the CPCU designation. The 2008 class brings the number of CPCU …
More than 48 hours after Hurricane Ike swamped the U.S. Gulf Coast and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, rescuers flew for the first time Monday into areas cut off by the storm, evacuating survivors and finding …
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the Texas Department of Insurance has directed insurance carriers to “to provide prompt and immediate relief” to residents and policyholders impacted by the storm, “including but not limited to the suspension of premium payments …
As the remnants of Hurricane Ike blew through Tennessee, high winds pushed over a tree and killed two golfers at a Nashville golf course on Sept. 14. Emergency crews responded to a call at the Hermitage Golf Course at around …
Northerly winds began blowing into southern Louisiana on Monday, a change that officials hoped would help clear lingering floodwaters pushed in by Hurricane Ike. Tim Destri, a National Weather Service meteorologist said tides had already been easing and the situation …
High winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ike are being blamed for at least one death in Kentucky. Shelby County Deputy Coroner Janet Morris says 10-year-old Frederick Wilson died Sept. 14 after being struck by a large limb while mowing …
The discovery of asbestos in crumbled ceiling tile resulted in the temporary closure of the Davis, West Virginia Post Office. U.S. Postal Service officials don’t yet know when the Tucker County site will reopen. The Thomas Post Office is now …
Though some flood waters are receding and some residents in the Chicago area able to go home to begin the clean-up, the Department of Homeland Security confirmed on Tuesday, Sept.16, that six people had died in flood related circumstances. According …