May 28, 2013
Torrential rains swamped San Antonio, Texas, with flash floods on Saturday, leaving at least two people dead as emergency workers rushed to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. “It was pretty crazy,” said Gera Hinojosa, a …
May 28, 2013
An insurance company that refused to pay for a van for a disabled man has won an appeal at the Michigan Supreme Court. Auto-Owners Insurance says it agreed to pay for modifications to the van so Ken Admire could travel …
May 28, 2013
Laser Technology, Inc. (LTI) and Mike Allard, the Northampton Police Highway safety officer and senior collision reconstructionist are teaming up to co-host a Crash Scene Mapping Tools and Techniques Webcast May 29th at 10 am (MST). Live webcast attendees will …
May 28, 2013
Cross Insurance, a subsidiary of Cross Financial Corp., and an independent insurance provider in New England, announced the establishment of a new division specializing in surety bonds. Cross Surety Inc., with offices in Dalton, Mass., Lewiston, Maine, and New York, …
May 28, 2013
A lawsuit in Mississippi says a man was seriously injured after he was attacked by a swarm of yellow jackets, jumped off his riding lawnmower and was run over by the machine. Everardo Garfias claims a cut-off switch should have …
May 28, 2013
A backlash is quickly growing against the decision of Florida’s largest property insurer to shift thousands of policies to a start-up insurance company. Just two days ago Citizens Property Insurance Corp. narrowly approved an agreement that calls for paying $52 …
May 28, 2013
Damascus Mayor Jack McCrady says he expects the insurer of a man whose car hit dozens of hikers during a Virginia parade to cover the victims’ medical costs. McCrady says Deward Blevins’ family has turned over information necessary for the …
May 28, 2013
Many people wrongly believe that whenever an amusement park guest sustains an accidental injury, and claims or litigation follow, that the park is financially responsible. Liability depends on a number of circumstances relating to the incident. To properly investigate, claims …
May 28, 2013
Weather forecasters are predicting another busy Atlantic hurricane season. The storms will get their names from an alphabetical list of 21 names: WHAT NAMES ARE ON THE LIST? Andrea, Barry, Chantal, Dorian, Erin, Fernand, Gabrielle, Humberto, Ingrid, Jerry, Karen, Lorenzo, …
May 28, 2013
In the wind-swept prairie called Tornado Alley, the scene is eerily familiar: Homes smashed to splinters. Trees and telephone poles snapped like twigs. Piles of bricks, overturned cars and dazed survivors sifting through rubble in search of a precious photo …