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Plane Crash in Arkansas Lake Kills Pilot and Injures Passenger

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, killing the pilot and injuring his daughter, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 177 Cardinal, flown by 49-year-old …

Fla. State Police Say Auto Theft Crime Ring Issued Fake VINs, Phony Insurance

Florida law enforcement pushed back this week against a nationwide surge in auto thefts, announcing that 23 people were arrested for their alleged participation in a crime ring that forged vehicle identification numbers for stolen luxury vehicles. Arrest warrants have …

Fla. Insurance Reform Bill Will Dampen Construction Defect Subrogation Suits

Florida lawmakers this year approved a measure that could help reduce liability insurance premiums for home and condo builders – and limit exposure and litigation for liability insurers. But Senate Bill 360, which took effect in April, could also make …

Fla. ‘Anti-Technical’ Statute Bars Insurer from Denying Claim for Sunken Yacht

Travelers must pay a $2 million claim by the owner of a 92-foot-long yacht that was sunk by Hurricane Irma because Florida law does not allow insurers to deny claims based on inconsequential technicalities. A panel of the 11th Circuit …

Multiple Tornadoes Leave One Dead and Nearly Two Dozen Injured in Mississippi

LOUIN, Miss. (AP) – Multiple tornadoes swept through Mississippi overnight, killing one and injuring nearly two dozen, officials said Monday. State emergency workers were still working with counties to assess the damage from storms in which high temperatures and hail …

North Carolina State House Speaker Sued for Damages over Alleged Affair

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina’s state House speaker is being sued by a local elected official who alleges the powerful Republican ruined his marriage by having an affair with his wife. Lawyers for Scott Lassiter claim that for more …

Liberty Mutual Avoids Payout Even Though Sublimit Omitted from Policy

What happens when an insurance carrier, its underwriter, a broker and the insured all forget to make sure a sublimit endorsement on wind-driven rain losses is included in a multi-million dollar property policy? In the case of a Liberty Mutual …

N.C. Supreme Restores Award to Injured Truck Driver, Reversing Appeals Panel

An injured truck driver described as “pretty tough” by her doctor after she finally sought treatment more than a year after a back injury was eligible for total temporary disability benefits despite the late notice, the North Carolina Supreme Court …

Home Business Exclusions Saves Insurer from Dog Bite Claim by Firearms Broker

Nationwide General Insurance has avoided payment of a dog bite claim filed by a homeowner it insured who ran a firearms business out of his garage. A federal district court for Alabama ruled that the business exclusions in all three …

Nashville Bar Damaged by Car Bombing Sues Insurer

When a Tennessee man set off a bomb in downtown Nashville in 2020, it not only disrupted a peaceful Christmas morning in the city, it put some nearby establishments out of business for more than 30 months. The vehicle blast, …

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