Rankin Claim Services (RCS), a North Carolina-based independent adjusting firm, announced the launch of its specialty mechanical investigation unit dedicated to uncovering subrogation potential on losses involving plumbing components. “As the cost of engineers rise, and the cause of the …
Firefighters in Fort Collins, Colo., are investigating a fire that destroyed a condominium building under construction and heavily damaged a neighboring building. The fire was reported just after 3:30 a.m. on Monday in a four-story condo building being built downtown. …
Conducting a successful large loss fire investigation requires a combination of pre-planning and cooperation in dealings with public sector officials. It also means having previously identified a qualified expert familiar with large, not small, fire losses. That’s according to panelists …
Authorities say the investigation into the cause of a fire that destroyed a western Massachusetts country club could take more than a week to complete. No injuries were reported when the Country Club of Greenfield’s century-old clubhouse went up in …
Authorities in Southern California say three Riverside men died when their small plane crashed in San Bernardino County. The county coroner says the men were 26, 35 and 38 years old but their names haven’t been released. The Beech 33 …
A North Carolina Marine Corps base is investigating why people attending a chili festival were hurt by flying debris as a military helicopter took off. Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point spokesman Mike Barton said Sunday investigators haven’t spoken to …
An Ohio business owner has been sentenced following a fraud investigation that showed he was operating his business in violation of the law that forbids injured workers from working while receiving benefits from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC). …
Claudia Costa was driving her Ford Explorer north on Interstate 95, after picking up two girlfriends in Fort Lauderdale. It was shortly after 4 a.m. on a Thursday in December 2007. Traffic was light. Costa’s friends had been clubbing. The …
State investigators will probe an explosion at a northern Indiana fertilizer plant that injured four people, including two who are in critical condition at a Fort Wayne hospital. Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration spokeswoman Chetrice Mosley says investigators were …
The owner of a sailboat that burned and sank about a mile south of Waikiki says the vessel is estimated to be worth $1.8 million. Honolulu Fire Department Capt. Terry Seelig said Friday investigators are verifying that amount with the …