More than 2,000 people in counties declared federal disaster areas after tornadoes struck Illinois in November have applied for federal assistance, state officials announced Tuesday. Gov. Pat Quinn visited the central Illinois community of Washington, which was the hardest hit …
Authorities have compiled nearly 300 reports of damage from last month’s storms in the Lafayette, Ind., area. Tippecanoe County emergency management agency staffers worked this week with state and federal representatives to check on areas with reported damage from the …
It’s been five years since a devastating ice storm hit New Hampshire, leaving more than 400,000 residents and businesses without power – the most widespread outage in state history. Emergency management officials said over 200 communities had experienced power loss …
Clamor about whether climate change will cause increasingly destructive tropical storms may be overshadowing a more unrelenting threat to coastal property — sea-level rise — according to a team of researchers writing in the journal Nature. After reviewing nearly 100 …
Following a rash of earthquakes, a state lawmaker says he plans to file a bill to require insurance companies to notify Oklahomans whether their policies cover property damage caused by earthquakes. Rep. Mike Shelton of Oklahoma City filed a bill …
When compared to a fire or water loss, property damage resulting from a suicide, murder or unattended death poses greater risk and complexity for the adjuster, the biohazard cleanup company, and of course, the policyholder. Many cleaning and restoration companies …
When the Texas Supreme Court decides to look at controversial insurance coverage issues, you can assume that their decisions will never be boring. Such was the case in its Aug. 23 decision in Lennar Corp. v. Markel American Insurance Co. …
More than 2 million dehumidifiers are being recalled after dozens of reports of fires and more than $2 million in property damage. The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the dehumidifiers can overheat, smoke and catch fire. They were manufactured by …
Sioux City and Sunnybrook Community Church have settled with the owners of five homes for damage caused by a water line break two years ago. The Sioux City Journal says the City Council on Monday approved the agreement. The Iowa …
Officials in New Jersey have closed five home improvement companies accused of shoddy or nonexistent work and their principal owner has been ordered to pay more than $300,000. Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced the settlement Thursday against Sulejman Lita …