A Long Island, N.Y., town official is calling for vehicles damaged in Superstorm Sandy to be scrapped for salvage so they can’t be resold. Smithtown Councilman Thomas McCarthy tells Newsday he fears the vehicles, many corroded by saltwater, may wind …
Henderson firefighters are again dousing an auto yard fire in an industrial area near the U.S. 95 freeway. Fire officials say the blaze flared up Wednesday morning, hours after firefighters were summoned a little after 7 p.m. Tuesday. A passer-by …
When crises occur, one person the claims adjuster, insurer and insured should consider calling is a salvor — he or she can be a valuable partner in helping to clean up the trash, and broker the sale of any salvageable …
Cass Smith’s friends dug through the rubble of his fire-ravaged home in Harrah, Okla., and were able to salvage a few valuables, including the rings he and his wife exchanged on their wedding day and another ring that belonged to …
Salvage auto auction company Insurance Auto Auctions Inc. (IAA), a subsidiary of KAR Auction Services Inc., announced that Arkansas lawmakers passed a measure repealing requirements for a Buyer Identification (BID) card for the purchase of salvage vehicles at salvage auctions …
On the Davenport, Neb., street corner where Lucille Henry’s Base Hit restaurant so recently stood, blue sky and a crumpled beer can can’t do much to fill the emptiness over the three wooden booths a farmer clean-up crew managed to …
Terrebonne Parish is planning to demolish about 450 hurricane-damaged homes, mostly in low-lying bayou communities. Parish officials said the structures will be torn down this spring because they are in such dilapidated condition that they pose a threat during future …
San Diego, CA, 11/04/10 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM) announced an expansion in its business relationship with Starr Indemnity & Liability Company (Starr Indemnity), a wholly owned subsidiary of Starr International Company USA, Inc. Effective October 1, 2010, ACM …
QCSA Holdings, Inc., a national vehicle re-marketing and total loss claims management company, has acquired Insurance Salvage Recovery, a salvage auction facility based in Ham Lake, Minnesota. Pennsylvania-based QCSA operates under its subsidiary brands SalvageDirect.com and CrashedToys.com, QCSA provides national …
A 50-pound gas tank dumped in a Massachusetts salvage yard has exploded and rocketed into the air before crashing through solar panels and the roof of a nearby home and landing in a bedroom. Fire department Deputy Chief Thomas Levy …