Monthly Archives: <span>May 2023</span>

No Deaths Reported After Iowa Apartment Building Collapse

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Firefighters and other first responders are being credited with saving lives — at great risk to their own safety — after a six- story apartment building in Iowa partially collapsed, authorities said Monday. There were no …

Increasing Cost of Claims Drives State Farm Out of Calif. Property Market

An insurer group was quick to respond over the weekend after State Farm announced it will cease accepting new applications for business and personal lines property/casualty in California to deal with increased risks and higher construction costs. The American Property …

Former HealthSouth CEO Denies Hiding Millions Amid Ongoing Scandal

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – The man who once led HealthSouth, a huge provider of outpatient rehab services, has been ordered to turn over records related to a bank account that lawyers say he’s using to hide millions. In a seven-page …

Judge Says Fire Retardant Polluting Streams but Allows Use to Continue

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. government can keep using chemical retardant dropped from aircraft to fight wildfires, despite finding that the practice pollutes streams in western states in violation of federal law, a judge ruled Friday. Halting the use …

Inspectors in MMA ‘Fraud’ Scheme Sue for Unpaid Bonuses and Overtime

Seventeen former field inspectors for a company that provided damage estimates for McClenney Moseley & Associates filed a lawsuit against their former employer, saying they are owed for bonuses that were promised but never paid and uncompensated overtime. The plaintiffs …

Viewpoint: Evidentiary Issues with Google Earth Images in Property Claims

In recent years, the use of Google Earth’s satellite imagery has become an increasingly common method for locating or viewing specific addresses. Google Earth uses high-resolution cameras to obtain satellite images, which gives users a bird’s eye view of nearly …

Delaware Taps Artificial Intelligence to Evacuate Crowded Beaches

Delaware’s low elevation mixed with crowded beaches and limited exit routes make the state particularly vulnerable to massive flooding, but officials hope an influx of federal infrastructure money will trigger future evacuation plans automatically via artificial intelligence. The Biden administration …

Three People Killed When House Explodes in South Dakota

FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – The South Dakota State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a house explosion that killed a young girl and her grandparents and left two young children hospitalized with burns. The house about 11 miles southwest of …

Fla. Claims Adjuster Charged with Filing $24K in Fraudulent Auto Claims

Florida investigators have charged a former Progressive Insurance claims adjuster with fraud, alleging that she used claimants’ identities to submit fraudulent auto claims, then pocketed almost $24,000 in settlements. Kiyuana R. Pasley, 41, of Homestead, was an adjuster at Progressive …

Report Alleges Workers’ Comp Abuse in New York Correctional Unit

A report by the New York State Inspector General alleges “egregious” abuse of a workers’ compensation loss wage benefit provision by state corrections and institution safety officers. The report blames a 2016 labor agreement with the state’s correction agency’s Security …