Southeast News Fla. State Police Say Auto Theft Crime Ring Issued Fake VINs, Phony Insurance June 28, 2023 By Claims Journal staff Florida law enforcement pushed back this week against a nationwide surge in auto thefts, announcing that 23 people were arrested... Read More
East News Massachusetts Town Not Liable for ATV Rider’s Death on Town Land June 27, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff A Massachusetts town is immune from liability for the death of an ATV rider who was killed after striking a... Read More
East News NYC Gets $25M for E-Bike Charging Stations, Seeking to Prevent Deadly Battery Fires June 27, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) – After a series of fires involving faulty e-bike batteries including a recent blaze that claimed four... Read More
Southeast News Fla. Insurance Reform Bill Will Dampen Construction Defect Subrogation Suits June 27, 2023 By William Rabb Florida lawmakers this year approved a measure that could help reduce liability insurance premiums for home and condo builders –... Read More
Tornado and Other Severe Weather Kill 3, Damage Homes, and Knock Out Power in 4 States June 27, 2023 SHOALS, Ind. (AP) — A tornado struck an Indiana home, killing a man and injuring his wife while two people... Read More
West News No Sign of Threat from the Hazardous Train that Plunged into Yellowstone River June 27, 2023 COLUMBUS, Mont. (AP) – Preliminary testing of water and air quality along a stretch of the Yellowstone River where train... Read More
International News Swedish Government Investigators Launch Probe of Deadly Roller Coaster Accident June 27, 2023 STOCKHOLM (AP) – Swedish government investigators on Monday launched a probe into a roller coaster accident that killed one person... Read More
Texas / South Central News Morakabian and Rosales Signal a Consensus View on Recovery of Attorneys’ Fees After Appraisal June 27, 2023 By James W. Holbrook III and Austin Taylor Chapter 542 of the Texas Insurance Code, also known as the Texas Prompt Payment of Claims Act (“TPPCA”), generally allows... Read More
Editor's Picks Southeast News Fla. ‘Anti-Technical’ Statute Bars Insurer from Denying Claim for Sunken Yacht June 27, 2023 By Jim Sams Travelers must pay a $2 million claim by the owner of a 92-foot-long yacht that was sunk by Hurricane Irma... Read More
West News Tornado Rips Through Massive Wyoming Coal Mining Site, Injures 8 People June 26, 2023 CAMPBELL COUNTY, Wyo. (AP) – A tornado that ripped through the country’s largest coal mining site in northeast Wyoming left... Read More