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Florida’s Gulf Coast Begins Cleanup From Hurricane Idalia
Cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Idalia began on Thursday along Florida's Gulf Coast, where property damage, loss of life and power disruptions paled in comparison to the last major hurricane that ...
Idalia Rumbled Ashore as Cat 3, Lashing Tallahassee and Much of Florida and Georgia
Just when parts of the property-casualty industry thought it was safe to re-enter the Florida market, Hurricane Idalia made landfall closer to the heavily populated Tallahassee area than expected and ...
Chubb Loses Bid to Enforce D&O Coverage Exclusions in Opioid-Related Case
A federal judge in North Carolina has ruled against a Chubb subsidiary in its attempt to rid itself of defense-cost obligations in opioid-related litigation by enforcing two policy exclusions. ...
Hawaii Utility Admits Power Lines Started Fire, But Faults Others
Hawaii's electric utility acknowledged its power lines started a wildfire on Maui but faulted county firefighters for declaring the blaze contained and leaving the scene, only to have a second ...
Hurricanes Ranked by Highest Insured Losses in the U.S.
Insurers are bracing for heavy losses as Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as an "extremely dangerous" Category 3 storm. The hurricane, which comes after a very expensive ...
Idalia Threatens Florida’s Gulf Coast With Storm Surges
Hurricane Idalia was strengthening on Tuesday as it lumbered toward Florida's Gulf Coast, where officials ordered evacuations and urged millions of residents to brace for a possible major Category 3 ...
Bare Wires, Leaning Electrical Poles Possible Cause of Deadly Maui Fires
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted all at once in long, neat ...
Florida on Edge as Hurricanes Franklin and Idalia Take Shape
With two hurricanes forming in the Atlantic, Florida and the rest of the Atlantic seaboard are bracing for their impact. While Hurricane Franklin is only expected to bring with it considerable wind, ...