Top 10 for the Past Week | 1. | New Jersey Finding Some Beach Homes Not Covered by FEMA
Nov 9, 2012 -- Another shock has awaited some New Jersey residents after Superstorm Sandy swept through the state and left behind a trail of destruction. The Federal Emergency Management Agency requires anyone applying for aid to show that their damaged house is ...
| | 2. | 7.4 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Guatemala: AIR
Nov 8, 2012 -- A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurred on Nov. 7, about 15 miles off the coastal town of Champerico in southwestern Guatemala, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The epicenter was 35 miles SSW of Retalhuleu, Retalhuleu and 101 miles ...
| | 3. | Sandy Might Send More Than 250,000 Cars to Scrap Heap
Nov 8, 2012 -- Superstorm Sandy may consign as many as a quarter of a million new and used cars and trucks to the scrap heap, a loss that could eventually lead to a spike in new auto sales, automakers and dealers said. So far, automakers have reported that some ...
| | 4. | Insurers With the Most Exposure to Sandy
Nov 7, 2012 -- SNL took a look at the top writers of homeowners and commercial multi-peril policies in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland, plus the District of Columbia. While other lines of business could potentially be affected, such as ...
| | 5. | Ohio Supreme Court Determines Defective Construction is Not Covered by CGL Policy
Nov 7, 2012 -- The Supreme Court of Ohio recently held that defective construction is not an "occurrence" covered under a commercial general liability policy. The decision clarifies an issue on which lower appellate courts had been split, but the court's ...
| | 6. | Surprise Sweep of Washington Work Sites Uncovers Unregistered Contractors
Nov 7, 2012 -- In the fourth surprise sweep in Washington state since August, construction compliance inspectors with the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) visited 63 work sites in Chelan and Douglas counties this past weekend, citing 11 contractors ...
| | 7. | Towing Companies Gouging Sandy Victims: NICB
Nov 7, 2012 -- The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) says it is receiving reports of price gouging by towing companies and impound lots in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Member companies are already receiving bills with classic signs of price exploitation. ...
| | 8. | Falling Trees: Act of God or Covered Event?
Nov 7, 2012 -- Although not nearly on the scale of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, Hurricane Isaac caused a surprising amount of damage in Louisiana despite the fact that it was only a category 1 hurricane, the weakest category by which the wind speeds of ...
| | 9. | Options Few for People Displaced by Huge Louisiana Sinkhole
Nov 7, 2012 -- After three months living in a hotel while a sinkhole near his home grows and grows, Carl Dugas has realized he won't be moving back. When he left Aug. 3, he was willing return, though his wife was dubious about the prospect. Dugas he feels that his ...
| | 10. | Boy Dies After Fall, Wild Dog Attack at Pennsylvania Zoo
Nov 6, 2012 -- A mother's attempt to give her 2-year-old son a better view of wild African dogs turned into a fatal tragedy after the boy fell into the exhibit and was attacked by a pack of the animals as relatives and bystanders looked on. The mother had picked ...
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