Posts by Y@DminG
Lightning Strike at Tour Championship Causes 6 Injuries
ATLANTA — Six people were injured Saturday when lightning struck a 60-foot pine at the Tour Championship where they were taking cover from rain and showered them with debris, Atlanta police said. The third round of the season-ending PGA Tour … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStorm Dorian Barrels West, Barbados Gets Ready for Impact
BRIDGETOWN, Barbado — Tropical Storm Dorian gathered speed on Monday as it barreled west towards Barbados, where people began preparing for the onset of heavy wind and rain, and officials advised the public to stay indoors. The small tropical cyclone … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMailbox Stores’ New E-Commerce Plan Fights ‘Porch Pirates’
An association of independent mailbox-store owners is forming a national network for receiving e-commerce packages, seeking to add a layer of security for consumers while capitalizing on the surge of online shopping. Retail Shipping Associates plans to announce an effort … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmazon Joins Walmart in Blaming Tesla Solar Panels for Fires
Walmart Inc. isn’t the only corporation that has seen its Tesla Inc. solar panels catch fire. On Friday, Amazon.com Inc. said a June 2018 blaze on the roof of one of its warehouses in Redlands, California, involved a solar system … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing 737 Max’s Certification Flight Likely to Occur in October
The Federal Aviation Administration is likely to conduct its certification flight for Boeing Co.’s 737 Max in October, a key milestone toward returning the grounded jetliner to the skies, said people briefed on the matter. That timing would be broadly … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCourt Says Policy’s Vandalism Exclusion Doesn’t Bar Coverage for Arson
Setting fire to a house is much more than an act of vandalism and if insurers want to exclude such damage from coverage they had best use the term “arson” in policy exclusions, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCritics Blast Oregon Repeal of Tsunami-Zone Building Ban
NEWPORT, Ore. — With sunlight sparkling off surrounding Yaquina Bay, workers are putting up an ocean-studies building, smack in the middle of an area expected to one day be hit by a tsunami. Experts say it’s only a matter of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Insurers Drop Policies in High-Fire Risk Areas
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — New California data shows insurance companies declined to renew nearly 350,000 home insurance policies in areas at high risk for wildfire since the state began collecting data in 2015. The data released this week did not say … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJet Catches Fire in Northern California; 10 Aboard Unhurt
OROVILLE, Calif. — All 10 people aboard a small jet escaped injury Wednesday after the aircraft aborted its takeoff at a small Northern California airport, went off the runway and burst into flames, officials said. The pilot of the twin-engine … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRansomware Attack Hits More than 20 Texas Local Governments
DALLAS — More than 20 local governments in Texas were targeted in a coordinated ransomware attack of unprecedented size on Friday, but several of the cities had resumed normal operations by Tuesday, state officials said. The Texas Department of Information … Source: Claims Journal
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