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Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Sunday warned that a tropical storm headed for the Florida Panhandle could become a Category 2 hurricane with winds up to 100 miles per hour by the time it makes landfall in the middle of … Source: Claims Journal

The site of a devastating accident that killed two pedestrians and 18 occupants of a limousine headed to a birthday party, including four sisters, is a known danger spot that has long worried locals, according to a manager of the … Source: Claims Journal

Westfield Invests in Small Business, Names Robyn Hahn President, Small Business Bridging expertise from senior leadership roles at national and international insurance carriers with time as an independent insurance agent and small business owner, Robyn Hahn is assuming the role … Source: Claims Journal

A lifeguard at a beach in New Jersey where three people died when the sand collapsed under their feet as they walked along the shoreline said a year after the most recent death that “we know it’s going to happen … Source: Claims Journal

The news that Florida’s Disaster Fraud Action Strike Team (DFAST) has been activated in response to Hurricane Michael is a reminder that after a devastating hurricane or wildfire, homeowners may be victimized a second time – by unscrupulous contractors. Recent … Source: Claims Journal

Initial estimates of the damage caused by Hurricane Florence are expected to total approximately $20 billion, as residents of the Carolinas and Virginia are faced with cleanup and recovery. The Carolinas experienced historic flood levels, according to Moody’s Analytics. Mark … Source: Claims Journal

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday denied a request from casino operator MGM Resorts International to centralize 13 lawsuits stemming from last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation in a written order said … Source: Claims Journal

The natural gas company at the center of the explosions north of Boston, Mass., last month was “woefully unprepared” to prevent or respond to the unfolding disaster, Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey said Friday after a review of internal … Source: Claims Journal

Tropical Storm Michael, on the verge of becoming a hurricane, is chugging toward the Florida panhandle on a path that may miss Gulf of Mexico oil platforms, but will bring driving rain and high winds to the region’s agricultural and … Source: Claims Journal

California is poised to set an annual record it never wanted to break: the amount of earth scorched by wildfires. Blazes have already ripped through enough acres to blacken the entire state of Delaware, and what’s typically California’s worst month … Source: Claims Journal