Latest Garage Headlines
All the headlines from our Garage Topic Page, ordered by recency.
76 Vehicles Broken Into at Atlanta Apartment Complex Parking Garage
Jan 24 2020 // Seventy-six cars were broken into at an apartment complex parking garage, according to Atlanta police. Residents at The Edge apartments came out to the garage Monday to find broken glass from smashed windows, news outlets...
A Passion for Learning Is Driving Force for J.M. Wilson’s Galecka
Dec 16 2019 // One the things Kristy Galecka loves about the property/casualty insurance industry is there’s always an opportunity to learn something new. Like many others, Galecka “fell into” the insurance business...
A Passion for Learning Is a Driving Force for J.M. Wilson’s Galecka
Nov 18 2019 // One of the things Kristy Galecka loves about the property/casualty insurance industry is that there’s always an opportunity to learn something new. Like many others, Galecka “fell into” the insurance...
Crane Falls on Dallas Apartments; 1 Killed, 5 Injured
Jun 11 2019 // A construction crane buffeted by high winds during a storm toppled on a Dallas apartment building Sunday, killing one woman in the building and injuring five other people, two of them critically, a fire official...
Appalachian Underwriters Adds St. Clair as Garage Underwriter for Midwest
Oct 19 2018 // Appalachian Underwriters Inc. has hired Joanna St. Clair as a garage underwriter. She will be working remotely in the Austin, Texas, area, primarily underwriting garage risks for Midwest agents. St. Clair comes to AUI with...
IBHS Study Chronicles Hurricane Harvey Wind Damage, Provides Takeaways
Aug 8 2018 // Hurricane Harvey will be remembered as an epic flooding disaster – and rightly so. But there is more to the story of this brutal hurricane which struck in late August 2017, according to the Insurance Institute for...
Texas Parking Garage Collapse Damages Dozens of Cars
Aug 2 2018 // Two sections of a suburban Dallas parking garage have collapsed five hours apart, sending vehicles and rubble onto other vehicles below. Assistant Fire Chief Jack Taylor said there appeared to be no injuries in the initial...
Ohio Homeowner Trying to Kill Weeds Burns Down Garage
May 25 2018 // Authorities say an Ohio homeowner trying to kill troublesome weeds with a torch has burned down his garage. The Springfield News-Sun reported Springfield Township firefighters in central Ohio were called to a home around 4...
Risk Theory Launches Auto Service, Repair Garage Program
Jan 31 2018 // Risk Theory, LLC, underwriter for a nationwide dealer open lot program for independent agents, has launched a new garage package program for franchised and non-franchised auto service and repair operators. The Risk Theory...
Portion of Hospital Parking Garage in West Virginia Collapses; Injures 3 Workers
Jul 28 2017 // A hospital spokesman says three construction workers have been injured when a small section of a hospital parking garage collapsed in West Virginia. Charleston Area Medical Center spokesman Dale Witte says crews were...
Court: Insurer Must Pay Policy Limit in Wisconsin Parking Garage Death
Jul 13 2017 // The Wisconsin Court of Appeals has upheld a $39 million jury verdict against the builder of a Milwaukee parking garage where a 15-year-old boy was killed in 2010 when a concrete slab fell. But the court said that Liberty...
Risk Theory Adds Garage Package for Franchised Auto Dealers
Jun 9 2017 // Risk Theory, LLC, underwriter of a dealer open lot program for independent agents, has expanded its offerings to include garage package coverage for franchised auto, heavy truck, and motorcycle dealers. The Garage Program,...
Tow Truck Market Gets Hit Hard as Carriers Exit Market
Feb 6 2017 // Tow truck drivers operate in a dangerous world. Every day they face angry drivers while repossessing vehicles, dangerous driving and road conditions, near misses while operating heavy equipment, and close calls on U.S....
Atlantic Casualty Adds Cindy Aberle as Assistant Vice President – Garage
Sep 26 2016 // Scottsdale, AZ, September 26, 2016- Atlantic Casualty Insurance Company has hired Cindy Aberle to develop and manage its new Garage product offered through contracted wholesalers. Aberle, formerly with Century Insurance...
28 Buses Damaged in School District Garage Fire in Washington
Aug 25 2016 // Authorities say a large fire has damaged at least 28 buses belonging to the Puyallup School District in Washington on Aug. 24 Puyallup police tweeted that sounds of explosions were coming from the fire and that roads in...
Mysterious Liquid Goop in Oregon Parking Garage Behind Lawsuit
Aug 22 2016 // A Portland, Ore., woman has filed a $10,000 lawsuit against a parking garage owner after alleging that a mysterious liquid dropped onto her forearm while standing next to her parked car. According to the lawsuit filed in...
Mysterious Liquid Goop in Oregon Parking Garage Behind Lawsuit
Aug 8 2016 // A Portland, Ore. woman has filed a $10,000 lawsuit against a parking garage owner after alleging that a mysterious liquid dropped onto her forearm while standing next to her parked car. According to the lawsuit filed last...
10 Things to Know About Garage & Repair
Feb 8 2016 // For service-type operations under a garage liability policy, the standard market generally writes this business under a general liability policy, which includes personal injury and advertising liability, fire legal...
Risk Point Launches RV Dealer Physical Damage & Garage Package
Jan 27 2016 // Risk Point LLC, a nationwide dealer open lot program for independent agents, has expanded its offerings to include physical damage and garage package coverage for franchise RV dealers. The Vehicle Inventory Program (VIP)...
Miami Dade College Reaches $33.5M Settlement in Fatal Parking Garage Collapse
May 14 2015 // A settlement has been reached in the case involving a collapsed parking garage at Miami Dade College. The Miami Herald reports the college reached a $33.5 million settlement with the contractor and subcontractors hired to...
