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One Man’s Solution After Harvey’s Floods? Build His Own Levee.

Jun 29 2018 // After Hurricane Harvey inundated David Bush’s Richmond, Texas, home with 20 inches of rain, he knew he wanted to rebuild but was worried about how his property could be protected from the next big storm. So, Bush...

Three Injured in Manhattan Construction Site Incident

Jun 28 2018 // Authorities say three people were hurt, one critically, at a Manhattan construction site when a mini crane rolled over and fell from the fourth floor to the street below. Officials said it happened Monday morning while...

Two Workers Killed By Falling Countertop Slabs in New York

Jun 27 2018 // Two workers have been killed by 800-pound slabs of countertop material that fell on them while being unloaded from a trailer in New York. The Niagara County sheriff’s office in New York says it appears 11 slabs of...

Two Injured in North Carolina Highway Patrol Helicopter Crash

Jun 25 2018 // Two people were injured when a North Carolina Highway Patrol helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff at a patrol facility in Raleigh. Highway Patrol First Sgt. Mike Baker told reporters the helicopter was about 6 feet in...

Two P/C Insurance Trade Groups — AIA and PCI — Plan to Merge

Jun 20 2018 // Two leading U.S. property/casualty insurance carrier trade groups are talking about merging. The American Insurance Association (AIA) and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) said their respective...

Two Killed in Tesla Car Crash in Florida

May 9 2018 // A Tesla car crashed and caught fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida on Tuesday, killing two people, local police said on Wednesday. A third person in the Model S sedan was taken to a hospital, the Miami Herald reported late on...

Five Things Homeowners Need to Know About Finished Basements

May 3 2018 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. 1. Does a Finished Basement Increase a Home’s Value? An example of Remodeling Magazine’s definition of a midrange basement remodel costing $71,115. It...

Three Men Sentenced in Delaware Murder-For-Hire Scheme

Apr 23 2018 // Three men found guilty in a murder-for-hire scheme in Delaware have been sentenced. News outlets report 46-year-old Ryan Shover, 53-year-old Michael Kman and 55-year-old Paul Disabatino are the last of four men sentenced...

Five New York Residents Charged in More Than $31.7M Fraud Scheme

Apr 20 2018 // Five New York residents have been arrested in a staged slip-and-fall accident scheme that attempted to defraud New York City-area businesses and their insurance companies of more than $31.7 million. Peter Kalkanis, Bryan...

Three Ways Agencies Can Grow Their Book of Business

Apr 16 2018 // In today’s commoditized market, growing the business isn’t just a recommendation — expanding a roster of high-value clients is a necessity for all agencies. But where to start? First and foremost,...

Three Ways Agencies Can Grow Their Book of Business

Apr 16 2018 // In today’s commoditized market, growing the business isn’t just a recommendation — expanding a roster of high-value clients is a necessity for all agencies. But where to start? First and foremost,...

Three Highway Workers Injured in I-80 Crash in Pennsylvania

Apr 12 2018 // Authorities say three highway workers were struck and injured on an eastern Pennsylvania interstate. Officials said the accident happened Tuesday afternoon in a construction zone where they were patching potholes in the...

Two Plead Guilty to Insurance Fraud by Arson in West Virginia

Mar 16 2018 // Two men pled guilty in federal court for their respective roles in a scheme to commit insurance fraud by arson. Dudley Bledsoe, age 63, of Hanover in Wyoming County, West Virginia, and Ricky Dwayne Gleason, age 54, of...

Two More South Carolina Counties Sue Drug Companies Over Opioid Abuse

Mar 9 2018 // Two more South Carolina counties have sued major drug companies because of opioid abuse cases. Media outlets reported that Greenville and Spartanburg counties have sued drugmakers, pharmacies, distributors and doctors. The...

One Issue with Self-Driving Cars Turns out to be People

Mar 7 2018 // One problem with self-driving cars is people. The Los Angeles Times reported that of six crash reports filed in California so far this year, two involved a person attacking a robot car. Both incidents happened in San...

Two-Thirds of Commuter Trains May Miss Braking Technology Deadline

Mar 1 2018 // As many as two-thirds of the 29 U.S. commuter railroads may not meet a deadline to install an anti-crash technology by the end of the year, according to a report by a government watchdog seen by Reuters. The report by the...

3M Settles Minnesota Scotchgard Lawsuit for $850M

Feb 21 2018 // 3M Co. has settled a lawsuit with Minnesota’s Attorney General Lori Swanson for $850 million, putting an end to eight years of litigation over a former Scotchgard ingredient that got into the state’s drinking...

Two Killed, One Critical Injury After Accident at Pennsylvania Crane Manufacturer

Feb 19 2018 // Two men have been killed and a third was critically injured in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer. State police say the accident happened at Manitowoc Cranes in Shady Grove, about 65 miles southwest of...

Two Killed, One Critical Injury After Accident at Pennsylvania Crane Manufacturer

Feb 6 2018 // Two men have been killed and a third was critically injured in an accident at a Pennsylvania crane manufacturer. State police say the accident happened Friday morning at Manitowoc Cranes in Shady Grove, about 65 miles...

Five Bodies Recovered After Oklahoma Oil Well Explodes

Jan 24 2018 // The bodies of five people killed in an Oklahoma oil well explosion were recovered on Tuesday afternoon in a building adjacent to the drilling site outside of Quinton, Oklahoma, Pittsburg County Sheriff Chris Morris said at...