June 11, 2020
A Louisiana woman was surprising her husband with breakfast when a plane hit her vehicle, causing it to flip several times and catch fire, according to a lawsuit filed over the December crash. Kristie Danielle Britt is suing the owners, …
June 11, 2020
AM Best has upgraded the Financial Strength Rating to A (Excellent) from A- (Excellent) and the Long-Term Issuer Credit Rating (Long-Term ICR) to “a” from “a-” of Kinsale Insurance Co. (Kinsale), in Little Rock, Arkansas. Kinsale is an excess and …
June 11, 2020
Following a record-setting year for the number of tornadoes in Oklahoma, the state has seen fewer thus far in 2020, according to state climatologist Gary McManus. There were 33 twisters during the first five months of this year, including 13 …
June 10, 2020
A bill designed to prevent auto insurance companies from raising rates for deployed members of the U.S. military has been signed by Louisiana’s governor. Gov. John Bel Edwards signed Senate Bill 16 by Sen. Jay Luneau, a Democrat from District …
June 10, 2020
That Texas, Louisiana and Florida top the list of states that are most vulnerable to natural disasters is probably a finding of a recent study that will come as no surprise to folks who live in those states. Another likely …
June 10, 2020
Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) said on Wednesday it expects insured losses of close to $150 million from tropical storm Cristobal. Cristobal is the third named storm to form and impact the United States coast during this …
June 9, 2020
Aransas County on Texas’ Gulf Coast where Hurricane Harvey made landfall in August 2017 will receive an additional $43 million for its continuing recovery from that devastating storm. Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Texas General Land Office …
June 9, 2020
Tropical Storm Cristobal weakened into a depression early on June 8 after inundating coastal Louisiana and ginning up dangerous weather along most of the U.S. Gulf Coast, sending waves crashing over Mississippi beaches, swamping parts of an Alabama island town …
June 8, 2020
Ashley Scott has been appointed director of Government and Community Affairs and Erin Wainner has been named assistant commissioner for Licensing Services at the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID). Scott will coordinate legislative efforts with state policymakers, facilitate agency rule promulgation …
June 8, 2020
More hurricanes and tropical storms than usual could make landfall in the United States this summer, forecasters predict. That is sending Texans and officials who are increasingly facing severe weather events scrambling to prepare for another natural disaster while they …