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Kentucky Checking Insurer Response to Storm Damage

The Kentucky Department of Insurance continues to assess insurance company response to the devastating Sept. 14 windstorms. The storms caused widespread damage, according to reports that insurers submitted to DOI, but company representatives were on the ground quickly to begin …

University of Kentucky Study: ATV Size Guidelines Inadequate

Researchers at the University of Kentucky found that inadequate size guidelines for all-terrain vehicles may be a contributing factor to a recent string of injuries and deaths. The study results announced Sept. 17 found national guidelines don’t account for variances …

Update: Six Flags Sues Ride Maker over Kentucky Injury Accident

The owner of a Louisville, Ky. amusement park where a ride malfunction severed a teenage girl’s feet filed suit against the manufacturer of the thrill ride. The Courier-Journal reported Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom claims the manufacturer, Intamin, should be held …

Unlicensed Adjusters Coming to Kentucky Must File State Form

Companies sending unlicensed adjusters to Kentucky to assist with the large number of claims from the Sept. 13 and Sept.14 storms must complete state form 8307, according to the Kentucky Department of Insurance. The form must be completed by the …

Ike Fallout: Harsh Winds Buffet much of Kentucky

Harsh winds caused by remnants of Hurricane Ike knocked down trees and snapped power lines, wreaking damage across Kentucky on Sunday. Gov. Steve Beshear declared a state of Emergency for Kentucky late on Sept. 14. “With this state of emergency …

High Winds Cause Damage, at Least 1 Death in Kentucky

High winds from the remnants of Hurricane Ike are being blamed for at least one death in Kentucky. Shelby County Deputy Coroner Janet Morris says 10-year-old Frederick Wilson died Sept. 14 after being struck by a large limb while mowing …

At Resort Cut Off By Ike, Whole Neighborhoods Gone

More than 48 hours after Hurricane Ike swamped the U.S. Gulf Coast and forced hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, rescuers flew for the first time Monday into areas cut off by the storm, evacuating survivors and finding …

NYMAGIC Builds Surplus Lines Brokerage Network

NYMAGIC, Inc. reported that its MMO Agencies unit has begun to write new business through 10 offices of surplus lines agents in Florida, New York, New Jersey and Kentucky, and that it expects to add offices of surplus lines agents …

Nearly 2,000 Brought to Safety in Texas

Rescuers searching the waterlogged streets and splintered houses left behind by Hurricane Ike in Galveston they had saved nearly 2,000 people – many of whom then boarded buses to shelters without knowing where they were going or when they could …