September 22, 2008
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September 19, 2008
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 …
September 18, 2008
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 …
September 18, 2008
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 …
September 17, 2008
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 …
September 16, 2008
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 …
September 16, 2008
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 …
September 16, 2008
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 …
September 15, 2008
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 …
September 15, 2008
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 …