Archive for April 2023
A Look Back at Boston Marathon Bombing Insurance Claims
Ten years ago, on April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The devices detonated within seconds of each other, killing three people, injuring more than 260 others, and causing property … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRoofing Company Owners Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion
The owners of a Fort Myers roofing company, one that has been the subject of a number of complaints from consumers and which has filed multiple assignment-of-benefits lawsuits against property insurers, have pleaded guilty to more than $1 million in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSpain’s Barcelona Faces Drought ‘Emergency’ in September
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Authorities in Spain’s parched northeast warned Tuesday that Barcelona and a wide surrounding area that’s home to some 6 million people could face even tighter restrictions of water use in the coming months. Samuel Reyes, head … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: No Coverage for Claim Relating Back to Earlier Policy Period
The US District Court for the Southern Florida, applying Florida law, held that a directors and officers policy did not cover a claim against directors because the claim related back to an earlier policy period, even though those individuals were … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHere’s Why Downpour in Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop
In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when. Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. But not Wednesday, when the storm … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHere’s Why Downpour in Florida Just Wouldn’t Stop
In some ways, it was the Florida Man of storms – not quite knowing when to say when. Usually, thunderstorms fizzle out after they run out of rain or get cold air sucked in. But not Wednesday, when the storm … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFirefighters Battle France’s 1st Major Forest Blaze of 2023
PARIS (AP) — France’s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestled with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFirefighters Battle France’s 1st Major Forest Blaze of 2023
PARIS (AP) — France’s government sounded the alarm Monday about the growing risk of forest fires because of climate change, as hundreds of firefighters in the country’s parched south wrestled with their biggest woodland-destroying blaze so far this year. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAirbus, Air France Acquitted over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris, which killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAirbus, Air France Acquitted over 2009 Rio-Paris Crash
PARIS (AP) — A French court on Monday acquitted Airbus and Air France of manslaughter charges over the 2009 crash of Flight 447 from Rio to Paris, which killed 228 people and led to lasting changes in aircraft safety measures. … Source: Claims Journal
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