Man Behind 2021 Walmart Fires Along Gulf Coast Sentenced to 18 years June 5, 2023 An Alabama federal judge has sentenced the man who admits being the leader of a scheme to set fires to...
Court Finds Insurer’s Evidence Insufficient to Support Subrogation Suit April 12, 2023 By Jim Sams Circumstantial evidence suggesting a fire that damaged four buildings in the Queens neighborhood of New York City was caused by...
Mississippi Town Looks to Insurance After Fire Ravages Historic Train Depot, Museum June 2, 2021 McCOMB, Miss. — A massive fire wrecked a Mississippi city’s train depot and museum, a beloved restored landmark that dates...
Bills Addressing Last Year’s California Wildfires Have Insurers Concerned April 26, 2018 By Don Jergler Insurance industry representatives said on Thursday they are working with the authors of pair of controversial bills approved by a...
Downtown Fire in Central Iowa Town Causes Extensive Damage July 7, 2017 A major blaze damaged several buildings in a central Iowa town on Independence Day, but fire officials don’t suspect fireworks...
California Man Accused of Insurance Inspection Invoice Scam Nabbed May 26, 2015 A California man was arrested in Arizona on charges that he scammed hundreds of people in three states in a...
Louisiana Town to Vote on Tax for Fire Department Maintenance March 26, 2015 Voters in Gonzales, La., will decide on March 28 whether to renew a 10-year, 3.27-mill property tax that was first...
Fire Insurance Goes Down in Louisiana Town as Safety Rating Rises June 9, 2014 Coteau, La., residents will pay a little less for fire insurance after their volunteer fire department’s latest evaluation. Fire protection...
Iowa Fire Officials Change Policy on Flood Zone Fires December 5, 2012 Fire officials in Cedar Rapids say they have a different policy for battling fires at buildings vacated by the city’s...
SoCal Fire is Reminder Worst Could be Ahead September 25, 2012 By Don Jergler A 4-square-mile wildfire in a rural San Diego County community has destroyed roughly a dozen homes and has left one...