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Florida Picks Up the Pieces from Powerful Hurricane Michael

Nov 20 2018 // It has been just over a month since Hurricane Michael slammed the Florida Panhandle as a Category 4 hurricane with wind speeds reaching just shy of Category 5 status.The devastation from the storm that killed at least 35...

Woman Sues Hospital in New Mexico for Resuscitating Her

Nov 19 2018 // A New Mexico woman who was brought back to life is suing the hospital for violating her rights.The Albuquerque Journal reports lawyers for Jamie Sams filed a lawsuit last week in New Mexico state district court against...

Texas Pilot Who Crashed Plane for Insurance Sentenced to Prison

Nov 5 2018 // A 33-year-old pilot, formerly of Kemah, Texas, was sentenced in early October to more than five years in prison and ordered to repay nearly $1 million in an insurance fraud-related case.Theodore Robert Wright III...

Insurer: Not liable for Claims of Embezzlement in New Mexico Matter

Oct 29 2018 // Another insurance company has gone to federal court in New Mexico to avoid paying millions of dollars in claims from victims whose trust funds and savings were embezzled.The Albuquerque Journal reported the Cincinnati...

Mexico Begins Digging Out from Destruction of Hurricane Willa

Oct 25 2018 // Residents on Mexico’s Pacific Coast on Wednesday began clearing up the wreckage left by Hurricane Willa, which ripped through towns overnight, tearing off rooftops, downing power lines and splitting trees...

Mexican Insurers Will Absorb Losses from Hurricane Willa: A.M. Best

Oct 25 2018 // Mexico’s insurance industry overall remains well-capitalized and can absorb the financial impact generated from Hurricane Willa, according to an A.M. Best briefing.Hurricane Willa made landfall on Oct. 23 on...

AXA Mexico Confirms Client Information, Resources Are Safe After Cyber Attack

Oct 25 2018 // AXA Mexico said the information and resources of its customers are safe and have not been affected by a cyber attack, which it discovered on Oct. 22.In a statement, AXA Mexico said that it had “identified anomalies...

Weakened Hurricane Willa Moves Inland from Mexico’s Pacific Coast

Oct 24 2018 // Willa’s fierce winds eased as the storm barreled inland over Mexico early on Wednesday, unleashing heavy rains after leaving power outages and toppled trees on the coast but causing no deaths, officials and...

AXA Cyber Attack Prompts Mexico Central Bank to Issue Security Alert

Oct 24 2018 // Mexico’s central bank said on Tuesday it had raised the security alert level in its payment system after a non-banking financial user reported “inconsistencies” in the cash payment matching system.Insurer...

Dangerous Hurricane Willa Heads to Pacific Coast of Mexico

Oct 23 2018 // Hurricane Willa, an extremely dangerous a Category 4 storm, weakened slightly as it veered toward popular tourist resorts on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday, prompting government warnings for people to leave...

Florida Residents Hit by Michael Return to Face Damage as Death Toll Climbs

Oct 19 2018 // More than a week after Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, authorities are reporting three more deaths from the Category 4 storm as residents returning to their homes try to piece together their lives...

Texas Pilot Who Crashed Plane for Insurance Sentenced to Prison for Fraud Scheme

Oct 17 2018 // A 33-year-old pilot, formerly of Kemah, Texas, was sentenced in early October to more than five years in prison and ordered to repay nearly $1 million in an insurance fraud-related case.Theodore Robert Wright III...

Weaker Building Codes in Florida Panhandle Scrutinized After Michael

Oct 17 2018 // Unlike in South Florida, homes in the state’s Panhandle did not have tighter building codes until just 11 years ago; it was once argued that acres of forests would provide the region with a natural barrier against...

Rescuers Continue to Search Florida Towns Demolished by Hurricane Michael

Oct 15 2018 // Dozens of people remained missing on Sunday in Florida Panhandle communities reduced to ruins by Hurricane Michael as rescuers said they expected the death toll to rise and survivors grappled with power outages and...

Karen Clark: Hurricane Michael Losses Could Reach $8B

Oct 15 2018 // Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co. (KCC) estimates insured losses from Hurricane Michael will be close to $8 billion, according to the KCC high resolution U.S. Hurricane Reference Model.This estimate includes...

Rescuers Search for Survivors as Death Toll from Hurricane Michael Rises

Oct 12 2018 // Using heavy equipment to push aside debris and with helicopters circling overhead, rescuers in the Florida Panhandle searched for trapped residents as officials warned on Friday the death toll from HurricaneMichael was...

Michael Leaves Path Of Destruction Through Florida Panhandle

Oct 11 2018 // Hurricane Michael’s assault on the Florida Panhandle left nothing more than empty foundations and heaps of rubble in some parts of the small towns it crashed into with near-record force.Communications outages and...

After Battering Florida, Hurricane Michael Heads for Georgia, Carolinas

Oct 11 2018 // Hurricane Michael, the third most powerful storm ever to strike the U.S. mainland, headed northeast on Thursday, weakened but still set to soak Georgia and the Carolinas after devastating the Florida Panhandle.A man was...

AIR: Hurricane Michael Strongest Storm to Hit Florida Panhandle on Record

Oct 10 2018 // Hurricane Michael, a Category 4 storm hitting Florida Wednesday with wind speeds of more than 150 miles per hour, is not just a major storm for the State of Florida, it is the strongest storm to hit the Florida Panhandle...

Hurricane Michael Headed Towards Florida Panhandle, 13 Killed by Storm in Central America

Oct 9 2018 // Florida’s governor mobilized National Guard troops and ordered Gulf Coast residents to head inland or evacuate as Hurricane Michael churned toward shore on Monday, with the storm forecast to strengthen rapidly before...