insurance claims

As many of you are getting power back, you’re now facing the next crisis: mitigating the damage to your homes. Here’s what you could expect.

As many of you are getting power back, you’re now facing the next crisis: mitigating the damage to your homes. Here’s what you could expect. Plumbing Damage Will Become More Apparent As Temperatures Rise “Those pipes that were solid ice are now thawing out just enough so that water pressure can push that ice plug out and they burst,”...

Thousands of North Texans have been affected by the recent storms and tornado. NBC 5, Telemundo 39 and the American Red Cross encourage you to stay safe as cleanup and recovery take place. Here is a list of safety tips for you to review.

Pacific Gas & Electric has agreed to pay $11 billion to a group of insurance companies representing claimants from deadly Northern California wildfires in 2017 and 2018 as the company tries to emerge from bankruptcy, the utility announced Friday.

A North Texas woman is leading the charge in getting help for others who believe breast implants are making them sick.

It’s a battle of mammoth meteorological forces, and at stake is where Hurricane Dorian strikes the United States.

Roughly one in every six times someone is taken to an emergency room or checks in to the hospital, the treatment is followed by a “surprise” medical bill, according to a study released Thursday. And depending on where you live, the odds can be much higher. The report from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds that millions of people with...

Roughly one in every six times someone is taken to an emergency room or checks in to the hospital, the treatment is followed by a “surprise” medical bill, according to a study released Thursday. And depending on where you live, the odds can be much higher. The report from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds that millions of people with...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency wrongly released to a contractor the personal information of 2.3 million survivors of devastating 2017 hurricanes and wildfires, potentially exposing the victims to identity fraud and theft, a government watchdog reported Friday.

The youngest children in kindergarten are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in early grades, a study shows, an intriguing finding for parents on the fence about when to start their child in school.

A pilot program using drones and artificial intelligence was launched this storm season to help assess damage for insurance claims.

Clapping and raising their hands to the sky, hundreds of people clad in white gathered at an 18th-century fort in the Puerto Rican capital on Thursday to remember the thousands who died in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria as the U.S. territory struggles to recover one year after the Category 4 storm hit. Religious leaders and government officials recalled how...

Construction crews have already put up the frame on Cheri Sharp’s new house, but she still questions whether rebuilding was the right choice after California’s most destructive wildfire took her old home in wine country nearly a year ago. She’s had to dip into retirement savings to cover a $300,000 shortfall in her homeowner’s insurance coverage.

The California Legislature voted Friday to allow power companies to raise electric bills to cover the cost of lawsuits from last year’s deadly wildfires amid fears that Pacific Gas & Electric Co., would otherwise face financial ruin.

Fierce winds, heavy rain, and large hail caused damage in Rockwall Friday night.

A new report shows large employers spent $2.6 billion to treat opioid addiction and overdoses in 2016, an eightfold increase since 2004. More than half went to treat employees’ children. The analysis released Thursday by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation finds such spending cost companies and workers about $26 per enrollee in 2016. Employers have been limiting insurance coverage of...

Insurance claims from last year’s deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history, an official said Wednesday.

As Sandy’s fifth anniversary approaches Oct. 29, more than 1,000 families in New York and New Jersey are still fighting with the Federal Emergency Management Agency over their flood insurance claims, according to government statistics.

In a quest to help Harvey victims, Kelli Shofstall and her son set out on a 165-mile drive from Austin to Houston that led them through neighborhood after neighborhood where the streets were dry and no one seemed to need assistance....
It took more than a day of driving around, following outdated flood maps, before they found a water-filled road where...

Insurance companies are inundated with calls right now from people trying to file before Friday, when a new state law takes effect. But the rush to file may not impact many homeowners.