1/11/03 Ft. Worth, TX – Mold has been the subject of much discussion lately within the insurance industry, as well as by others affected in their own right, such as lawyers, environmental consultants and consumer groups. And it seems like every time the subject comes up, it doesn’t take long for someone to chime in […]
12/3/2 Sacramento, CA – State Farm General, the California arm of the nation’s largest home insurer, plans to suspend writing homeowner policies for new customers in the state as of May 1. The decision, conveyed Friday to State Farm agents in California, was perhaps the first major salvo in insurers’ efforts to recover losses resulting […]
11/3/02 Sacramento, CA – Mold hasn’t caused problems for lenders in California. They see it as a headache for insurers that lenders can mostly leave alone. That could change if insurance gets scarce, too expensive or even disappears. Suddenly the house or office building that’s the collateral for the loan would be exposed to uninsured […]
7/20/02 Dallas-TX – On the heels of threats from the state, Farmers Insurance Co. backed away Friday from new homeowners policy restrictions tied to water and mold claims. The conciliatory move by the state’s second-largest home insurer came as the state allowed insurance companies to begin selling homeowners insurance policies commonly used in other states, […]
What’s the best way to get rid of mold? The insurance industry has an answer: Exclude it 8/09/02 Los Angeles, CA – State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance, the largest home insurer, has eliminated coverage for mold in 33 states, including South Carolina. Even if the mold is the result of storm damage covered by a […]
Two years ago we in the insurance industry were preparing for what was predicted to be an event of momentous import. The changes in our advanced technology were exposing our industry to significant damages and numerous coverage questions. Planes were going to fall from the skies, traffic lights would be inoperable, hospitals would lose power, […]
7/19/02 The Texas Department of Insurance has launched an investigation to determine if new homeowner policy restrictions by Farmers Insurance Co. violate state law. At issue is the decision by the second-largest company in Texas to stop selling new policies for homes that have had a water damage claim during the past three years, and […]
Following this is Beverly Weikert’s testimony, prepared in Jan. 2002, for a State of Indiana presentation: Nov. 2000 – Weikert family lost owned home of 10 years, lifetime belongings, and health due to severe hidden long term leaks and mold infestation in their manufactured family home – one that had been damaged during installation and supposedly […]
5/22/03 Houston, TX – For the last two months, Bob and Kathy McCord have been suburban refugees. They were forced out of their four-bedroom house in Dallas because of toxic mold, which they say has been festering under the floors and walls since a water pipe burst this spring. “The mold got so bad,” said […]
MYCOTOXINS (T2) T-2 mycotoxins and Yellow Rain – the same destructive neurological and immunological agents that are found in indoor molds. Summary Currently, the United States Army is conducting 90% of their biological warfare research in T-2 mycotoxins, according to Dr. William Deagle, in a recent telephone interview. These are the same T-2 mycotoxins that are […]
4/12/03 Los Angeles, CA – Former “Tonight Show” sidekick Ed McMahon settled a lawsuit against the last of several defendants he sued for toxic mold that allegedly sickened him and his wife, killed his pet and made his Beverly Hills mansion unlivable. McMahon, 80, agreed to accept $230,000 to resolve the dispute, court documents revealed […]
Eugene, OR – On Saturday afternoon, what was supposed to be the dream house of the O’Hara family will be burned to the ground. Mark and Mary Jane O’Hara believe that the home, off Spencer Creek Road south of Eugene, Oregon, has become contaminated with toxic mold that made them and their two children sick. […]
Boston, MA – And so the story grows… Mold seems to be everywhere these days, and not just in buildings. The problem, which some have likened to the new asbestos, is generating quite a bit of press these days. While it may not have reached asbestos-like proportions, it is a cause of concern for builders, […]
8/16/02 Guest Commentary by Tamara Warren; Eureka, CA Madera, CA – Madera County will clean and remove mold in the government center, rather than spend $10,000 to study the problem. County Administrator Stell Manfredi said Wednesday that workers will concentrate on a women’s restroom in the east wing of the 91-year-old structure. Supervisors also want to […]
Fusarium graminearum (sexual state Gibberella zeae) growing in the ears of corn and on the heads of cereal grains before harvest may produce other toxins besides zearalenone. These include deoxynivalenol (DON), which makes the grain unpalatable to swine. Field-infected corn with visibly more than 5 percent damaged kernels is refused by pigs. Feed refusal may […]
 
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