Insurance News from September 17, 2009
National News
Gulf Coast Construction ‘Woefully Inadequate’ to Survive Storm Flooding
Government minimum flood elevation requirements for properties vulnerable to storm...
International & Reinsurance News
AIR Tracking ‘Super Typhoon’ Choi-Wan, a Category 5 Storm
According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, tropical cyclone Choi-Wan,...
East News
Massachusetts Health Costs on the Rise Again
Massachusetts' largest health insurers say they plan to raise premiums by 7 to 12...
West News
California’s Poizner Campaigns in Silicon Valley
California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner joined three other gubernatorial...
Southeast News
Potential Hurricane Insurance Losses Added to Florida’s Long-Range Deficit Projections
A House-Senate budget panel has added the state's risk of incurring billions of dollars...
Texas / South Central News
Lawmakers Eye Tornado Shelters for Trailer Parks in Oklahoma
Prompted by a deadly February tornado in southern Oklahoma, a state House panel on...
Midwest News
Wisconsin Democrats Promise Crackdown on Drunken-Drivers
Democrats who control the Wisconsin Legislature promise to focus on cracking down on...