Montana Court Rules Using Inhalants Can Lead to DUI Charge July 6, 2015 A motorist can be charged and convicted of driving under the influence for being in control of a vehicle after...
6.6M Atlantic, Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge July 6, 2015 By Don Jergler More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a...
Flood Insurance Claims Underpayments Not Widespread: Senate Study July 6, 2015 By Sarah N. Lynch The U.S. government’s appeals process for reviewing flood insurance claim disputes is riddled with flaws, but there is no evidence...
Wildfire Report Shows 2 Million California Homes at Risk as Drought Continues July 6, 2015 By Don Jergler A report issued in June shows California has more than 2 million homes at “high” or “extreme” wildfire risk, as...
Elephant Auto to Add 1,173 Jobs in Va. July 6, 2015 Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that Elephant Auto Insurance, a subsidiary of U.K.-based Admiral Group plc, will invest $2 million...
Plugging the Hole in the U.S. Flood Market: How Risk Modelers Can Help to De-Risk the NFIP July 6, 2015 By Matthew Nielsen The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) has long been the dominant player in the U.S. flood insurance market, providing subsidized...
Louisiana Commissioner Requests Flood Claim Deadline Extension July 6, 2015 The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) requires homeowners to file a Proof of Loss form to...
FEMA Sets Deadline for Requesting Sandy Claims Review July 6, 2015 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that Sept. 15 would be the last day for National Flood Insurance Program...
‘Seismicity’: Re/insurers Ponder the Impact of Human-Caused Earthquakes July 6, 2015 By Charles E. Boyle Earthquakes, the natural kind caused by the movements of vast tectonic plates, have been occurring since the dawn of time....
Agents Need to Know About Texas Workers’ Comp E-Mod Changes July 6, 2015 By Richard Dabney and Steve Math The number 1.00 means different things to different people. In baseball, 1.00 represents a perfect batting average. But in college,...