The Value of Storm Shelters June 17, 2013 By Molly M. Fleming In the past month, storm shelters in Oklahoma have meant the difference between life or death for some people. The...
U.S., Global Natural Disasters Exact Heavy Toll in May June 17, 2013 Severe weather in May caused an estimated $4 billion in insured damage in the U.S. alone and billions more in...
Rathgeber Appointed Texas Insurance Commissioner as Kitzman Exits June 17, 2013 On the same day that Eleanor Kitzman exited her post as state insurance commissioner, Texas Gov. Rick Perry appointed Julia...
Property Crime Down, Violent Crime Up in 2012: FBI June 17, 2013 The nation experienced a 1.2 percent increase in the number of violent crimes and a 0.8 percent decline in the...
Deadly Oklahoma Tornado Widest on Record, Rare EF5 June 17, 2013 The deadly tornado that struck near Oklahoma City at the end of May had a record-breaking width of 2.6 miles...
Solar Construction: Too Hot to Handle? June 17, 2013 By Andrea Wells The solar construction industry has been extremely hot in recent years. Perhaps, too hot. The sector’s rapid growth has led...
Homeowners Struggle with Rising Insurance Costs June 17, 2013 By Jeff Amy When Stan Virden moved into his 2,400-square-foot house overlooking a rock-lined canal in 1996, he paid less than $1,000 a...
Survey: Texting While Driving Common Among N.J. Drivers June 17, 2013 New Jersey auto insurance group Plymouth Rock Assurance released a distracted driving study that found nearly 50 percent of those...
Insured Property Values in Coastal States Top $10 Trillion; Florida Has Most at Risk; Miami Ranks 2nd Among Metros June 17, 2013 In separate reports AIR Worldwide and CoreLogic estimated insured property values in coastal areas of the United States reaching into...
4.2M U.S. Homes at Risk of Storm-Surge Damage: CoreLogic June 17, 2013 More than 4.2 million homes along the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf Coasts are located within storm-surge risk zones, totaling more...