Oahu Property Owners Urged to Buy Flood Insurance December 31, 2010 Emergency management officials are urging Oahu property owners to buy flood insurance at current rates before new flood maps —...
Rising Rivers Prompt Evacuations of Australian Towns December 30, 2010 The military flew out a town’s entire population of 300 people by helicopter Wednesday in eastern Australia where waters continued...
How to Fix Nation’s Flood Insurance Program December 30, 2010 By Jimi Grande The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking a top-to-bottom review of the efforts to reform the nation’s flood insurance...
Heavy Rains, Floods Disrupt Australia Coal Mining, Port, Freight Operations December 29, 2010 By Rebekah Kebede Heavy rains and flooding in Australia’s key coal-producing Queensland state have impacted mining operations and brought parts of the coal...
Ratings Roudup: PMG (Sony), Qatar General, Al Ittihad December 28, 2010 A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘A’ (Excellent) and issuer credit rating (ICR) of “a”...
California Storms Cause $10M in Damage; More Rain on Way December 28, 2010 The rains and snows that socked California for a week have eased for now but another storm is on its...
Southeast’s Top Stories: Disasters That Happened and 1 That Didn’t December 23, 2010 By Andrew G. Simpson The top insurance stories in the Southeast in 2010 included several disasters that caused considerable death and destruction in the...
2010’s Top Insurance Stories in the West December 23, 2010 By Patricia-Anne Tom In 2009, independent insurance agents and brokers faced a “perfect storm” with the economic downturn, premiums at a fraction of...
Hundreds Victim to California Rainstorms December 22, 2010 Following a series of powerful storms that brought heavy, record-setting rain, snow and high winds to California, insurers report their...
2 Years After Ike Texas Coastal Residents Still Filing Claims December 22, 2010 Windstorm claims from Hurricane Ike continue to be reported more than two years after the storm made landfall. The Texas...