States Hit Hardest by Recent Tornadoes Among Least Insured May 27, 2011 By Harry Weber and Mike Schneider Many of the states hammered by what’s already the deadliest year for tornadoes in more than half a century have...
Mississippi Limits Home Premium Hikes Tied to Fire Risk Classification May 20, 2011 Mississippi regulators have moved to limit homeowners’ insurance premium hikes that result from changes in an insurer’s fire grading system....
April’s Tornadoes Destroyed, Damaged 14,000 Alabama Homes May 19, 2011 By Jay Reeves The swarm of tornadoes that killed more than 230 people across Alabama last month destroyed or heavily damaged more than...
West Virginia Firefighters Battle Fiscal Crisis May 17, 2011 West Virginia’s volunteer fire departments are in financial trouble, forcing some to close, because annual fees aren’t keeping pace with...
Top 10 States for Dog Bite Claims May 11, 2011 State Farm Insurance Co. has released its top 10 states for claims involving dog bites, with California on top in...
Coastal Risk Expands into Louisiana, Florida May 3, 2011 Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a subsidiary of Insight Catastrophe Group, will begin writing homeowners insurance in Louisiana and 15 counties...
FEMA Approves $22 Million for Mississippi Homeowners’ Storm Mitigation April 21, 2011 The Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a $22 million grant program to strengthen homes on the Mississippi Coast against...
As Insurance Rates Rise, Missisippians Urged to Take Mitigation Seriously April 15, 2011 Mississippi Gulf Coast residents have been told mitigation is the answer to the region’s high insurance rates. “What do you...
Allstate Agrees to Reduced Rate Hike, Policy Drops in Mississippi April 13, 2011 Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney has agreed to let Allstate Property and Casualty Co. increase homeowner insurance rates 19.4 percent...
Florida’s ‘Most Wanted’ Insurance Fraudster Arrested April 13, 2011 One of Florida’s first “Most Wanted” insurance criminals was arrest based on a tip provided through the state’s new fraud...