While winter storms do not attract the attention of mega-catastrophes such as hurricanes and earthquakes, these smaller events can add...
Hurricanes News
“Climate change is one of the foremost concerns of our time,” states a bulletin from Willis. “In a relatively short...
The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes rose 7.1 percent to $49.4 billion through nine-months 2007 from $46.1...
Despite slow progress in rebuilding some neighborhoods, New Orleans’ population is nearing 300,000, or about 65 percent of its pre-Hurricane...
A proposed 4.6 percent average statewide increase for homeowners insurance by The Travelers Companies Inc., was rejected last week by...
$247 Billion U.S. tort costs totaled $247 billion in 2006, which is $57 less per person than in 2005 at...
It’s risky business selecting the top stories of the year. One’s choices are limited — they basically have to consist...
Insurance markets for coastal properties continued to challenge insurers, agents, policymakers and property owners, despite an inactive hurricane season. For...
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon believes there is “light at the end of the tunnel” for the property insurance market...
An editor has some control over the selection of the top stories of the year, but it’s limited. That is,...