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Tropical Storm Gert Strengthens, Will Brush Bermuda

Tropical Storm Gert strengthened slowly Sunday on a track toward Bermuda and forecasters said the global reinsurance hub could expect increased winds, rain and surf when the storm passed on its eastern side. Gert, the seventh named storm of what …

Ex-Insurance Adjuster to Plead Guilty in Rhode Island Fraud Case

An ex-insurance adjuster was set to plead guilty to charges he helped a former Rhode Island radio personality file a phony insurance claim for more than $40,000. Federal prosecutors said Vincent DiPaolo of Johnston was to plead guilty to conspiracy …

Aon Benfield Monthly Report Highlights Increased Global Storm Activity

Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during July. The report is prepared by Impact …

Ohio’s Losses From 2011 Storms Top $500M

A handful of major storms that damaged parts of Ohio this year have caused more than a half-billion dollars in insured losses, and that number is expected to increase. Five storms have led to an estimated 125,000 claims and losses …

Allstate’s April-May Catastrophe Losses Top $2 Billion

Allstate Corp., the largest publicly traded U.S. home and auto insurer, said it lost $2 billion in April and May from severe tornadoes and thunderstorms, nearly equaling its catastrophe losses for all of 2010. The devastating two-month period, taken as …

State Farm Storm Claims in Hundreds of Thousands

State Farm says it has paid almost $1 billion on about 300,000 catastrophe claims from devastating storms across the central and southeastern United States over the past two months. The Pantagraph in Bloomington reported that State Farm says about 284,000 …

Oklahoma Schools Insurance Rates Go Up After Storms

More than 400 Oklahoma schools have received notices of expected insurance rate increases averaging 19.5 percent. The notice from the Oklahoma Schools Insurance Group, which provides various types of coverage to 440 of Oklahoma’s 526 school districts, comes after schools …

NOAA Forecasts ‘Above Normal’ Atlantic Hurricane Season

The 2011 Atlantic hurricane season will be “above normal”, spawning six to 10 hurricanes of which around half could become major, the U.S. government’s weather agency forecast Thursday. However, as the 2010 season showed – it was very active but …

Arkansas Restricts Insurance Policy Cancellations

In the aftermath of devastating April storms, the Arkansas Insurance Department has issued a 60- day moratorium on the cancellation/non-renewal of insurance policies for the non-payment of premiums for Arkansans residing in storm impacted areas. This moratorium applies to all …

Obama, Cabinet Vow Urgent Aid for Storm-Battered Southern States

Federal officials vowed urgent support Sunday for a region devastated by the deadliest U.S. natural disaster since Hurricane Katrina, even as they acknowledged recovery would not be quick or easy. President Barack Obama’s administration is trying to show an effective …