Catastrophe & Restoration

It's inevitable that catastrophe adjusters will experience psychological and emotional stress from their jobs.

Last month, the National Hurricane Center reported that Hurricane Humberto made landfall near the Louisiana and Texas border on Sept. 13, 2007.

A hailstorm in northern Ohio has caused extensive damage to vehicles and homes, resulting in thousands of insurance claims being filed.

An appeal court's ruling last month resulted in a major victory for insurance companies, who could have been on the hook for billions of dollars in flood claims that resulted from the levee breaches.

In the wake of the Minneapolis bridge collapse last month, Loretta Worters of the Insurance Information Institute spoke with Claims.

The disastrous collapse of the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, 2007, has gripped the nation.

When comparing sudden and accidental water-loss events, sewage backups pose one of the most serious health concerns.

Hurricane Katrina stands as the single most costly U.S. natural disaster. Insured property loss payments in the six states impacted are estimated to exceed $40.6 billion.