Catastrophe & Restoration

The NOAA recently installed five buoy stations off of the East and Gulf coasts and the Caribbean as part of the expansion of the U.S. tsunami warning system.

June is the start of what is predicted to be a very busy hurricane season, which means carriers and independent staffing firms soon will need thousands of catastrophe adjusters.

Good fire investigators will do their best to determine the cause and origin of a claim.

For insurers facing extraordinary exposure from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the bad news continues. Serious mold contamination is now threatening water-damaged homes and commercial properties.

After almost every major disaster, the government and media proclaimed that these were the "worst disasters America has ever suffered."

Six hurricanes hit the United States in 2004, the most in nine years. According to reinsurance giant Swiss Re, nine of the 10 hottest years on record have been in the past decade. Coincidence? Unlikely.

Two nationally recognized restoration companies are sharing the small screen this year by making appearances on two different television programs.

The list of this year's tropical storm and hurricane names has been announced for the 2006 season, which begins next month and runs through November. But how exactly are these names chosen?