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Last week, I had the opportunity to spend a day in Joplin, Mo., with members of the State Farm team—witnessing the company’s concerted response to the devastating tornado that ripped through the city, leaving more than 140 dead and 1,000 injured (see my Reporter’s Notebook on page 6).

Unseasonably high temperatures and wind gusts along with a prolonged drought help contribute to several destructive wildfires over the weekend.

Unseasonably high temperatures and wind gusts along with a prolonged drought help contribute to several destructive wildfires over the weekend.

As a result of the ongoing soft market, a “who blinks first” environment pervaded Jan. 1, 2011 reinsurance renewals, with buyers holding out…

A brief overview of cases from 18 jurisdictions affecting important areas of insurance claim handling for 2010.

Plaintiffs' attorneys are stepping up their attack on medical liability tort reforms in several states and having success with the rollback of legislation in Illinois and Georgia, overturning caps on noneconomic damages, or pain and suffering.

Claims never seem to be routine when animals are involved. As insurance professionals told us, animals complicate matters by chewing, devouring, stomping, or even just lying motionless.

Claims never seem to be routine when animals are involved.