Associated Press

• Allstate to Drop 10,000 Homes in South Carolina

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 17, 2012

  Allstate says it is ensuring the protection of all of its customers by dropping insurance for about 10,000 customers in South Carolina.

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  A Cold Chain of Consequence: The Trayvon Martin Killing

  By Anthony Roman  |  July 9, 2012

  As George Zimmerman awaits trial for murder, we discuss the tragedy and the questions it raises about neighborhood watch programs.

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  Scenes of Destruction: Italy Quake

  By Caterina Pontoriero, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 21, 2012

  A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Emilia Romagna region in northern Italy on Sunday causing damage to many historical structures, homes, warehouses and factories. Click to see images of the damage.

• Tornadoes Strike Dallas-Ft. Worth (With Video)

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 3, 2012

  A series of tornadoes is threatening the Dallas-Ft. Worth area with a report of at least one touching down in the Dallas area.

• Crews Focus on Containment Lines Around Colorado Fire

  By Associated Press  |  March 28, 2012

  Bolstered by reinforcements, fire crews were focusing Wednesday on building containment lines around the 7-square-mile wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in the mountains southwest of Denver and may have claimed two lives.

• Chile Earthquake Less Than $100M Insured Loss; Japan Rattled

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 27, 2012

  The magnitude 7.1 earthquake that rocked Chile on Sunday is not expected to be a significant insurance loss, while Japan once again experienced a significant quake today that fortunately caused no damage.

• IBHS: Strong Building Standards Spared Mexico in Quake

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 23, 2012

  Improved building standards spared Mexico more damage and deaths from this week’s magnitude 7.4 earthquake—and U.S. builders can take a lesson from this event, one insurance association says.

• Tornadoes Tear into Michigan Homes

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 16, 2012

  More than 100 homes were damaged yesterday as three tornadoes touchdown in Michigan, but there were no fatalities reported.

• Farmers Avoiding Fed Loan Program; Crop Insurance 'Real Generous'

  By ROXANA HEGEMAN, Associated Press  |  November 11, 2011

  When it comes to natural disasters this has been a "monster" year for farmers, yet few are taking advantage of a federal loan program aimed at helping them recover.

• AIR: Up to $600M in Typhoon Roke Insured Losses

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 23, 2011

  Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide says it expects between $150 million and $600 million in insured losses from Typhoon Roke, which crossed over Japan’s main island, Honshu, earlier this week.

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  2011 Texas Wildfires—Slideshow

  By Staff Writer  |  September 22, 2011

  Recent wildfires in Texas are expected to cause nearly $250 million in insured losses, and losses as of now have already surpassed total-insured wildfire losses in the state from any prior year, according to the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT).

• Typhoon Roke Completes Pass Over Honshu, Leaving Mostly Flood Damage

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 22, 2011

  Typhoon Roke completed its pass over Honshu, Japan’s main island, leaving behind some wind damage, but mostly damage from flooding.

• Montana Asbestos Victims Win $43M Settlement

  By Matthew Brown, Associated Press  |  September 19, 2011

  A Montana judge has approved a $43 million settlement for more than a thousand asbestos victims who said state officials knew that dust from a mine was killing people but failed to intervene.

• Buffett Says Raise Taxes on 'Mega-Rich'

  By Associated Press  |  August 15, 2011

  Billionaire investor Warren Buffett is calling on the so-called "mega-rich" to pay more in taxes.

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  Beatriz Grows Into Hurricane, Pounds Mexican Coast

  By Arturo Perez, Associated Press  |  June 21, 2011

  Heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Beatriz pounded resorts and beaches on Mexico's Pacific coast late Monday.

• Loss Estimates Roll In For Deadly Spring Storms, Tornadoes

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2011

  On May 22, a devastating tornado ripped through Joplin, Mo., putting an exclamation point on a spring that has seen deadly and costly storms in several states.