In the wake of Hurricane Harvey’s destruction and the ongoingrains that continue to threaten Houston and surrounding areas withpotentially-deadly flooding, the No. 1homeowner’s insurer in Texas, State Farm, said the company hassecured thousands of claims specialists to respond to the naturaldisaster.

Insurance professionals in Texas are hardly strangers tonavigating hurricane aftermath as two of the costliest hurricanesever to hit the U.S. caused damage in Texas, Hurricane Ike in 2008and Hurricane Rita in 2005, according to the Insurance Information Institute.

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Elana Ashanti Jefferson

Elana Ashanti Jefferson serves as ALM's PropertyCasualty360 Group Chief Editor. She is a veteran journalist and communications professional. Reach her by sending an e-mail to [email protected].

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