Claims

One does not hear much about a hidden loss of Katrina.

This is not the article we originally envisioned writing when the editors and publisher of Claims convened for our editorial calendar planning session six months ago.

Many of the questions coming to FC&S deal with whether or not overhead and profit should be paid on a loss when less than three trades are involved.

Last year was rather quiet when it came to claim handling. Of course, many of you are still contending with the devastation of the 2004-05 hurricane seasons, in as much as a lot of that claimant

The hurricane season--which runs from June 1 through Nov. 30--was thought to have had only nine storms this past season, with five of them becoming hurricanes. But researchers with the National

According to global reinsurer Swiss Re, natural and man-made catastrophes triggered total economic losses of around $40 billion in the U.S., putting property/casualty insurer losses worldwide at $15

According to global reinsurer Swiss Re, natural and man-made catastrophes triggered total economic losses of around $40 billion in the U.S., putting property/casualty insurer losses worldwide at $15

Florida's Department of Financial Services recently stated that the maximum fee public adjusters can charge for tornado victims in affected counties is capped at 10 percent of the claim payment. In