Personal Lines

Its no secret that pets feature prominently in unusual claimsso much so that Nationwide-subsidiary Veterinary Pet Insurance (VPI) has an annual award for its most unusual pet claims.

TOUTED AS AN apocalyptic year, 2012 has seen its share of bizarre end-of-the-world scenario predictions. Perhaps the most popular is the idea of a zombie apocalypse.

National Underwriters annual review of unusual insurance claims finds adjusters tackling scenarios involving a hoarder with a love of romance novels, an exploding corpse and a zombie dog attacking a neighbors yard.

Price is a major factor but not the only important consideration when shopping for auto and homeowners insurance, a Deloitte Research survey of personal-lines consumers indicates.

A fast-growing wildfire in Colorado forced 11,000 people from their homes at least briefly on Sunday and threatened popular summer camping grounds beneath Pikes Peak, whose vistas helped inspire the patriotic tune "America the Beautiful."

A judge in the Southern District of Mississippi has given State Farm and two sisters accusing it of defrauding the U.S government more than nine months to prepare for a trial after six years of litigious backbiting.