Personal Lines

Protecting your family and property takes more than just changing the batteries in your smoke detector.

One Florida agent reports more claims in a couple of days than seen in a typical year.

Hurricane Matthew battered the coast of the southeastern U.S., leaving behind a trail of coastal destruction, wind damage and freshwater flooding that has claimed at least 19 lives.

More than 1.5 million people are still without power as Matthew on Sunday brought Hurricane-force wind gusts and flooding to the outer banks of North Carolina, where the storm left at least seven dead.

More than one million Florida homes and businesses were without power on Friday after Hurricane Matthew lashed the coast with high winds and heavy rain.

Here's an overview of the categories of hurricanes from 1 to 5 and the kinds of damage each one can cause.