Weather Risk

Insurers face $1 billion toll from severe weather events in Australia and the U.S. through February.

More than four years later, FEMA's actions after Superstorm Sandy are still being challenged by property owners. The latest courtroom battle will be over FEMA's claims handling process and records disclosure.

More than four years later, FEMA's actions after Superstorm Sandy are still being challenged by property owners. The latest courtroom battle will be over FEMA's claims handling process and records disclosure.

Environmental hazards present risk for all homeowners throughout the U.S. Certain areas are well known for the risks they entail, but there are those ZIP codes that still fly under the radar for environmental hazards despite being hot spots.

Last year, renewal discussions for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) got off to an early and by most accounts very productive start.

The storm reached category-four status before reaching the northeastern coastline about 11 a.m. local time.

This was the first time since 2007 that more than 40,000 people died in motor vehicle crashes in a single year, according to the National Safety Council.

New seismicity maps released by the U.S. Geological Survey show that a swath of Oklahoma and Southern Kansas are likely to experience high-magnitude earthquakes this year.