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Disaster modeling company AIR Worldwide raised its estimate of insured losses from superstorm Sandy substantially to between $16 billion and $22 billion.

Britain has refused to bankroll a fund to subsidize insurance for households in flood-prone areas, derailing talks over the scheme and potentially leaving 200,000 homes without protection.

Britain has refused to bankroll a fund to subsidize insurance for households in flood-prone areas, derailing talks over the scheme and potentially leaving 200,000 homes without protection.

U.S data aggregator Property Claims Service (PCS) is putting insured losses from superstorm Sandy at $11 billion, which currently leaves catastrophe bond investors safe from losses - but experts say the figure is likely to rise.

More cooking fires occur on Thanksgiving than any other day of the year, according to State Farm. Here are the top 10 states with the most grease and cooking-related claims on Thanksgiving Day for the past five years.

It may be necessary to raise the National Flood Insurance Programs borrowing authority to as high as $30 billion to cover claims resulting from Superstorm Sandy, state insurance regulators fear.