A duo of hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University says conditions favor a less active Atlantic hurricane season in 2012.

A duo of hurricane forecasters at Colorado State University says conditions favor a less active Atlantic hurricane season in 2012.

Today Louisiana lawmakers are considering legislation that could make a battle between policyholders and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. over more than $100 million moot.

Today Louisiana lawmakers are considering legislation that could make a battle between policyholders and Citizens Property Insurance Corp. over more than $100 million moot.

The market is more unusual than 37-year insurance veteran Christopher J. Cavallaro has ever seen it.

When comparing small carriers with international giants, one common competitive edge ascribed to the big guys is their advantage in the technology realm: They have the economies of scale to make substantial investments in sophisticated technology, such as advanced predictive-modeling tools.

Recent surveys by state affiliates of the National Association of Professional Insurance Agents (PIA) reveals what agents really think of small/regional insurers.

The accumulation of data and the usage of that data in catastrophe modeling is a delicate business.