Catastrophe & Restoration

Having just returned from our ACE conference in New Orleans, I can tell you that almost 10 months after Katrina too much devastation remains.

Only those who have been dead for the past nine months are unaware that the great city of New Orleans was hit by Category 4 Hurricane Katrina.

Adjusters and volunteers returning from working along the Gulf Coast region have brought more than just the feeling of a job well done with them.

A class-action lawsuit with 669 plaintiffs was filed against State Farm Insurance Co. last month.

The NOAA recently installed five buoy stations off of the East and Gulf coasts and the Caribbean as part of the expansion of the U.S. tsunami warning system.

June is the start of what is predicted to be a very busy hurricane season, which means carriers and independent staffing firms soon will need thousands of catastrophe adjusters.

Good fire investigators will do their best to determine the cause and origin of a claim.

For insurers facing extraordinary exposure from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the bad news continues. Serious mold contamination is now threatening water-damaged homes and commercial properties.