Catastrophe & Restoration

A program that would allow homeowners to set aside money tax-free in anticipation of catastrophe damage was introduced last month by Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.).

Recent statements from Massachusetts House Representative Barney Frank indicate a possible showdown over the National Flood Insurance Program could be looming come spring.

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood won a small battle last month.

Natural disasters are terrible: terrible to endure, terrible to remember, even terrible to read about.

CompuWeather, a meteorological consulting firm for the insurance industry, has created Hurricane Katrina and Rita wind map sets with ZIP codes.

Risk management company Guy Carpenter's advanced modeling unit, Instrat, has produced "Tropical Cyclone Review of 2005."

James Lee Witt, former FEMA director, and James Loy, former deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, have formed ProtectingCalifornia.org.

Fatal bridge collapses are not uncommon.