Catastrophe & Restoration

As restoration professionals respond to higher standards from many of the nation's largest insurance companies, applied structural drying training has become a preferred technique.

Whether the insured is entitled to the holdback amount depends upon two different factors.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is considering a draft of a national catastrophic risk insurance program as one means of reforming the way that the nation finances the economic losses from natural disasters.

New York Senator Michael Balboni, a member of the Senate Insurance Committee, has introduced a bill that would help protect New Yorkers from the consequences of a catastrophic storm, terrorist attack, or other event.

Risk Management Solutions has published "Hurricane Katrina: Profile of a Super Cat," a report summarizing the development of damage from Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans flood.

Remember the flood litigation in Mississippi?

Changes in the global climate will significantly affect the health of humans, resulting in worldwide economic consequences.

Experts from both sides of the Atlantic are predicting an above-average hurricane season for this year.