Catastrophe & Restoration

Late last month, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill extending the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act, which was set to expire at the end of 2005.

Toward the end of last year, President Bush signed legislation allowing the National Flood Insurance Program to borrow up to $18.5 billion to settle flood insurance claims resulting from the 2005 hurricane season.

An estimated 15,000 adjusters currently are working in the regions affected by this year's aggressive hurricanes.

RG America, a provider of restoration services, has created a separate roofing division to handle the high volume of roofing repair demands it receives.

EFI Global, a provider of engineering, fire investigation, environmental, accident reconstruction, and laboratory services, has opened an office in Landover, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Paul Davis Restoration, a national restoration firm, has expanded its service territory to include Morris County in New Jersey.

Focusing on Hurricane Rita, the 70-page report details the path that Rita took through Southern Florida and along the Louisiana and Texas coastlines.

The Louisiana Department of Insurance's emergency rules, implemented shortly after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, are set to expire at midnight, Dec. 31, 2005.