Judith Haddad knows there is a specific goal in mind for Patriot National Insurance Group, a workers comp carrier located in Florida.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is sending an Augmented Inspection Team to the North Anna nuclear power station in Virginia after initial reviews following the recent earthquake there determined that further inspection is needed.

The damage from Irene and other disasters means that property insurance premiums will likely rise across the board into 2012, says one research analyst.

Rating agency Standard & Poors says it does not expect Hurricane Irene to affect the industrys creditworthiness and it expects few, if any rating changes as a result of the storm.

Rating agency Standard & Poors says it does not expect Hurricane Irene to affect the industrys creditworthiness and it expects few, if any rating changes as a result of the storm.

The Main Street America Group, a super regional property & casualty insurer based in Jacksonville, Fla., has promoted three executives to new positions.

Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide says it expects between $3 billion and $6 billion in insured losses in the U.S. from Hurricane Irene.

Catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide says it expects between $3 billion and $6 billion in insured losses in the U.S. from Hurricane Irene.