Two nonprofit groups -- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes Inc. (FLASH) and Plan!t Now -- have announced the launch of a social media campaign to promote hurricane preparedness.

The Atlantic basin could be in for an above-average hurricane season this year with four major hurricanes forecast to develop in the region, according to forecasters at Colorado State University.

An explosion in a coal mine this week leading to 25 reported deaths looks to have been caused by numerous safety violations and risk management oversights, according to a safety consultant for the mining industry.

Claims Magazine is twittering every day about breaking news and timely topics -- not to mention keeping readers up to date on what's being posted on claimsmag.com.

Confusion surrounding the NAIC's bizarre 11th-hour position reversal on a climate risk survey shows that comprehensive insurance regulatory reform may be required, says NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.

Should the new federal mandate for everyone to buy health insurance from private carriers starting in 2014 be declared unconstitutional? Weigh in at www.property-casualty.com.

Insurance brokerage Brown & Brown announced that C. Roy Bridges has been named regional president responsible for most of the company's retail operations in the Western United States.

The Commercial Insurance Agency of the Year Award program, run by National Underwriter, is being expanded and managed in partnership for the first time with its sister publication, American Agent & Broker, with entries due by July 1.