Market Insights

In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, vexing questions regarding business-interruption losses emerged that were encountered infrequently in Texas and Louisiana before the storms.

For years, insurers have been the target of bad-faith legal actions and judgments.

Editor's note: Last month, David Rioux outlined various initiatives brought together by certain fraud-fighting associations that were striving to increase the awareness of the fraud crisis.

The role of the third-party claim handler is to thoroughly and objectively investigate and resolve all issues of coverage, liability, and damages.

Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Society at large might wonder if these are the latest American Idol contestants, or perhaps the newest, most popular names for babies.

What do the acronyms CCOR, NICB, CAIF and IASIU have in common? Besides being found in alphabet soup when all stirred together, of course.