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Before a federal judge threw a monkey wrench into the process, some insurance groups expressed hope that the proposed State Farm class-action agreement to settle water-related Hurricane Katrina

Lots of talk, but not much action as states grapple with controversial

Even though a federal judge rejected a proposed State Farm class-action settlement for Mississippi homeowners with storm-surge damage from Hurricane Katrina, attorneys on all sides of the dispute

That's the view of the insurance industry given the state's new property insurance law, which industry groups argue will put the onus of recovery on the backs of the state--and by extension

Florida Chief Financial Officer Adelaide "Alex" Sink said that the legislatively-created Windstorm Mitigation Study Committee will hold its first meeting on Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Sen

The I.I.I., in its annual Groundhog Day forecast, said the consensus of analysts surveyed by the organization is that insurers' profitability will continue through 2007 but has slowed, and the trend t