One of the occupational hazards of being a journalist who happens to cover the insurance industry is you start becoming a risk manager yourself. You ...
A recent Mason-Dixon poll has found that a high percentage of homeowners remain unprepared for hurricanes and don't take the threat seriously even along the coastal states, which bore the brunt of
When the Florida legislature forms a task force to study any state-run organization, the target is often in for a grilling akin to being on the witness stand with a fierce prosecutor in their face.
WASHINGTON--Over time, the deficit in the National Flood Insurance Program can be expected to grow by $900 million annually because the program was designed to be subsidized, according to a new Congres
In the midst of what is becoming a never-ending string of legal motions, complaints, and filings, the Scruggs Katrina Group filed yet another law suit in Mississippi that alleges a pattern of
Tropical Storm Barry formed quickly last Friday and made landfall on Florida's west coast over the weekend with sustained wind speeds of 35 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
What happens when two policies cover the same dwelling? (Editor's note: This will be the final "Down to Cases" column from Don Renau, who died in April. Starting with next month's issue, attorney Barry Zalma, a claims expert and frequent contributor
The storm, which was reportedly a mile-wide across its base, killed 10 people and leveled the small town of Greensburg, Kan., which only had a population of 1,500 people. The town is located in
Florida Governor Charles Crist said in a television interview last week that he intends to use his state's move to an earlier primary election date to pressure presidential candidates into supporting