State Farm has come back to the Louisiana Department of Insurance and has asked for an 8.5 percent average statewide homeowners’ insurance rate increase.

When it comes to vehicle thefts, former President Jimmy Carter had it right when he said, “Whatever starts in California unfortunately has an inclination to spread.”

Ming Lee, president & chief executive officer of catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide says he doesn’t understand “what all the fuss is about” when it comes to recent debates concerning hurricane model revisions.

Heavy rains and strong winds from Hurricane Beatriz pounded resorts and beaches on Mexico's Pacific coast late Monday.