Claims News Service, Nov. 30, 9:17 a.m. EST -- Hurricane Wilma caused an estimated insured loss of $6.1 billion in Florida, pushing 2005 catastrophe losses in the United States to a record $50.3

EFI Global, a provider of engineering, fire investigation, environmental, accident reconstruction, and laboratory services, has opened an office in Landover, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C.

Integro, an insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has hired Larry Reback as principal, claims, for its San Francisco office.