Tuesday's magnitude-7.4 earthquake off the coast of Japan's Fukushima prefecture could hardly have come at a worse time for the nation's insurers.

An earthquake hit Japan, raising concerns about the nuclear power plant near Fukushima that was damaged in the March 2011 quake.

The AAA projects that 48.7 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home this Thanksgiving, an increase of one million travelers compared with last year.

Parametric insurance provides a solution to the time lag between the occurrence of a natural disaster and when help arrives. Here's what you need to know.