Roger Sevigny, New Hampshire insurance commissioner since 2003 has been re-appointed for the position by Governor Maggie Hassan.

According to two Texas state senators, it appears Eleanor Kitzman's services as insurance commissioner in Texas are no longer needed.

Tornadoes have caused $97.8 billion in insured losses in the U.S. between 1990 and 2009, making these weather events second only to hurricanes for that period as the costliest natural disasters. Learn about the damage caused to the U.S. in recent years from these weather events.

Investors in niche financial bonds that cover insurers against huge natural disasters are on alert for future events that could force them to pay out after the powerful tornado that struck the U.S. on Monday, brokers and fund managers said.