RenaissanceRe reports 2013 first-quarter net income fell to $190.5 million compared to $201.4 million for the same period a year ago, as decreases in underwriting income, written premiums and investment income offset an improvement in weather and energy risk-management operations.

Post-Sandy claims management lessons will prove invaluable when handling next "superstorm."

Nearly $360 million of first-quarter catastrophe losses drove a 7.4 percent decrease in net income for Allstate Corp.

Flooding. Power outages. Debris removal. Rebuilding. Many insurance agents faced the same issues as their clients in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, but they all shared an additional responsibility: to make themselves available to the victims of the storm, helping them to process the claims that would help them make...