Despite the claims of the state's lieutenant governor, the issue of underinsured homeowners in the wake of the recent California wildfires cannot be blamed on the insurance industry, according to the

The shock wave "was felt as far away as Santiago, some 1,245 km [772 miles] to the south," said Guillermo Franco, senior research engineer at AIR Worldwide. "A tsunami warning was issued for Chile and

WASHINGTON--Techies with an affinity for creating Web-based networking communities could soon replace insurance companies, especially those that are secretive about their pricing models for hard-to-pla

The accusation came on the same day that Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner said he was naming Adam M. Cole as general counsel. The announcement described Mr. Cole as a top attorney who has litigate