Insurance companies' handling of Hurricane Katrina claims will be investigated by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security thanks to Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., who has a personal beef with his own

His father--Mark Watson Jr.--later started an MGA and subsequently bought an insurance company, where Mark III worked during the summer and learned about reinsurance. The exposure helped him land his

Insurers under pressure to settle claims quickly let scams fall between the

There appears to be no last minute reprieve for New York City's insurer-funded Fire Patrol as the operation that works to protect goods and property in commercial blazes appears to be coming to an end