Insurers were put on the hot seat during an extraordinary United Nations summit on the industry's role in combating climate change.

On Saturday, May 30, Incline Village, Nevada held a citywide fire drill meant to rehearse what everyone should do if a catastrophic wildfire threatened the towns 9,000 residents.

Drought conditions continued across the western U.S., bringing economic losses in California to $2.7 billion, Impact Forecasting reports.

The collision repair industry has experienced a great deal of change over the last several years. The Great Recession drove already flat-to-declining vehicle accident frequency down further, while high unemployment rates led to further declines in overall U.S. miles driven. In 2014, however, the industry saw claim frequency...