Property and casualty rate reductions continued in August, but the degree of reductions has moderated, according to MarketScout.

This fall, IBHS will open a state-of-the-art, multi-hazard testing and research facility in Richburg, S.C. to more accurately evaluate various residential and commercial construction systems, materials and structures.

Modelers estimate insured losses of between $1 billion and $4.5 billion from Saturday's magnitude 7.0 earthquake in New Zealand.

Roughly 67 percent of adults in the U.S. said they drink alcohol, and the higher the income of the respondents, the more likely they were to drink. The rate is up slightly from 64 percent last year and the highest since 1985.