It is 60 days for accounts that Burns & Wilcox handles. After that, you usually need to shift to a vacant-property policy.

Legislation introduced in the Senate today that would split the difference on wind vs. water claims after a hurricane appears to be generating little support within the property and casualty insurance industry.

A letter to Nevada officials requesting that the state stop discriminating against a risk retention group underscores the need for a Government Accountability Office RRG report, counsel for an RRG association said.

Almost two years after Hurricane Ike nearly wiped out the town of Galveston, Texas, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association has agreed to pay an estimated $189 million to policyholders whose homes were destroyed by the storm.