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Recent wildfires in Texas are expected to cause nearly $250 million in insured losses, and losses as of now have already surpassed total-insured wildfire losses in the state from any prior year, according to the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT).

Though it never became the big-city nightmare forecasters and public officials had warned about, Hurricane Irene left a path of destruction.

Though it never became the big-city nightmare forecasters and public officials had warned about, Hurricane Irene left a path of destruction.

Dogs and insurance have been at odds for years and, because of some extremely bad claims situations, some carriers maintain lists of restricted breeds. Here are the top seven dangerous breeds.

Dogs and insurance have been at odds for years.

Before-and-after images of Joplin, Mo. illustrate the amount of debris that had to be removed, and show the slow but steady progress the town is making towards digging out and rebuilding.

Munich Re and the I.I.I. have released their list of top disasters for the first half of 2011 based on insured losses. We take a look at what made the list.

Munich Re and the I.I.I. have released their list of top disasters for the first half of 2011 based on insured losses. We take a look at what made the list.