The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the State Emergency Response Team (SERT) reportedly continue to scout sites to develop and place temporary housing for Floridians severely impacted by Hurricane Ivan. Efforts are ongoing in …
Swiss Re joined Munich Re in reporting strong 2004 results. The group reported net profits of CHF 2.5 billion ($2.167 billion) compared to CHF 1.7 billion ($1.474 billion) in 2003, a 45 percent gain, despite 2004’s natural catastrophe losses. Swiss …
Fair Isaac Corporation, a provider of analytics and decision technology, announced that the California State Compensation Insurance Fund has licensed the Fair Isaac SmartAdvisor medical bill review system. SmartAdvisor, the latest evolution of Fair Isaac’s proven bill review technology, will …
BELFOR USA announced that Tom Stufft is the newest member of the team. Stufft will be working as a senior project manager out of the Placentia, California office, located at 440 W. Crowther Ave. He can be reached at (714) …
Officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the approval of $14,625,780 million to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The funds are being designated to four projects of the Puerto Rico Electric and Power …
Department of Homeland Security Under Secretary Michael Brown has announced more than $114 million in funding for Florida communities hurricane recovery efforts. Almost half of the funding, which is being distributed by the Department’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), comes …
New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice Director Vaughn McKoy announced that an Essex County man has pleaded guilty to insurance fraud for submitting a phony automobile theft claim to his insurance company. According to Director McKoy and Insurance Fraud Prosecutor …
International Barrier Technology Inc., a manufacturer of proprietary fire resistant building materials, has released a video which demonstrates the fire resistant effectiveness of the Blazeguard product. The video reportedly shows that strikethrough to untreated roof and wall sheathing, Blazeguard exhibits …
A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and the issuer credit rating of “a” of TD Reinsurance (Barbados) Inc. (TD Re). The outlook for both ratings is stable. The rating reflects TD Re’s consistently strong …
First there was radon, then carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds. Now the latest home invader is mold and, in a national survey released by CertainTeed Corporation and conducted for them by Opinion Research Corporation, 55 percent of the 1,040 …