AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) and Accurate Environmental Forecasting Inc. (AEF) are offering companies the ability to estimate hurricane losses based on climate forecasts. The new risk modeling capability, which combines AIR’s loss modeling technology and AEF’s expertise in forecasting the …
Pleased with no last minute surprises to insurers, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has commended the Iowa Legislature and Gov. Thomas Vilsack for taking positive and progressive steps on this year’s insurance-related bills. “During this year’s legislative …
DigitalGlobe announced that RMTC/URS, along with Kauai County and the State of Hawaii, has purchased high-resolution DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite imagery for more effective digital mapping in Hawaii. RMTC/URS is a joint venture of R.M. Towill, URS, Dewberry, TerraPoint, Airborne1, and …
With the start of the 2005 hurricane season just days away and an anticipated above normal storm season, the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), is reminding citizens in hurricane prone states to be prepared for the …
A Tangipahoa, La., insurance producer received a cease and desist order from the Louisiana Department of Insurance for allegedly bilking her employer, insurance producer Henry Powell, Jr., of more than $250,000. The DOI reported that its Fraud Unit investigators, accompanied …
Persons falsely claiming to be government recovery officials in New York have been knocking on doors in disaster-affected areas asking people for large sums of money to register them for disaster assistance, according to reports received by officials overseeing the …
Along with the lazy, hazy days of summer lurks a potential killer. Temperatures inside a vehicle – even with the window cracked – can reach lethal levels in a matter of minutes. A new survey released by Kids in Cars …
The U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Pomp’s Tire Service, an industrial tire sales and servicing business in New Berlin, Wis., following a December 2004 inspection concerning workplace safety and health issues, the agency announced. …
With the start of hurricane season, June 1, just days away, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation is advising policyholders to make preparations now, before a possible storm. The state’s insurer of last resort is also announcing improvements it ways will better …
More than half of Florida homeowners participating in a recent statewide survey have taken action to protect their homes from hurricanes. An even larger number recognizes the importance of the state’s building codes in reducing property losses from these events, …