The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the Katrina Flood Recovery maps are now available at seven Disaster Recovery Centers in Mississippi Gulf Coast counties. Due to the large number of disaster victims without access …
Predictions of 17 named storms in the Atlantic basin next year, with nine developing into hurricanes, have been predicted by William Gray and Philip Klotzbach of Colorado State University. The experts forecast five major hurricanes with winds of at least …
Strict insurance fraud reporting requirements will soon be initiated by the Florida Division of Insurance Fraud, according to Tom Gallagher, Department of Financial Services CFO. In the wake of multiple hurricanes DFS has instructed its Division of Insurance Fraud to …
Southwestern Insurance Information Service announced that Dr. Robert Hartwig, senior vice president and chief economist for the Insurance Information Institute in New York, will speak at a Forum sponsored by SIIS on Jan. 24, 2006, at 11:30 a. m. at …
Bermuda-based ACE Ltd. announced that estimated net after-tax losses for the ACE Group of Companies from Hurricane Wilma, the Category 4 storm that initially struck Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and then Florida in late October, will amount to approximately $250 million, …
Authorities are investigating an early morning church fire in Winder in northeast Georgia that they say is suspicious. Glenn Allen, a spokesman for state Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner John Oxendine said a neighbor called authorities about 3:50 a.m. Wednesday …
Atlanta, GA – CIS Group, a leading provider of personal and commercial lines underwriting inspections, is pleased to announce the acquisition of GPL Solutions, located in Atlanta GA. For CIS Group, the acquisition is consistent with the company’s long-term goals. …
Legislation that will extend the 2002 Terrorism Risk Insurance Act for an additional two years passed on the House of Representatives floor today. The House bill (S. 467) passed by a vote of 371 to 49. The Senate already approved …
A survey by Washington insurer PEMCO reportedly reveals that while holiday decorations and lights might raise holiday spirits, some Washington homeowners use them unsafely, putting themselves and their families at risk. According to Jon Osterberg, PEMCO spokesman, most of the …
For reportedly exposing workers to excessive noise and inadequate respiratory protection, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor has cited Arrow Concrete Co. for alleged willful and serious violations at seven locations in West Virginia. …