Extreme Weather Fuels Oregon Wildfires; Outside Help Sought July 21, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The threat of thunderstorms and lightning has prompted officials in fire-ravaged Oregon to ask for help...
P/C Insurers Report $1.7B Underwriting Loss in First 9 Months of 2016 January 23, 2017 Private U.S. property/casualty insurers suffered a $1.7 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2016-following a $7.3...
Tennessee Wildfires Cause $842M in Insurance Claims January 20, 2017 State officials say insurance claims have topped $842 million in the deadly eastern Tennessee wildfires that burned thousands of buildings....
Study Finds $600M Plus in Property Losses Averted by Coastal Wetlands October 31, 2016 As communities across the Southeast U.S. and the Caribbean count the cost of flood damage during Hurricane Matthew, a study,...
Chile Battles Huge Forest Fires January 8, 2014 Residents of Chile’s capital are suffering from the worst levels of air pollution in 15 years because of fast-spreading forest...
Electrical Fires Highest in December December 16, 2013 December is the deadliest month when it comes to home electrical fires, according to a recent consumer warning by Fremont...
High-Rise Developers Win Court Protection in 9/11 WTC Case December 5, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court in New York has given developers and builders of high-rises and other buildings added protection from...
AIG Expects $1.3B in Losses Related to Hurricane December 10, 2012 AIG estimates it will take $1.3 billion in losses related to Superstorm Sandy, more than other major insurance companies have...
Home Heating Fires Cause an Estimated $326M in Property Losses Each Year September 21, 2012 Heating is the second leading cause and accounts for 14 percent of all residential building fires responded to by fire...
USFA: Clothes Dryer Fires Cause $35M in Property Losses August 14, 2012 An estimated 2,900 clothes dryer fires in residential buildings are reported to U.S. fire departments each year and cause an...