Collectify LLC has released its new Collectify Home Inventor Edition software at special pricing to insurance professionals so they can provide it as a value-added service to personal lines insurance clients. During 2005 through 2008, more than 90,000 homeowners insurance …
Tennessee is taking delivery of mobile homes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to temporarily house Macon County tornado victims. While FEMA trailers have been scrutinized recently over reports of exposing occupants to relatively high levels of toxins, Jeremy Heidt, …
Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Kim Holland declared a state of emergency following the recent severe weather in the state. This declaration enables emergency claims adjusters from other states to be temporarily licensed to provide immediate assistance in the insurance claims process. …
Floodwaters still need to recede before officials can determine how damaging two weeks’ worth of flooding was to Arkansas, but leaders said it’s shaping up to be a costly affair. “All indications are that this is a major catastrophe for …
Hurricanes pose the greatest act of nature risk to the U.S. insurance industry for 2008, according to EMB, an actuarial consulting firm. With the hurricane season on the horizon, insurers must prepare for this heightened risk, EMB urges. “We’ve seen …
Arkansas was spared widespread storms Saturday but remained waterlogged from non-stop flooding that began nearly two weeks ago. Storms hit isolated areas and residents along the White River in east Arkansas and the Black River in the northeast contended for …
Remember, this is only a test. Tornado sirens blared at 9:50 a.m. in a statewide drill on Wednesday ordered by Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland as part of Severe Weather Awareness Week. In his proclamation, the governor says it’s essential for …
Two disaster recovery centers are open in Georgia to assist Fulton County and Jefferson County individuals, households and businesses affected by the March 14-16 severe storms and tornadoes. Officials said the centers will be open and operating daily from 8 …
Insurers say estimated damage in South Carolina from severe weather earlier this month has increased to $43 million. The South Carolina Insurance News Service said Monday that more than 11,000 insurance claims had been reported as a result of the …
President Bush issued a major disaster declaration for six more Georgia counties in response to the tornadoes and severe storms that struck the state this month. This list now includes Bartow, Burke, DeKalb, Floyd, Jefferson and Polk counties. The president …