All the headlines from our Flood Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 5 2005 // In public and in an interview with Insurance Journal, Misissippi Insurance Commis-sioner George Dale comes across as a laid-back Mississippi farm-boy, but the commissioner, who has been reelected for eight terms, has...
Dec 5 2005 // For all you lawsuit junkies out there (does it take one to know one?), a Gulf Coast-based law firm has set up a Web log, or blog, that monitors lawsuits filed in relation to the hurricanes that hit Alabama, Louisiana,...
Dec 5 2005 // A pair of plastic surgeons in New Orleans, La., who are facing more than $1 million in uninsured home losses from Hurricane Katrina, are suing State Farm Insurance, claiming the company did not tell them they could have...
Dec 5 2005 // Up to 29,000 Arizonans paid for insurance under the National Flood Insur-ance Program in fiscal year 2004, but new research shows that many of these people may not need the costly coverage.A study headed by a University of...
Dec 4 2005 // Greenberg Will Not Face Criminal Charges: Additional civil charges against former American International Group Inc. Chairman and CEO Maurice “Hank” Greenberg are possible, but no state criminal charges are...
Dec 4 2005 // In public and in an interview with Insurance Journal, Misissippi Insurance Commis-sioner George Dale comes across as a laid-back Mississippi farm-boy, but the commissioner, who has been reelected for eight terms, has...
Dec 4 2005 // For all you lawsuit junkies out there (does it take one to know one?), a Gulf Coast-based law firm has set up a Web log, or blog, that monitors lawsuits filed in relation to the hurricanes that hit Alabama, Louisiana,...
Dec 4 2005 // New Online License Service Available for Wash. Agents and BrokersInsurance agents, brokers and other insurance professionals licensed to transact business in Washington can now print copies of their licenses from their...
Dec 1 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) has urged Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco to veto a bill that would require all vehicles determined to be “total” losses as a result of recent flooding...
Nov 22 2005 // The insurance industry’s response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been “too slow” and the job of adjusting claims is a long way from being completed in the view of the leader of the nation’s...
Nov 22 2005 // In a move that could prove detrimental to Louisiana consumers and insurers, the Louisiana Legislature narrowly passed a bill last night that would require all vehicles determined to be “total” losses as a...
Nov 21 2005 // After any natural disaster, people who suffered property damage eventually look for sources of money to repair their damage and/or replace their loss with insurance being the first source for those with policies. In this...
Nov 21 2005 // Up to 29,000 Arizonans paid for insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program in fiscal year 2004, but new research shows that many may not need the costly coverage.A study headed by a University of Arizona...
Nov 20 2005 // Plantation, Fla., ‘Insurance Village’The “Insurance Village” established by Florida’s Depart-ment of Financial Services in Plantation, Fla. west of Fort Lauderdale, had a lot of damaged...
Nov 20 2005 // After any natural disaster, people who suffered property damage eventually look for sources of money to repair their damage and/or replace their loss with insurance being the first source for those with policies. In this...
Nov 20 2005 // CaliforniaGovernor’s Measures Defeated in Special Election California’s special election battle, the costliest campaign in the state’s history, roared to a close in November, much to the chagrin of Gov....
Nov 18 2005 // A pair of plastic surgeons in New Orleans, La., who are facing more than $1 million in uninsured home losses from Hurricane Katrina, are suing State Farm Insurance, claiming the company did not tell them they could have...
Nov 14 2005 // Germany’s Allianz had a very successful third quarter with net income up 70 percent to €794 million ($934 million) and €1.7 billion (2 billion) operating profit,” despite,” said the company’s...
Nov 14 2005 // Up to 29,000 Arizonans paid for insurance under the National Flood Insurance Program in fiscal year 2004, but new research shows that many of these people may not need the costly coverage.A study headed by a University of...
Nov 11 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) released a set of 22 recommendations for needed improvements to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).The recommendations, if...