Earthquakes News

Colemont Names Brown Assistant Vice President

Colemont Insurance Brokers, Woodland Hill, Calif., is proud to announce the recent addition of Whit Brown to its team of property brokers as assistant vice president. Brown has more than 19 years of experience in the insurance industry. He has …

California Earthquake Insurance Rates Decreasing

California earthquake insurance policies issued by the California Earthquake Authority will see rate decreases by an average of 22.1 percent, said Nancy Kinkaid, CEA spokeswoman. Approximately 85 percent of CEA policyholders will see their rates reduced beginning July 1, 2006, …

Workplace Bullies May Be Next On Insurers’ Watchlist, Insurance Journal Reports

From the playground to the classroom to the office — bullies can be found in all walks of life, but new anti-harassment legislation in some states could put an end to bullying in the workplace that can be costly for …

Lloyd’s forecast for Northeast: Storms, global warming threats are real

The prospect of another nasty hurricane season has everyone in the insurance industry braced for a white-knuckle ride. The spectre of a hurricane hitting a major Northeast population center is hardly the stuff of Hollywood fantasy. Leading forecasters agree there …

:Lloyd’s forecast for Northeast: Storms, global warming threats are real

The prospect of another nasty hurricane season has everyone in the insurance industry braced for a white-knuckle ride. The spectre of a hurricane hitting a major Northeast population center is hardly the stuff of Hollywood fantasy. Leading forecasters agree there …

Illinois freshman regulator McRaith gives insurance view from Midwest

Question: What is the specific impact of the 2005 catastrophes on the Midwest? McRaith: There are three identifiable impacts on Midwestern residents. First, since the cost of reinsurance has gone up so significantly because of these catastrophes that cost is …

Illinois freshman regulator McRaith gives insurance view from Midwest

Question: What is the specific impact of the 2005 catastrophes on the Midwest? McRaith: There are three identifiable impacts on Midwestern residents. First, since the cost of reinsurance has gone up so significantly because of these catastrophes that cost is …

High-hazard tsunami states could lose precious funding, GAO finds

The Pacific coast states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington, as well as Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea, face the greatest tsunami hazard, but West Coast states could see the funding to prepare …

An idea that’s sunk?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants to provide funding for the majority of states in the nation to prepare for catastrophic tsunamis. That seems like a sound plan, but is it watertight? A recent report by the Government Accountability …

Editor’s Note: An idea that’s sunk?

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants to provide funding for the majority of states in the nation to prepare for catastrophic tsunamis. That seems like a sound plan, but is it watertight? A recent report by the Government Accountability …