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Study Calculates Impact of 1906 Bay Area Quake Today

If an earthquake like the one that devastated San Francisco, Calif., in 1906 struck today, the toll would be staggering: tens of thousands of buildings damaged and hundreds of people dead, according to a new study. The report released Monday …

Fireman’s Fund Sponsors Wildfire Seminar on San Francisco Earthquake Centennial

As the nation commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire, one of the surviving companies from that disaster — Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., will be hosting a seminar to help San Diego residents and …

Close to home: 1906 revisited

April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe that affected thousands of lives, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, and generated aftershocks in insurance and engineering communities that still resonate …

Insurers well-braced for next big California earthquake

When the next big earthquake strikes California, it’s unlikely to hurt the insurance industry as much as the last one did. The nation’s largest property insurers curtailed their exposure to California quakes a decade ago when they persuaded state lawmakers …

Close to home: 1906 revisited

April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe that affected thousands of lives, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and generated aftershocks in insurance and engineering communities that continue to …

Editor’s Note: Close to home: 1906 revisited

April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe that affected thousands of lives, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and generated aftershocks in insurance and engineering communities that continue to …

Close to home: 1906 revisited

April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe that affected thousands of lives, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage and generated aftershocks in insurance and engineering communities that continue to …

Editor’s Note: Close to home: 1906 revisited

If an earthquake similar to that of the 1906 San Francisco quake were to hit a metropolitan area, today, the losses would be staggering. April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe …

Editor’s Note: If 1906 repeated itself in a major metropolitan space … during working hours … there would

$7 billion in workers’ compensation losses. Close to home: 1906 revisited April 18 marks the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a catastrophe that affected thousands of lives, caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage, …

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Insurers well-braced for next big California earthquake When the next big earthquake strikes California, it’s unlikely to hurt the insurance industry as much as the last one did. The nation’s largest property insurers curtailed their exposure to California quakes a …