February 22, 2009
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February 19, 2009
For the third time in three weeks, a small earthquake has rattled an area of north-central New Jersey. No damage or injuries were reported from the 2.3 magnitude quake, which was recorded shortly before 1:42 a.m. Wednesday. Scott DiGiralomo, a …
February 17, 2009
Reinsurers’ tough talk about raising prices on the risk cover they sell to insurers may have rung hollow before, but this time the promise is credible. Reinsurance companies such as global leader Munich Re have been flexing their muscles, predicting …
February 11, 2009
The scenario is frightening: Hundreds of thousands of Kentuckians, many in far-flung rural areas, left in dire circumstances by a major natural disaster. Cut off, they have no electric power, no way to call for help and all roads are …
February 11, 2009
Following a major announcement that A.M. Best will be probing deeper into companies’ data quality to assess their risk management processes and the credibility of modeled losses, Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS) revealed strategies to help clients prepare for …
February 8, 2009
The Job Engine “Small businesses are the job engine of this state. This increased exemption encourages the spirit of entrepreneurship and will help create new and better paying jobs for Texans.” —Texas State Representative Brandon Creighton. Creighton, who represents part …
February 8, 2009
37,500 The number of number of independent agencies nationwide, according to the “2008 Future One Agency Universe Study,” sponsored by the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of America, Trusted Choice and several carriers. $10.3 Million Amount that should be saved …
February 8, 2009
University of South Carolina geographers have produced a map of natural-hazard mortality in the United States. The map, featured in the International Journal of Health Geographics, gives a county-level representation of the likelihood of dying as the result of natural …
February 4, 2009
When an earthquake larger than magnitude 3 strikes the Northwest, an automated system is supposed to page University of Washington seismologists and notify emergency managers. But that’s not what happened on Jan. 30, 2009, when amagnitude-4.5 jolted the state. Because …
February 4, 2009
For the third time in less than a week a small earthquake has been recorded in Oklahoma, but geological experts say these occurrences are not uncommon or cause for alarm. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.2 earthquake occurred …