July 17, 2007
Commercial insurance premiums continued to decline during the second quarter of 2007, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, a survey of current policy renewal prices as reported by corporate risk managers. RIMS Benchmark Survey second quarter reports show that directors …
July 12, 2007
A day after the director of the National Hurricane Center went on leave following questions about his leadership, former directors said Tuesday he should have listened more carefully to his staff and been slower to make changes. Bill Proenza went …
July 10, 2007
Most of the backup generators that Florida lawmakers promised would be installed in hurricane shelters for the state’s most fragile residents by the start of hurricane season have not been installed and won’t be until the season is over, authorities …
July 2, 2007
27 The number arrested by Florida officials in an ongoing investigation dubbed “Operation TGIF” because the group perpetrated staged accidents on Fridays. The staged accident ring billed auto insurers more than $300,000 in fraudulent Personal Injury Protection claims, according to …
July 2, 2007
British weather forecasters, making their first public attempt to predict the Atlantic hurricane season, say it may be quieter than their American counterparts expect. It is most likely that 10 tropical storms will form from July to November, the British …
July 2, 2007
The rest of 2007 will continue to be a difficult time for developers and builders to secure builder’s risk insurance for their projects, at least in catastrophe prone regions. But outside of coastal areas and California earthquake issues builder’s risk …
July 2, 2007
27 The number arrested by Florida officials in an ongoing investigation dubbed “Operation TGIF” because the group perpetrated staged accidents on Fridays. The staged accident ring billed auto insurers more than $300,000 in fraudulent Personal Injury Protection claims, according to …
July 2, 2007
10 British weather forecasters, making their first public attempt to predict the Atlantic hurricane season, say it may be quieter than their American counterparts expect. It is most likely that 10 tropical storms will form from July to November, the …
July 2, 2007
494 Smarter drivers and more aggressive policing were credited with cutting traffic deaths in Minnesota last year to their lowest level in 60 years. The Department of Public Safety said 494 people were killed on Minnesota roads last year, a …
July 2, 2007
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff joined governors from Mississippi and Alabama in appealing for Gulf Coast residents to get prepared for the height of hurricane season. Some 400 delegates to the three-day Mississippi/Alabama Hurricane Conference at the Imperial Palace Casino …