Coastal Risk Underwriters (CRU), a member company of Insight Catastrophe Group, has launched a new preferred homeowners program for properties located in the state of Alaska. The program, underwritten by Occidental Fire & Casualty Co. of North Carolina, provides coverage …
DTRIC Insurance will begin offering Akamai Rater, Hawaii’s first program that aligns individual driver behavior with auto insurance rates. DTRIC’s Akamai Rater uses a small, in-vehicle telecommunications device to capture information on a number of driving variables, including aggressive driving, …
Western nations clashed with Russia and developing countries Wednesday over whether climate change was a security matter meriting the attention of the Security Council, the most powerful U.N. body. Diplomats said Russia initially blocked the adoption of a statement on …
Scott West, owner of Pathfinder Insurance Agency in Houston, was honored as the Paige Eiland Political Action Award winner by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas. West has chaired his local association’s political action committee, helped drive both the agenda …
In the wake of Japan’s tsunami disaster, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is urging Americans who live and vacation at the coast to take the threat of tsunamis seriously. With more coastline than any other country in the …
As states in the West clean up tsunami damage, loss estimates are climbing, according to local officials. In Hawaii, the estimate — tallied by Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s office to be in the millions — combines damage to homes, businesses, hotels, …
