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Showing posts with label property and casualty insurance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label property and casualty insurance. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

More U.S. homeowners no longer have home insurance, 'leaving them exposed to financial ruin'

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National Association of Insurance Commissioners and Federal Insurance Office, Department of the Treasury map Whether it's tornadoes, wil...
Friday, September 06, 2024

FEMA high-risk flood zone maps don't 'reflect the risk of heavy rainfall,' leaving many property owners at risk

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Flooding can close rural roads for days. (Adobe Stock photo) When tropical storm Debby drenched stretches of the northeastern U.S., it left ...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023

As flood risk changes and homeowner's flood insurance premiums are recalculated, sticker shock is a sticking point

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More accurate flood data has changed insurance rates. (Photo by Kellly Sikkema, Unsplash) As the Federal Emergency Management Agency recalcu...
Monday, December 07, 2020

Wildfire risk in California leaves many without home insurance; unclear whether trend will spread to other states

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2020 wildfire risk map from Wildfirerisk.org; click the image to enlarge it or click here for the interactive version.  After years of cost...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Walmart keeping customers 'street legal' by offering auto insurance policies in store, online

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AutoInsurance.com display at Walmart Taking one-stop shopping to another level, Walmart customers will soon be able to purchase auto...
Thursday, August 15, 2013

Flood insurance rates in coastal areas are going sky high, as more homes are being added as flood risks

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"A new law meant to stabilize the federal government's money-losing flood-insurance program is starting to send rates sky high, p...
Thursday, August 01, 2013

Study says more shale drilling could benefit economy; insurance companies fear risks

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"Increased oil and gas production ranks at the top of the list of things analysts say the country can do to boost the sluggish post...

N.M. horse slaughter plants claims it was the victim of arson, but still plans to open Monday

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UPDATE, Aug. 5: A federal judge on Friday temporarily halted plans by companies in New Mexico and Iowa to start slaughtering horses. U.S. Di...
Thursday, March 14, 2013

Ohio drivers may soon be able to put the pedal a bit more to the metal on rural highways

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Speed limits may be going up on rural highways in Ohio. S enators signed off on a proposal to increase the speed limit to 70 m.p.h. on rura...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Maine becoming the first state east of the Mississippi River with a 75 mph speed limit

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It's no German autobahn, but motorists traveling Interstate 95 in Northern Maine probably won't be taking in the mountain vistas, bo...
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Thursday, May 19, 2011

Scientists, planners, insurer: Weather extremes are 'global weirding' caused partly by humans

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The Union of Concerned Scientists , which was formed to warn of the risks of a global nuclear holocaust, held a conference call with reporte...