Insurance News from September 21, 2007

News

Bush Drops Effort to Standardize Government Risk Assessments

The Bush Administration is dropping its effort to standardize how government agencies...

International News

AIR Estimates Typhoon Wipha Insured Losses under $250 Million

AIR Worldwide Corporation estimates insured losses from both wind and...

West News

Study: New Homes in Fire-Risk Areas of Sierra Nevada

More people are building homes in hazardous fire areas of the Sierra Nevada --...

Southeast News

Fla. High Court Affirms Policies Cover Only Losses from Covered Perils

Florida's valued policy law means property insurance companies are only responsible for...

Texas / South Central News

In Advance of Gulf Storm, La. Gov. Declares State of Emergency

While not yet a named storm, a weather system developing in the Gulf of Mexico has...