Insurance News from January 05, 2016

News

El NiƱo Curbs 2015 U.S. Cat Losses, Biggest Insured Losses Due to Brutal Winter

The costliest global natural catastrophe for the insurance industry in 2015 was the...

International News

China Finds Downburst Caused Cruise Ship to Sink, Killing 442

Chinese authorities blamed freak weather for the capsizing of a cruise ship that killed...

East News

Massachusetts Legislators Consider Changes to Bicycle Laws

Bicyclists can get little respect on the road - from drivers, pedestrians, even fellow...

West News

Housing Developments, Culverts Contribute to Flooding in Washington

When Lomor Drive flooded in 1996, 3 feet of water washed into Diana Bach's house. She...

Southeast News

Agencies Try to Control Flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee

Western Tennessee and Kentucky are still facing flood threats as the U.S. Army Corps of...

Texas / South Central News

Oklahoma Struggled With Floods, Drought Last Year

A year that bounced from drought to flooding, back to drought and then to flooding...

Midwest News

University of Minnesota Tests Window Film to Prevent Bird Collisions

The University of Minnesota is experimenting with a reflective film on campus windows...