U.S. Roasts to Hottest Year on Record by Landslide January 10, 2013 By SETH BORENSTEIN The United States set an off-the-charts heat record in 2012. A brutal combination of a widespread drought and a mostly...
2012 Could Be Wisconsin’s Warmest Year on Record November 27, 2012 Wisconsin is on pace to be the hottest year on record. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel also reports the forecast for...
Top 10 Worst States for Lawsuits: Study September 14, 2012 West Virginia, Louisiana, Mississippi, California, Illinois, Montana, New Mexico, Alabama, Oklahoma and Florida are the top ten states with the...
NICB Report: Suspicious Theft Referrals Rise 40 Percent August 15, 2012 There was a 20 percent increase in QCs during the first half of 2012 compared with 2011, and a 25...
Insuring the Olympic Games: Major Risks, Much Secrecy, Heavy Coverage April 25, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle One hundred days to go before the 2012 Olympic Games open in London. As that day moves closer, preparations, which...
Report: In 2012 Insurance Industry Focus is on the Customer March 28, 2012 If 2011 was the year of retrenchment, then 2012 is the year of the customer, finds PwC’s “Top Issues: The...
U.S. Should Expect Another Above-Normal Tornado Season in 2012 February 22, 2012 By Meghan Evans The U.S. should expect an active severe weather season with above-normal tornadoes in 2012. That’s after a near-record number of...
2012 Starts With Bad Weather Signs for Insurers January 13, 2012 By Ben Berkowitz Damaging hailstorms in Australia. Unprecedented tornadoes in the southeastern United States. Constant windstorms in northern Europe. Sound familiar? This year...
Memories of First Car Thefts Sparked by NICB Centennial January 12, 2012 The year was 1912 and Woodrow Wilson was president. Jim Thorpe won Olympic gold in the decathlon and pentathlon events...
Insurance Veterans’ Forecasts for 2012 January 12, 2012 By Young Ha Now that the year 2011 is behind us, let’s take a look at what might be ahead. Insurance Journal spoke...