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Insurer Catastrophe Claim Payouts Nearly $25B This Year

There are still three months left in 2011, and hurricane season is not over until November 30, yet this year will go down as record-setting when it comes to federal disaster declarations, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). “The …

April was Record-Setting Month for Tornadoes

The U.S. set a record for the most tornadoes within a month with April’s deadly storms. The final report for the month shows 753 twisters across the country, including a super outbreak on April 25-28 that killed more than 300 …