Personal Lines
‘Funnel of Fire’ Destroyed 100 Homes in Washington; Fires Continue
A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes as of Friday, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened ...
Insured Losses From Hurricane Arthur Will Not Exceed $250M: RMS
Insured losses from Hurricane Arthur—the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. since 2012's Hurricane Sandy—will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, according to ...
USGS: 16 States At Particular Risk For Damaging Earthquakes
As many as 16 states are at high risk of damaging earthquakes, but 42 in all are vulnerable to some degree, the U.S. Geological Survey has concluded in an update of its seismic hazard maps. Alaska, ...
Eight New Companies Join Ward’s Annual Top 50 P/C Ranking
Eight new nominees join Ward Group's 2014 roundup of the 50 top performing property/casualty insurers. The recently released analysis crowns the best performers out of more than 3,000 companies in ...
Uber, Lyft, Sidecar Toe-to-Toe With Insurers: State-by-State Analysis
The highly thought-of share-and-share-alike attitude considered a virtue by some has become fighting words between ridesharing companies and the insurance industry. "We try not to make it a battle," ...
Insurance.com Survey: What Is Online Comparison Shopping Worth?
Bargain hunting for car insurance can save consumers $54 per minute, according to a new survey from Insurance.com. On a savings-per-minute basis, hunting for a bargain on car insurance outranks ...
Ridesharing Lyft Blocked by NYC Restraining Order; Insurance Law Defiance Cited
New York officials say they've obtained a temporary restraining order against Lyft, the on-demand ride-sharing app, from operating in New York City. The attorney general's office and the Department ...
No El Niño Yet But Chances Remain High: U.S. Climate Center
A weather-changing El Niño has yet to develop in the Pacific Ocean, according to government forecasters are who maintaining a "watch" initiated in March. The chances that the warming of the ...