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How Do You Count Deaths From a Hurricane?
How many people died in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria? It's a question that has been debated since the powerful storm slammed into the island and devastated the U.S. territory last year. It's also ...
New Designs Make Homes Almost Catastrophe-Proof, But Adoption Slow
In a private waterfront resort on the northern tip of Key Largo, nestled between a tropical forest and the Caribbean, Eric Soulavy is marketing luxury for the age of climate change: coastal homes ...
P/C Insurance Trade Groups AIA and PCI Plan to Merge
Two leading U.S. property/casualty insurance carrier trade groups are talking about merging. The American Insurance Association (AIA) and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) ...
Adjuster Licensing Requirements Onerous, Costly
How many states require licensing of staff and/or independent adjusters? As a carrier or an adjusting firm, if you don't know, you just might be in violation. Currently, 34 states require independent ...
More Employers Adopting ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Policy for Marijuana Use
FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people. Factories from New Hampshire to Michigan need workers. Hotels in Las Vegas are desperate to fill jobs. Those ...
Digital Insurance Agency EverQuote Launches IPO
Cambridge, Mass.-based online insurance agency EverQuote Inc. has commenced an initial public offering it hopes will produce $43.2 million in net proceeds for the company. EverQuote is offering ...
WCIRB: Calif. Workers Comp Written Premium to Be Down Again This Year
Lower workers compensation rates in California will bring down written premium once again this year, according to a forecast from the Workers Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau. That revelation is ...
Lessons From the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Open Models, Real-Time Tracking Are Valuable Tools
Open models and tools to track hurricanes in real time can help boost modeling accuracy and aid the claims process after storms, according to a new Karen Clark & Co. analysis of the 2017 Atlantic ...