While many anticipated and predicted that hurricanes would be the catastrophe story of 2007 -- and indeed the hurricane season still has 32 more days to go -- the recent wildfires and subsequent damage

It's inevitable that catastrophe adjusters will experience psychological and emotional stress from their jobs. What's uncertain is whether or not they'll do something about it. Dr. Michael Birzon, a

A bill that allows the California Earthquake Authority to collect an assessment from insurers to pay for policyholder claims after an earthquake has been signed into law by Governor Arnold

While those figures indicate a 3.5 percent drop from last year's numbers -- and the third annual decrease in a row -- it still adds up to some big losses for insurance companies. The NICB's report

Dealing with inexperienced insurer claim staff is one of the top problems named by collision repairers, according to the results of a recent study recently released by a collision repair association.

Dealing with inexperienced insurer claim staff is one of the top problems named by collision repairers, according to the results of a recent study recently released by a collision repair association.

Claims News Service, Oct. 3, 10:09 a.m. EDT -- Dealing with inexperienced insurer claim staff is one of the top problems named by collision repairers, according to the results of a recent study

According to the California Department of Insurance (CDI), Norman Hugh Baker posed as a licensed public adjuster and conned eight homeowners out of almost $100,000.