As if there isn't enough to worry about what's happening on Earth, scientists are warning against space weather. Solar storms, they say, could wreak havoc on the electric-power supply, triggering losses from business interruption and damaged physical assets.

A number of newspapers are using a truth meter approach to the proclamations of national and local politicians, rating what has been stated as truth, mostly true, half true, mostly false, or so false it is rated pants on fire. There are a good many statements made about and by...

Too many of us are talking, texting, or using a GPS while navigating the wheel. More distracted drivers equates to more traffic accidents and injuries.

The abundance of natural disasters that have occurred over the last few years are keeping catastrophe adjusters incredibly busy. What will be next?

Disasters, calamities, tragedies, or catastrophes—no matter what we call them, these events happen on a regular basis, and more recent occurrences tend to cancel out memories of the older ones.

Adjusters and claim handlers who deal with disability claims may have to rethink some of the previous standards for what constitutes a “disability."

Insurance is as ancient a field as organized religion, and both have undergone considerable change over the millenniums.

Had the earthquake, resultant tsunami, and nuclear disaster that occurred in Japan happened in the U.S., the vast majority of homeowners and companies suffering losses would find little help from their insurers.