Catastrophe & Restoration

Homeowners' insurers have settled nearly 70 percent of claims from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).

A new mediation program has been designed to help condominium associations resolve disputes with their insurance companies over hurricane claims.

Homebuilders in South Carolina may be eligible for insurance discounts if construction of their homes adheres to fortified construction techniques.

Computer generated 3D animations are being used widely to demonstrate to jurors what an expert has determined occurred during an accident or crime.

It is difficult to begin evaluating trends in reconstruction and restoration without focusing immediately on the progress in New Orleans and the Gulf States.

As restoration professionals respond to higher standards from many of the nation's largest insurance companies, applied structural drying training has become a preferred technique.

Whether the insured is entitled to the holdback amount depends upon two different factors.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners is considering a draft of a national catastrophic risk insurance program as one means of reforming the way that the nation finances the economic losses from natural disasters.