Catastrophe & Restoration

The four hurricanes that devastated much of Florida last year were well covered by the news media, but the storm of controversy that followed has been largely ignored.

The civic action group MoveOn is enlisting the aid of celebrities to publicize its online housing location service.

Although the number of displaced people from this season's hurricanes is staggering, one of the main costs facing insurers is business interruption claims.

Insurance swindles could raise the costs of rebuilding the areas damaged by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud warns.

The National Flood Insurance Program has announced that it will modify the way that it settles claims in order to expedite the response to policyholders in storm-stricken areas.

Insurance commissioners of several states will hold a summit in the middle of this month to develop a National Catastrophe Insurance Program.

In mid-October, NOAA began tracking Tropical Storm Vince, the second to the last name on its list for this year.

Everyone in the country knows the name Procter & Gamble, especially since their recent acquisition of Gillette propelled them into the spotlight as the largest consumer-products supplier in the world.