Catastrophe & Restoration

MarketWatch: U.S. homeowners pay an average of 11.5% more for home insurance than they did two years ago.

High-exposure claims related to hurricanes continue to stretch the industry's resources.

Policyholders react to more restrictive wording and higher premiums in response to depressed carrier profits.

Name That Storm: 'These events... had significant economic effects on the areas impacted,' NOAA reports.

More than 419,000 properties are now covered by the FAIR plan, which is one of the state's primary insurers.

Gov. Brad Little's fire-reduction recommendations spotlight the American West's tinder issues.

Move comes after roughly 17,000 Liberty Mutual customers hear they are losing fire insurance.

Verisk research indicates severe thunderstorm activity now outpaces insurer losses from hurricanes and earthquakes.