Loss Control

Just in time for holiday travel, find out if your state is the worst.

A midsized community can reduce hail damage by up to 20% by adopting and enforcing often-overlooked building codes, says a new report by the Wharton Risk Management and Decision Processes Center.

Internet intelligence firm Renesys has identified a new breed of Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) cyber attacks in which data is being volleyed across the world by hackers in quick, quiet and largely undetected operations.

Could a massive tsunami, like the one that hit Japan in 2011 after a powerful earthquake, happen in the U.S.? According to an article in The New York Times, scientists are getting closer to finding out.

Recent reports generally agree that the property and casualty industry outlook for 2014 is "stable." See the factors that went into the most recent report released by Fitch.

A surge of new capital from investors like pension funds into the market for specialized insurance risks could threaten financial systems and needs to be closely watched, the European Union insurance watchdog EIOPA said on Thursday.