Loss Control

Firefighters battled wildfires across the U.S. West on Tuesday, including a massive out-of-control blaze that has destroyed at least 60 homes and burned more than 28,000 acres between two national forests in Washington state.

The National Association of Insurance Commissioners released a new mobile application to help guide policyholders on what information they should disclose after an auto accident.

Willis calls 2011 the Year of the Breach, and says that while companies are rightfully concerned about their cyber exposures, they need to carefully examine their insurance coverages and risk-management strategies to ensure they are adequately prepared and protected.

The U.S. weather agency NOAA predicted a slightly more active 2012 Atlantic hurricane season on Thursday, saying warming seas and the late arrival of El Nino would bring near-normal to above-normal storm activity.

Tropical Storm Ernesto doused Honduras and Belize as it churned through the western Caribbean on Tuesday and U.S. forecasters expected it to hit popular Mexican tourist destinations on the southern Yucatan peninsula later in the evening.

The fifth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season formed just as Colorado State University experts issued a slightly upgraded forecast for the remainder of the season.