Weather Risk

Here is a primer on the types of coverage to purchase throughout your lifetime.

A rare hail storm in South Africa last month resulted in claims of more than 2 billion rand ($187 million), and insurers are suffering.

As the number of illegitimate hail claims rises, insurers are turning to technology to verify damage and expedite open claims.

Insurers have incurred almost $5 billion in wildfire losses during the past 10 years. Wildfires blamed in part on climate change are consuming timber in the U.S. West at such a furious pace that half the Forest Services budget is now spent fighting them.

New Yorks cities and towns can block hydraulic fracturing within their borders, the states highest court ruled.

Hartwig examines how the insurance industry should react to natural disasters.