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The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Bill Mann	Insurance Disaster Scenario: Meet Stan Insurance companies that made it through the storm of the century intact might not survive a second blow. It's one area of investment where gambling on marginal players carries substantially higher levels of risk.
BusinessWeek September 13, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	Chubb's Safe Harbor With Hurricane Frances threatening Florida, insurance stocks are being battered. But to the managing director at Wood Asset Management, now is the time to buy shares of Chubb.
The Motley Fool September 13, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Back to School for Wal-Mart The company backs September same-store sales growth forecast as back-to-school sales finally pick up.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Charley & Frances: Evil Mouseketeers Hurricanes are taking the wind out of Disney's theme park sails.
BusinessWeek July 24, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Allstate: The Skies Clear Investors usually rush for shelter during hurricane season by bailing out of casualty insurers. But now some are braving impending storms by buying into Allstate.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Brian Lawler	Nice: No Hurricanes Thankfully, we experienced nice weather in 2006. After the unprecedented losses incurred in 2005, almost anything would have been better for insurers this year. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Emil Lee	Disaster Preparedness: Are Insurers Ready for the Big One? With private insurers withdrawing from the coastal areas, leaving the taxpayers holding the bag, one wonders: What should investors do if the big one does hit?
Insurance & Technology October 12, 2004 Wendy Toth	Hurricane Warfare Insurers find a variety of ways to leverage technology to help claimants recover from the onslaught of ferocious storms.
Insurance & Technology February 18, 2005 Wendy Toth	Picking Up The Pace The pace of claims settlement from Florida's recent hurricane season is setting records: Insurers have closed nearly 86 percent of the record total of claims reported for the four major storms of 2004.
Geotimes February 2007 Richard J. Murnane	Science, Catastrophe Risk Models and Insurance An appreciation of how scientific research is used in the insurance industry's catastrophe risk models provides some insight on the relationship between geoscience and insurance.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2007 Bill Mann	Stupid Florida! Wealth has concentrated on America's coasts, where insurance companies cannot adequately cover their own risks; it makes no sense for them to write coverage. No happy-pill talk about denying people the right to live where they want can overcome this math.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Buz Livingston	Report From Hurricane Alley It doesn't matter if you live in Minnesota or in Miami -- disasters can strike any area. Here are some financial tips for weathering any storm.
The Motley Fool August 13, 2004 Robert Brokamp	Making Your Insurer Pay Even though you've paid premiums for years, your homeowner's insurance company may not be on your side when it comes time to pay a claim.
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Aaron Pressman	An Unbreached Financial Levee Hurricane Katrina wasn't powerful enough to trigger losses in catastrophe bonds.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2011 Tim Beyers	Hartford Financial Services Group Shares Popped: What You Need to Know Shares of Hartford Financial Services Group surged more than 12% in early trading on news that damage from Hurricane Irene wouldn't be as costly as expected.
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Coy & Aston	Hurricane Ahead, But Lower Insurance Why the price of property coverage is going down in the face of dire predictions.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	That's All for Allstate? Part 2 Investors in Allstate have done quite well over time; they're up more than 25% from lows reached last May, as hurricane worries were just subsiding.
Reason May 2007 Jacob Sullum	Hurricanes Happen Insurance price controls in Florida: The state legislature is ordering insurance companies to charge less for homeowner's policies.
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	An Insurance Storm One month into hurricane season, commercial property owners along the Gulf and Florida coasts are coming to grips with the jaw-dropping costs of insuring against future hurricanes.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2007 Dan Caplinger	The Ups and Downs of Insurance Like other cyclical businesses, the insurance industry experiences boom times and busts. By understanding how insurance companies earn profits, you can predict premium increases and be prepared to deal with the consequences of higher rates on your personal finances.
Bank Systems & Technology September 27, 2004 Cynthia Ramsaran	FSIs Offer Financial Relief to Hurricane Victims Bank One and Western Union offer help to customers affected by Hurricane Charley.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Mann & Hanson	Prepare for Your Insurance to Triple Money is difficult to talk about in the wake of a disaster, but insurance companies aren't evil for not wanting to pay more than their fair share. Any attempt to make them pay for damages for which they're not contracted will have disastrous consequences.
Geotimes April 2005 Laura Stafford	New Seasonal Hurricane Prediction Scientists are proposing a new method for assessing the probability of a "good" or "bad" hurricane season, which could give insurance companies the ability to plan in advance what sort of protection they may need for their clients.
Geotimes January 2006 Linda Rowan	The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important.
Insurance & Technology June 1, 2006 Maria Woehr	The Big (Not So) Easy The Louisiana Senate Insurance Committee has approved legislation that the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America fears could raise rates for consumers and drive insurers that still are dealing with the effects of Hurricane Katrina from the Louisiana market.
Inc. August 2003 Rod Kurtz	Severe Storm Watch A surge in hurricanes could put the gust in August this year -- and profoundly affect companies in harm's way.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	That's All for Allstate? Earnings were high, but the "whisper numbers" were higher. Contrarian investors will certainly want to hold off on this one.
The Motley Fool March 24, 2004 Mark Mahorney	The Cost of Terrorism What does insurers' exposure to terrorism really mean to investors?
This Old House	Hurricane Insurance Update A natural disaster is bad enough without a insurance disaster on top of it. Here are seven suggestions for proper coverage.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Page Against the Machine Books-A-Million falls short and points to the recent hurricanes.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2007 Emil Lee	White Mountains' Cleaner Q4 Results Although last year's hefty losses hurt White Mountains' yearly results, the company has a great long-term track record. The troubles incurred by 2005's hurricane season should prove a mere hiccup in the long run.
Insurance & Technology August 12, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell	Stormy Weather Hurricane Dennis provoked an early debut of technologically driven tools and strategies demonstrating the evolution of CAT-related solutions, or simply representing such technology's increasing availability.
Insurance & Technology January 31, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell	RMS Faces Heat in Florida Catastrophe modeler RMS finds itself in the midst of an acrimonious conflict between the State of Florida and P&C insurers about rising property insurance rates.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	W.R. Berkley: Bold Yet Beautiful? For investors who want a bit of growth and are willing to take on some risk, this insurer might be worth some thorough due diligence.
The Motley Fool February 7, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Does Allstate Look Good in Your Hands? This top-notch insurer survived the hurricanes, but that doesn't mean its cheap. Valuation on these shares is interesting.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2004 Kelvin Taylor	The Windfall of Hurricanes Retailers like Lowe's and Home Depot are benefiting from the rash of hurricanes. The stocks of all these companies have done well over the past few weeks.
Insurance & Technology July 12, 2006 Maria Woehr	Not Risking It The availability of catastrophe models generated overconfidence among insurers, which, after the past hurricane season, are realizing the technology's limitations. However, insurers will still continue to rely on cat modeling to reduce risk exposure.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Wendy's Stormy September The fast food purveyor suffers more hurricane damage. Investors were already prepared for this news last week.
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National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2003 Thomas Bisacquino	A Much-Needed Morale Boost For more than a year, organizations representing commercial real estate owners pressed for enactment of The Terrorism Insurance Act of 2002. The bill, signed into law by President George W. Bush late last year, gives the industry a shot of optimism needed for a faster recovery.
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Adam Aston	The Worst Isn't Over Smarter science is helping companies and insurers plan for hurricanes. The bad news: This year could be another doozy.
Insurance & Technology November 28, 2005 Maria Woehr	Tracking Super Cats The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina will prompt more insurers to work with super catastrophe, or Super Cat, modeling.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Buz Livingston	Katrina Winds Still Blowin' State Farm is suspending sales of all new commercial and homeowner policies in the state of Mississippi. The effect of this could ripple across the nation as insurers will be forced to pay higher premiums for catastrophe coverage.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Emil Lee	Profit From Disaster? Here are some investment strategies for playing a possible insurance industry downturn.
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Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Eye of the Storm Insurers that implement processes and technologies for accurately assessing data and measuring risk across business lines and geographies before disaster strikes will weather the storm.
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