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West Virginia Leads Nation Again in Frequency of Deer-Vehicle Collisions; Michigan, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Arkansas Round Out Top Five

For the second year in a row the vehicles most likely to collide with a deer are in West Virginia. Using its deer claims data from the last half of 2007 and the first half of 2008 and motor vehicle registration counts by state from the Federal Highway Administration, State Farm estimates the chances of a West Virginia vehicle colliding with a deer during the next 12 months at 1 in 45. (Posted: 10/9/2008)

Ike Victims: Beware of Fraudulent Contractors

Houston- and Galveston, Texas-area residents who sustained damage as a result of Hurricane Ike should be wary of a fraud scheme that regularly takes place after natural disasters – scam artists who pose as professional contractors. (Posted: 9/23/2008)

IBHS Issues Preliminary Damage Report from Hurricane Ike

The Institute for Business & Home Safety released Sept. 16 its preliminary report from a survey of the damage caused by Hurricane Ike. (Posted: 9/16/2008)

AIR Worldwide Estimates Insured Losses to Onshore U.S. Properties from Hurricane Ike Between $8 Billion and $12 Billion

BOSTON, Sept. 13, 2008—Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide Corporation estimates that insured losses to onshore properties in the United States from Hurricane Ike are between $8 billion and $12 billion, with an expected loss of $10 billion. (Posted: 9/15/2008)

Report: Hurricane Ike Stronger Than Ranking Suggests

The Institute for Business & Home Safety is warning residents not to underestimate the impact Hurricane Ike will have on the Texas coast. (Posted: 9/12/2008)

NAMIC Offers Guidance, Resources as Latest Storm Approaches

With Hurricane Ike a likely threat to coastal areas along the Gulf Coast this weekend, NAMIC urges homeowners to be prepared. (Posted: 9/11/2008)

New Study Suggests Putting Off Driver Licensure to Save Lives

Most U.S. states allow driving at age 16, 16-and-a-half, or somewhere in between. A new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety report focuses on the costs in terms of lives of allowing licensure sooner rather than later. (Posted: 9/9/2008)

Insurers Advise Coastal Residents in Texas: Don’t Take Ike For Granted

Residents along the Gulf Coast of Texas can learn a lot from the experiences of those people in Texas, Louisiana and Florida who were victims of recent hurricanes during recent active tropical seasons, an insurance industry spokeswoman said Sept. 9. (Posted: 9/9/2008)

Multiple Storms Keep Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard on High Alert

After Mother Nature showed Florida with Fay that no part of the state is immune to her wrath, she’s now teasing citizens unmercifully. Since mid-August, a “conga line” of storms has danced its way across the Atlantic Ocean, threatening the United States after stomping on every tropical island in its path. (Posted: 9/9/2008)

Most Gulf Coast Structures Not Safer Today Than They Were Three Years Ago, IBHS Says

In the three years since Hurricane Katrina, some Gulf Coast states have taken much-needed steps to make communities safer. However, it is critical that people understand what has yet to be done – and what they need to do right now. (Posted: 9/2/2008)

RMS Estimates Insured Losses of Less than $750 Million from Hurricane Dolly (7/29/2008)

Texas Editorial: Don’t Overreact to Insurance Rates (7/14/2008)

Texas: NAMIC Participates on Industry Panel Discussing TDI Sunset (6/24/2008)

Report: 33 Million Licensed Americans May be Unfit for Roads (5/28/2008)

Nearly 40 Percent of Houstonians Say They Won’t Evacuate (5/28/2008)

Austin, Texas Faces $50 Million in Wind and Hail Damage (5/19/2008)

2008 State-by-state Rankings Released of the Best and Worst Tort Systems in America (3/12/2008)

Report: States Better Prepared for Emergencies (2/21/2008)

Report: Most States Earn Average Grades in Highway Safety (2/20/2008)

Texas: Insurance Complaints on the Decline (2/4/2008)

Texas: No Complaints from Hurricane Humberto Claims (2/1/2008)

Texas: TWIA Rate Increases Approved by TDI (11/20/2007)

Minimal Losses from Hurricane Humberto (10/22/2007)

Hurricane Humberto Strikes Gulf Coast (9/13/2007)

Texas: Insurers Wary as Texas Touts Verification Program (8/28/2007)

2007 SUMMARY OF NEW STATE LAWS - TEXAS (8/3/2007)

Survey of Hurricane Preparedness Finds One-Third on High Risk Coast Will Refuse Evacuation Order (7/24/2007)

Report: Insurers to Pay Estimated $2.18 Billion in Second-Quarter Catastrophe Claims (7/10/2007)

Texas: No Deal on TWIA as Legislators Play Texas Hold’em (6/5/2007)

Plenty of Political Intrigue Brewing in 2007 State Election Races (5/21/2007)

Road Rage Survey Reveals Best, Worst Cities (5/16/2007)

Report: Emerging Risks Impeding Business Development; Leaders Lack Understanding of Real Risks (5/15/2007)

Car Thieves Take the Bait (5/2/2007)

Chamber Study Ranks Best, Worst Lawsuit Climates; Delaware Tops List (4/26/2007)

Climate Models Suggest Warming-Induced Wind Shear Changes Could Impact Hurricane Development, Intensity (4/18/2007)