The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a study on the number of animal-related insurance losses for the years 2014—2017. The data is gleaned from insurance claims for losses that occurred in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia.

A catastrophe report has found that the US re/insurance sector is on the hook for more than half of the total economic loss in April resulting from severe convective weather such as thunderstorms and tornados.

A bill filed last week could potentially prevent insurance companies from charging customers based on their educational background and/or income. Specifically, the bill — sponsored by a New Jersey congresswoman — would prohibit certain income information from being used to set insurance rates.

The National Hurricane Center is making changes to its “cone of uncertainty” based on an improving forecast record. The cone is designed to show people where the center of a storm is likely to head.

A controversial flood insurance bill has been passed in the House as Republicans overcame bipartisan opposition. This legislation will both reauthorize and overhaul the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

Now firmly in the heart of hurricane season and less than two months away from the anniversary of Hurricane Matthew’s visit to St. Johns County, property owners who need flood insurance are about to be thrown into a situation of uncertainty.

Marking the third such breach in the last two years, Trump Hotels notified guests this week that 14 of its properties have been affected by a hack attack, exposing guests’ full names, emails, addresses, and credit card information, including expiration dates. Here’s what you need to know.

A medical malpractice bill that limits attorney fees and some patient damage fees in civil lawsuits was passed by the House on Wednesday by a narrow margin of 218 to 210, with numerous Republicans voting against the measure.

Two CSX rail workers were struck and killed late Tuesday by an Amtrak passenger train in Washington, D.C., officials said. CSX issued a statement Wednesday that said the workers were on tracks near the intersection of Ninth Street and New York Avenue when they were struck just before midnight.

A man died in the 3-alarm fire that broke out at a D.C. apartment building Saturday, fire officials say. It was a chaotic and terrifying scene in Northwest D.C. as an inferno engulfed the building while hundreds of people were sound asleep.

Lawmakers in the House and Senate are crafting a package of autonomous vehicle bills due out this summer, the Trump administration is rewriting federal guidelines for driverless cars and K Street has increasingly ramped up lobbying on the issue.

If you want some idea of the complex interconnections of the packaged food industry, just try to figure out how one seemingly innocuous ingredient could lead to massive recalls of millions of units of everything from fish sticks to meatballs to chicken fingers.

Forecasters say the Atlantic could see another above-normal hurricane season in 2017. Forecasters predicted 11-17 named storms, five to nine hurricanes and two to four hurricanes could be "major" with sustained winds of at least 111 mph.

Leading travel insurance trends aren’t just focused on hurricanes and illness anymore. A considerable number of traveler inquiries are now seeking to make certain that they are protected against losses from terrorism, too.

Congress appears to be taking steps to block health insurers from pooling loss data - and the industry fears this could open a Pandora’s Box that would lead to a broader removal of the privilege for all insurers in the future.