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The home insurer's objections to an in-person public hearing with regulators are dismissed by a California administrative judge, along with efforts to separate and postpone wildfire claim handling complaints from the rate hearings.

Neptune Insurance filed for an IPO showing growing revenue for the flood insurance company.

A Category 5 hurricane could lead to more than $200 billion in damage, Moody's Analytics said in a report released before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

Digital Insurance stories related to the impact of climate change and the use of tech in weather forecasting.

The models at the time overestimated the strength of the levees. They also underestimated the exposure of commercial properties.

Solar and wind energy companies protecting against climate-induced losses look to parametric insurance.

Cuts to NOAA and NWS leave a gap in data collection that makes it harder for insurers relying on the data to accurately identify and mitigate weather and climate risks, regulation and science experts tell NAIC, the association of state regulators.

Parts of St. Louis, Missouri hit by a tornado on May 16 had high rates of uninsured properties, Brad Gerling, research data analysis manager at the Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance, told NAIC's FEMA Working Group, at its summer meeting in Minneapolis on August 12.

NAIC, the association of state regulators, is expecting FEMA to send more of its responsibilities to state governments.

Financial volatility is top concern for U.S. risk managers, according to the Mid-year Flash Survey from the Casualty Actuarial Society and the Society of Actuaries.