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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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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 September 3, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Charley & Frances: Evil Mouseketeers Hurricanes are taking the wind out of Disney's theme park sails.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2004 Bill Mann	Charley Smacks Florida, Insurers The hurricane unleashed its fury on Florida. The residual impact shouldn't be as bad as Andrew's. This time, the insurance companies were ready.
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 July 8, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Auto Insurance Rates Falling Rejoice -- your next car insurance bill may be smaller than you expected.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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 July 19, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Allstate: Still an All-Star? Non-operating gains help Allstate post a quarterly earnings gain. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Emil Lee	Profit From Disaster? Here are some investment strategies for playing a possible insurance industry downturn.
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.
Investment Advisor May 2007 Marlene Y. Satter	Swept Away? Congressional action could mean major changes ahead for the insurance industry.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2004 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Page Against the Machine Books-A-Million falls short and points to the recent hurricanes.
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The Motley Fool June 9, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Some Insurance Companies Feel Underinsured Homeowners: heads-up -- some insurers are ceasing to insure against certain calamities.
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.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Coast Is Clear at Allstate Insurance is risky, but Allstate is one of the most dependable operators. Investors, take note.
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.
BusinessWeek January 16, 2006 Peter Coy	How Hedge Funds Are Taking On Mother Nature Hedge funds hope to cash in on catastrophe insurance, whose price has zoomed since Katrina wreaked $38 billion in insured losses.
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 September 2, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Will Hurricane Frances Clip Retailers? Chico's may be a hot retailer, but its Labor Day weekend looks threatened. The company missed expectations with August same-stores sales growth of 3.6%.
The Motley Fool February 10, 2011 Sean Williams	Allstate's Good Hands Have Butterfingers Mayhem seems to be wreaking havoc on the insurer's home and auto policies.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Charley, Frances, and JetBlue In addition to the two hurricanes that have already disrupted business in Florida, the company cited higher than expected fuel prices and anticipation of a possible third hurricane for a downbeat outlook.
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005 Maria Woehr	Forecasting Disaster Benfield, a London-based reinsurance and risk intermediary, in partnership with Tropical Storm Risk, an independent research organization, developed ReMetrica, a new modeling methodology to help carriers with investments affected by the weather in the U.S. manage risk effectively.
This Old House David Dobbs	Weathering the Storm Ask these questions to choose the right catastrophe insurance.
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Aaron Pressman	An Unbreached Financial Levee Hurricane Katrina wasn't powerful enough to trigger losses in catastrophe bonds.
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.
The Motley Fool August 29, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Don't Let Irene Pick Your Pocket When tragedy strikes, make sure your insurance pays off for you.
Investment Advisor February 2007 Marlene Y. Satter	Caught in the Undertow Financial planners may find clients' assets harder to protect in the wake of global warming. Those who own property in harm's way should expect that the cost of protecting that property is going to continue to go up, but it's going to go up because the risk is rising.
The Motley Fool August 30, 2006 Alex Dumortier	Betting on Ernesto HedgeStreet is a reminder that insurance and reinsurance companies (and by extension, their investors) are in the business of making educated bets on the likelihood of future events.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Office Depot Misses School for Real Hurricanes, weak back-to-school sales, and weak European business bring an earnings warning for the retailer.
Financial Advisor September 2007 David J. Drucker	Your Client's Hidden Risk Not only are "sophisticated" consumers unfamiliar with the shortcomings of their homeowners insurance, many financial advisors need to get a clue as well.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Selena Maranjian	When a Tree Breaks Your Patio Is your home under-insured? Do you know what you're protected against?
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.