PORT ARANSAS, Texas - Take a stroll along a residential block in Port Aransas or Rockport and the ears are bound to come across a symphony of construction. However, a few blocks away, there is silence. Chuck Rowsey says it all [...]

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands More than four months after back-to-back hurricanes shredded the roof of his house, Charles Caines feels as if he’s “living in a tent in the jungle.” Sleeping under a blue tarp draped on the roof’s [...]

Rep. Todd Hunter says TWIA needs 'new makeup' By Mario Diaz - Reporter Posted: 10:05 PM, May 04, 2018Updated: 10:28 PM, May 04, 2018 PORT ARANSAS, Texas - "Hurricane season is coming and I'm not back together." That's the reality for people living [...]

By Emily Marlowe on May 17, 2018POSTED IN INSURANCE TWIA (short for Texas Windstorm Insurance Association), frequently referred to as the Texas windstorm insurance carrier of last resort, just can’t seem to get this insurance claims handling thing right. A conclusion quite alarming considering [...]

Shhh. There’s a term state insurance officials apparently dare not use right now. That term is “public insurance adjuster.” Public insurance adjusters are often seen by insurance companies as adversaries because — unlike regular claims adjusters who work for insurance [...]

A CBS News investigation reveals that a federal fund intended to protect flood victims often benefits private insurance companies instead. The National Flood Insurance Program, run by FEMA, is $25 billion in debt. In some years, up to two-thirds of the [...]