Every year, many Americans become victims of natural disasters, such as hurricanes, fires, floods and more. Unexpected disasters may cause damage to homes and personal property. This article defines a personal casualty loss and briefly outlines the rules for making a personal casualty loss claim...

Every adult has a variety of critical documents that should be protected. This brief article discusses the importance of having a dependable safe or bank safe deposit box in which to store key documents, and even cash, in case of a major disaster....

Disaster planning is usually associated with businesses. But individuals need to be prepared, too. This brief article covers five keys to such planning — insurance, asset documentation, document storage, cash and an emergency plan....