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Forecasters say severe storms – including the threat of tornadoes – will be possible on Wednesday afternoon and Wednesday evening across Alabama. The National Weather Service in Birmingham says an area that includes metro Birmingham and several other cities will …

According to preliminary sigma estimates from Swiss Re, “total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were $56 billion in the first half of 2013. The global insurance industry covered $20 billion of the total losses, of which $17 …