Latest Catastrophe Headlines
All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dorian’s ‘Final Act’ Could Be a Tough 24-Hour Run Through the Carolinas
Sep 5 2019 // Sep 5, 2019, 9:58 AM – Hurricane Dorian will strafe the North Carolina coast by Thursday night, and could make landfall in the state with 115 mile-per-hour winds and an 8-foot storm surge. Located about 70 miles (113...
Update: Parametric Catastrophe Pool, CCRIF, to Provide Rapid Payout for Bahamas After Dorian
Sep 5 2019 // Some of the first financial relief the Bahamas receives in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian may be a rapid insurance payout from a novel program just 12 years old. CCRIF, once short for the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk...
CoreLogic: More Than 600K Homes in Carolinas Could Be At Risk from Dorian
Sep 5 2019 // The wrath of Hurricane Dorian isn’t over yet and many more communities in its path are at risk and are bracing for the storm after it demolished the Bahamas earlier this week. The extremely slow-moving hurricane is...
Bahamas Facing Humanitarian Crisis in Wake of Hurricane Dorian
Sep 4 2019 // FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — Practically parking over the Bahamas for a day and a half, Hurricane Dorian pounded away at the islands Tuesday in a watery onslaught that devastated thousands of homes, trapped people in attics...
Hurricane Dorian, Again a Category 3, Bears Down on Carolinas; Northeast on Watch
Sep 4 2019 // Sep 5, 2019, 6:26 AM— Hurricane Dorian — once again a Category 3 storm — is bearing down upon the Carolinas after sweeping past Florida and Georgia and battering the Bahamas, where it killed at least 20...
U.S. Cotton, Peanuts at Risk as Hurricane Makes Northward Turn
Sep 4 2019 // With Florida orange groves seemingly escaping major damage from Hurricane Dorian, concern now turns to soy, corn and cotton fields as well as livestock in Georgia and the Carolinas as the hurricane churns northward. North...
Hurricane Dorian Means 4th Evacuation in 4 Years for Many Southeast Residents
Sep 4 2019 // It’s become a hurricane-season ritual in the Southeast: When a storm threatens, coastal residents board up homes, load up SUVs and fill highways where the traffic lanes are reversed to offer a speedy escape...
Analysts See 2020 Reinsurance Price Hikes Due to Catastrophes
Sep 4 2019 // Big insurance losses from hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters over the past two years are set to push reinsurance renewal rates higher in January, ratings agencies said. After falling for several years due to...
Update: Hurricane Dorian Spares Florida Direct Hit; Travels to Carolinas, Georgia
Sep 3 2019 // Sep 4, 2019, 5:31 AM — Hurricane Dorian menaced the U.S. East Coast with devastating flooding and winds, lashing Florida after laying waste to the Bahamas in a brutal two-day battering that caused damage that may cost...
How Southeast Volunteers Prep for Disasters
Sep 3 2019 // Industrial-sized circular fans pushed humid air down the warehouse alleys, lightening the mid-90s afternoon temperatures for the workers. The group removed lids from plastic buckets, organized cleaning supplies and...
M5.0 Earthquake That Hit Alaska Was Felt in Capital City
Sep 3 2019 // The Alaska Earthquake Center confirmed that a magnitude 5.0 earthquake hit southern Alaska. It was felt by people in the state’s capital Juneau. The center confirmed the earthquake hit at 8:32 p.m. Saturday and had...
Update: Southeast Coast Braces for Storm Surge, Winds as Hurricane Dorian Crawls North
Sep 3 2019 // Sep 3, 2019, 11:38 AM EST — Hurricane Dorian is on the move once again, inching northwest and potentially up the U.S. East Coast after bashing the Bahamas for almost two days with high winds and driving rains that have...
Powerful Hurricane Dorian Brings ‘Historic Tragedy’ to Bahamas
Sep 2 2019 // The Bahamas suffered at least five deaths and “unprecedented and extensive” devastation as the most powerful storm in its history tears up homes and leaves swathes of territory underwater. “We are in the...
Category 5 Dorian Batters Bahamas; Florida, Southeast Coast Await Fate
Sep 2 2019 // Sept. 2, 2019, 7:12 AM EST— Hurricane Dorian, tied as the most powerful storm to hit land anywhere in the Atlantic, battered the Bahamas inflicting colossal damage to property and infrastructure across the chain of...
Wildfires Making Insurance Harder to Find, California Department of Insurance Says
Sep 2 2019 // Severe wildfire seasons have made it harder for homeowners to find insurance in high wildfire-risk areas, according to new data collected by the California Department of Insurance. The data released in late-August from the...
Fake Claims, Price Gouging, Bogus Contractors in Times of Disaster
Sep 2 2019 // As the scale and frequency of major disasters escalate, millions of dollars in federal, state and insurance payments intended for recovery efforts are being stolen by fraudsters taking advantage of chaos and the pipeline...
Louisiana Commissioner, State Farm Dispute Hurricane Deductibles
Sep 2 2019 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon has issued a cease and desist order against State Farm in a dispute over policy deductibles related to Hurricane Barry. The state Department of Insurance received a complaint...
Update Aug. 31: Hurricane Dorian May Veer Away From Direct Hit on Florida
Aug 31 2019 // Hurricane Dorian strengthened as it churned toward Florida, where forecasters are trying to determine if it will stall near the coast or even fail to make landfall in the state at all. The hurricane’s center was...
New Miami Hurricane Hazard: Dockless Scooters as Projectiles
Aug 30 2019 // Florida is facing its first major storm in the age of dockless scooters. Miami — home to a large proportion of them — isn’t taking any chances. The city has told all rental services to get their...
U.S. Gulf Coast Refineries Keeping an Eye on Hurricane Dorian
Aug 30 2019 // Chevron Corp’s 356,440 barrel-per-day Pascagoula, Mississippi, refinery is closely monitoring the progress of Hurricane Dorian, a company spokesman said on Thursday. Dorian is churning across the Atlantic Ocean...
