Latest Catastrophe Headlines
All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Politicians attempt to derail hurricane bill
Jan 2 2006 // As this issue went to press, it looked as if the Hurricane Recovery Assistance Bill was on track. Mississippi and Louisiana officials were anticipating a significant share of the $29 billion assistance package. Sen. Thad...
Hurricane Katrina leveled Pascagoula, Miss., home of U.S. Sen. Trent Lott; He’s suing State Farm for damage
Jan 2 2006 // U.S. Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss., is suing his insurance company over damages to his beachfront Pascagoula home, which was leveled by Hurricane Katrina. The law office of Richard “Dickie” Scruggs, Lott’s...
Hurricane contractors: Working without a safety net
Jan 2 2006 // For the clean up of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to progress, contractors engaged in this important work must be adequately protected from long-term and uncertain liabilities. As insurance brokers, we at...
HISPANICS IN NAPLES, FLA., LACKED INFO ABOUT HURRICANE WILMA
Jan 2 2006 // Hispanics in Florida reported they lacked directions and information in Spanish to assist them in preparing for Hurricane Wilma and to tell them what to do and where to go. Rocio Ayala, a Naples resident told the Sun-Times...
Hurricane experts Max Mayfield, Bill Bailey to speak
Jan 2 2006 // Slated for Orlando windstorm conference Two leading hurricane experts, Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, and Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center will speak during the...
Hurricane contractors: Working without a safety net
Jan 2 2006 // For the cleanup of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to progress, contractors engaged in this important work must be adequately protected from long-term and uncertain liabilities. As insurance brokers, we work...
Editor’s Note: Politicians Attempt to Derail Hurricane Bill
Jan 1 2006 // As this issue went to press, it looked as if the Hurricane Recovery Assistance Bill was on track. Mississippi and Louisiana officials were anticipating a significant share of the $29 billion assistance package. Sen. Thad...
Hispanics in Naples, Fla., lacked info about Hurricane Wilma
Jan 1 2006 // Hispanics in Florida reported they lacked directions and information in Spanish to assist them in preparing for Hurricane Wilma and to tell them what to do and where to go. Rocio Ayala, a Naples resident told the Sun-Times...
Hurricane contractors: Working without a safety net
Jan 1 2006 // For the clean up of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to progress, contractors engaged in this important work must be adequately protected from long-term and uncertain liabilities. As insurance brokers, we at...
Hurricane experts Max Mayfield, Bill Bailey to speak
Jan 1 2006 // Two leading hurricane experts, Max Mayfield, director of the National Hurricane Center, and Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center will speak during the Feb. 8 to 11, Seventh Annual Windstorm...
Jan 1 2006 // Gulf Coast: A ‘tough place to do business’ More than 100 insurance and risk management executives and industry analysts attending a Future Focus conference in Charleston, S.C., predicted that catastrophic...
Hurricane contractors: Working without a safety net
Jan 1 2006 // For the clean up of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to progress, contractors engaged in this important work must be adequately protected from long-term and uncertain liabilities. As insurance brokers, we at...
Hurricane contractors: Working without a safety net
Jan 1 2006 // For the cleanup of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to progress, contractors engaged in this important work must be adequately protected from long-term and uncertain liabilities. As insurance brokers, we work...
2005 P/C industry in a word: Resilience
Jan 1 2006 // The property/casualty insurance industry reported a statutory rate of return on average surplus of 9.5 percent through the first nine months of 2005, marginally below the 10.5 percent average return recorded during...
Hurricane mediation program underway in Louisiana
Jan 1 2006 // Beginning January 3, 2006, Louisiana residents whose Hurricane Katrina or Rita insurance claims are in dispute will have the opportunity to mediate their claim at no cost, according to the Louisiana Department of...
Hurricane contractors: Working without a safety net
Jan 1 2006 // For the clean up of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to progress, contractors engaged in this important work must be adequately protected from long-term and uncertain liabilities. As insurance brokers, we at...
Meeting Today’s Challenges and Preparing for Tomorrow’s
Jan 1 2006 // Several pressing public policy issues remain to be debated in the Gulf region and across the country. At the forefront is the question of how we, as a nation, will finance losses from future mega- catastrophes. Weather...
Hurricane contractors: Working without a safety net
Jan 1 2006 // For the clean up of New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to progress, contractors engaged in this important work must be adequately protected from long-term and uncertain liabilities. As insurance brokers, we at...
Jan 1 2006 // Carriers View Gulf States As ‘Tough Place to Do Business’ More than 100 insurance and risk management executives and industry analysts attending a Future Focus conference in Charleston, S.C., predicted that...
6 Hurricane experts Max Mayfield, Bill Bailey
Jan 1 2006 // Full agenda slated for Feb. 8 to 11 windstorm conference 6 Ga. legislative meetings successful 30 legislators, 102 agents attend IIAG events 8 Tenn. bill would require sinkhole coverage Legislator suggests adding new...
