Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Former FEMA director promotes government-industry disaster mediation
Jul 24 2006 // News Currents Federal and state governments should work with private insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs, according to a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. James Lee Witt,...
Donelon orders insurers to extend hurricane claims period in Louisiana
Jul 24 2006 // Just over a month after asking insurers in his state to voluntarily do so, Louisiana Commis-sioner of Insurance Jim Donleon issued Directive 199 mandating that all companies insuring property in Louisiana extend the period...
Excess flood market steps up when national flood program falls short
Jul 24 2006 // The historical lessons learned from Katrina and Rita, and looming predictions of a future with bigger and stronger storms, have made flood insurance popular these days — even in locations where it was previously...
Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation
Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens — before people who have worked all their lives for everything they have, all of a...
FAIA cat team volunteers honored for helping during Hurricane Katrina
Jul 24 2006 // Veronica Della Porta, chairman of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, recognized catastrophe team volunteers who traveled to hard-hit areas and assisted victims during 2005, when hurricanes hit the southeast...
Sen. Smith unveils ‘comprehensive plan’ to fix Florida’s insurance woes
Jul 24 2006 // Unless the state adopts a comprehensive and workable plan, accumulating financial stress could destroy the viability of the Florida insurance market and leave millions of Floridians without affordable and reliable...
Preemptive plans crucial to protect art and collectibles
Jul 24 2006 // With the start of hurricane season, AXA Art Insurance issued a reminder to collectors on ways to prepare for the worst and save valued possessions and important symbols of cultural heritage. Recognizing that ensuring the...
Mass. Fair Plan plays catch-up on reinsurance, rates
Jul 24 2006 // The biggest increases are in store for coastal Cape Cod, where the Fair Plan has become the leading property insurer rather than the insurer of last resort as intended. News Currents Last summer when the Massachusetts Fair...
10 Former FEMA director promotes mediation
Jul 24 2006 // Says feds, state governments should work together 10 W. Va. Insurance Commission cracks down 2,000 employers without workers’ comp targeted 11 FAIA CAT team volunteers honored Provided assistance to Miss. agents...
Hurricane consultant outlines mitigation steps
Jul 24 2006 // According to a consultant for the Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Florida’s building codes, which were approved in 2001, are working. He also says that Hurricane Charlie was a “model” hurricane in the...
FAIA cat team volunteers honored for helping during Hurricane Katrina
Jul 24 2006 // Veronica Della Porta, chairman of the Florida Association of Insurance Agents, recognized catastrophe team volunteers who traveled to hard-hit areas and assisted victims during 2005, when hurricanes hit the southeast...
News Currents
Jul 24 2006 // Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens, before people who have...
The excess flood market steps up when national flood program falls short
Jul 24 2006 // The historical lessons learned from Katrina and Rita, and looming predictions of a future with bigger and stronger storms have made flood insurance popular these days — even in locations where it was previously...
Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation
Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens — before people who have worked all their lives for everything they have, all of a...
INTRODUCING H.E.A.T. – A Timely Security Solution for the Upcoming Hurricane Season
Jul 24 2006 // GRAND ISS has organized Special Security Teams solely focused on responding to devastating storm-related risks St. Petersburg, FL – GRAND ISS, a global provider of security, risk mitigation, and investigative...
The excess flood market steps up where NFIP drops off
Jul 24 2006 // The historical lessons learned from Katrina and Rita and looming predictions of a future with bigger and stronger storms highlight more than ever before the importance of flood insurance, even in locations where it was...
Preemptive plans crucial to protect art and collectibles
Jul 24 2006 // With the start of hurricane season, AXA Art Insurance issued a reminder to collectors on ways to prepare for the worst and save valued possessions and important symbols of cultural heritage. Recognizing that ensuring the...
Watching out what you wish for
Jul 24 2006 // I don’t know about you but it’s only the middle of July (as this issue goes to print) and I’m already ready for the weather to cool off. You know that old adage about waiting 15 minutes for the weather to...
A separate survey
Jul 24 2006 // A separate survey released in May by the National Hurricane Survival Initiative (www.hurricanesafety.org) also revealed a high percentage of residents in hurricane-vulnerable states aren’t prepared, don’t take...
Coastal communities only halfway ready for a major storm
Jul 24 2006 // Survey finds Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia most prepared Average insured homeowners throughout Gulf and Atlantic coastal communities have taken just half the steps which would best position them to recover...
