Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Alabama Residents Fear the Worst, Prepare for Next Hurricane Season
Mar 22 2006 // A survey of residents in Alabama’s two coastal counties found many expect this hurricane season will be as bad or worse than last year, and they are making preparations, including buying generators. Forty percent of...
‘Long Overdue’ Northeast Warned to Prepare for ‘Historic’ Weather Disaster This Year
Mar 22 2006 // The northeast U.S. coast could be the target of a major hurricane, perhaps as early as this season, according to the AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center. The weather experts say this year could bring the Northeast a storm...
$1.5B paid on more than 180K Rita claims
Mar 20 2006 // The Insurance Council of Texas reported that insurance companies have settled 90 percent of property claims in Texas that resulted from the devastation caused by Hurricane Rita that struck in late September 2005. According...
La. directives aim for more consumer protection
Mar 20 2006 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon issued two directives designed to further protect consumers impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Directives 195 and 196 extend the time period for the repair of damaged...
Fla. Insurance Council to push mitigation efforts
Mar 20 2006 // With more than $30 billion in claims over the past two hurricane seasons in Florida, the Florida Insurance Council has announced it will ask lawmakers now meeting in Tal-lahassee to support mitigation efforts to combat the...
72 days and counting until 2006 hurricane season
Mar 20 2006 // Legislators are meeting across the Southeast to discuss a wide variety of insurance issues: Proposals in Florida would designate hurricane tax revenue to help pay for hurricane repairs; there are a dozen proposals in...
Scruggs: Whistleblower Helping in Hurricane Katrina Lawsuit
Mar 20 2006 // A high-profile litigator in Moss Point, Miss. said that a whistleblower is helping him build a case against insurers that allegedly denied thousands of claims from policyholders whose homes were destroyed in Hurricane...
Hurricane fatigue
Mar 20 2006 // One decried a system in which wealthy waterfront property owners are being subsidized by less affluent property owners and taxpayers: “If the state is going to continue to attract new residents, it will have to make...
Earthquakes, floods and wildfires … oh my!
Mar 20 2006 // “First and foremost, have some sort of plan. It doesn’t have to be a million dollar plan for the smaller operators but communication needs to be spelled out.” – David Losson In the wake of Hurricane...
Legislators hear insurance industry’s resounding voice after the storm
Mar 20 2006 // Sound, up-to-date and successful building codes are essential for construction, but codes must also be enforced and continuously updated to effectively contribute to disaster mitigation, said Leonard C. Brevik, National...
Federal Bureau of Investigation targeting insurance fraud
Mar 20 2006 // The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been accumulating insurance fraud information since Hurricane Katrina and has filed charges in five cases, R. Allyson Delaney, an FBI analyst in Clarksburg, W.Va., told the National...
Fla. Insurance Council to push mitigation efforts
Mar 19 2006 // FIC supports efforts to strengthen the Florida Uniform Statewide Building Code by requiring shutters, impact-resistant glass or other opening protections on all new construction where winds of 120 miles or greater have...
News Currents
Mar 19 2006 // Berkshire’s Buffett still high on insurance despite catastrophe risk Gen Re misfortunes overcome by Geico’s stellar performance, Buffett says Warren E. Buffett, the billionaire chairman of giant Berkshire...
SPECIAL REPORT: Surplus Lines
Mar 19 2006 // Earthquakes, floods and wildfires oh my! Solid disaster recovery plan keeps surplus lines brokerage firm afloat in New Orleans In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the New Orleans area office of Crump Insurance Services was...
National Association of Insurance Commissioners
Mar 19 2006 // The Antifraud Task Force cited the need for a uniform database that would allow state authorities to track vehicles damaged by floods. Federal Bureau of Investigation targeting insurance fraud Agent reports to insurance...
National Council of Insurance Legislators
Mar 19 2006 // Panelists agreed unanimously that uniform statewide building codes are necessary to have everyone prepared for hurricanes and that local building departments had to enforce stronger codes. Up-to-date building codes,...
Editor’s Note: 72 days and counting until
Mar 19 2006 // Legislators are meeting across the Southeast to discuss a wide variety of insurance issues: Proposals in Florida would designate hurricane tax revenue to help pay for hurricane repairs; there are a dozen proposals in...
North Pointe Holdings Corp. Reports Fourth Quarter Results
Mar 17 2006 // Southfield, Mich.-based North Pointe Holdings Corporation reported financial results for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2005. Fourth quarter results include pre-tax expenses attributable to hurricane losses and...
Judges in New Orleans Trying to Fast Track Hurricane Lawsuits
Mar 17 2006 // Civil courts in New Orleans, La., have begun trying to speed up storm-related lawsuits – many of them against insurance companies – that deal with who should pay for property damages caused by hurricanes...
Insurers Seek to Boost Hurricane Insurance Along Texas Coast
Mar 16 2006 // Texas insurers are seeking state approval of a plan to bolster a windstorm insurance pool for coastal property owners at risk during hurricane season. The industry wants the Legislature to approve $800 million in bonds to...
