Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hurricane Ophelia Packs 85 mph Winds, Pounds the Coast 40 Miles East of Wilmington, N.C.
Sep 14 2005 // Hurricane Ophelia, a Category One hurricane packing 85 mph sustained winds, is raking the North Carolina coast with strong winds and blowing rain. The center of Ophelia is 40 miles east of Wilmington, N.C. and about 50...
Congress Eyes Tax Changes to Aid Hurricane Victims
Sep 14 2005 // Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have proposed tax changes to encourage charitable giving and help victims of Hurricane Katrina get back on their feet. The Senate’s top tax writers offered a package of tax aid...
Republic Reports on Losses from Hurricane Katrina
Sep 14 2005 // Republic Companies Group Inc., headquartered in Dallas, released information regarding its response to Hurricane Katrina and the financial effects of this Category 4 hurricane on the third quarter results of Republic. In...
TDI to Provide Insurance Assistance at All Texas Disaster Recovery Centers
Sep 14 2005 // The Texas Department of Insurance reported that it deployed staff to all Texas disaster recovery centers (DRCs) to assist Hurricane Katrina evacuees with their insurance questions and claims, including workers’...
Ricker Tells CPCU: Citizens Provides A ‘Safety Net’ for Uninsurable Property Owners
Sep 14 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. provides a safety net for the ever-increasing number of Florida’s uninsurable property owners who can not find insurance, Bob Ricker, Citizens president, told members of the Florida...
IICF, Insurance Journal Partner to Help Katrina Victims
Sep 14 2005 // The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation is partnering with the Insurance Journal to reach out to the insurance community for support and help for the victims and families of Hurricane Katrina. Beginning early last...
Fitch Moves 5 Insurers to Rating Watch Negative Following Katrina
Sep 13 2005 // Fitch Ratings has placed the ratings of five North American property/casualty insurance and reinsurance organizations on Rating Watch Negative Tuesday based on potential large loss exposures to Hurricane Katrina. The...
IIAH to Help With Agency Buddy System for Agents Displaced by Hurricane
Sep 12 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Houston announced that IIAH has been contacted by IIABA about the possibility of setting up an “agency buddy system” with the three state associations hit by Hurricane...
PIA National Gives $100,000 to La., Miss., Ala. State Affiliates
Sep 12 2005 // The National Association of Professional Insurance Agents will provide up to $100,000 in assistance to the three PIA state affiliates hit by Hurricane Katrina. Funds will be provided by PIA National to PIA of Louisiana,...
Hurricane Ophelia Taunts 250-Mile Stretch of S.C., N.C.
Sep 12 2005 // Hurricane Ophelia circled in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South and North Carolina on Sunday and will continue to do so today. More than 250 miles of coastline has been placed under a tropical storm watch from...
AXIS Says Hurricane Katrina Losses ‘Within Current Expectations’
Sep 12 2005 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited gave no figures for its estimated net losses from Hurricane Katrina, but indicated that they “are estimated to be within its current expectations of consolidated operating...
RenRe Comments on Katrina Impact
Sep 12 2005 // RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. has issued an initial assessment of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on its financial results. Bermuda’s premier property reinsurer gave no precise figures, indicating that “due to...
Best Comments on Katrina’s Impact on the Global Reinsurance Industry
Sep 12 2005 // As the Reinsurance Rendezvous opens in Monte Carlo, A.M. Best Co. has issued a comment on the possible impact of Hurricane Katrina on the global insurance industry. Many of the biggest European companies – Munich Re...
S&P Puts 10 Insurers on “Katrina” CreditWatch/Negative
Sep 12 2005 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has placed its ratings on 10 interactively rated insurance and reinsurance groups on CreditWatch with negative implications due to their possible...
Adjusters Prowl Through Miss. Coast Shambles; Television Reports Called an ‘Understatement’
Sep 12 2005 // Insurance adjusters now trudging through the rubble along the Mississippi coast report they have never seen such massive destruction: houses totally demolished, businesses destroyed and especially heavy damage in...
LDI Web Site a Primary Source for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Information
Sep 12 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is updating daily important information regarding recovery from Hurricane Katrina, including company contact information, on the department’s Web site at...
Hurricane Ophelia Hits 85 mph, Stationary Off S.C., N.C.
Sep 10 2005 // Hurricane Ophelia has gained strength, with hurricane-force winds of 85 mph with higher gusts and is expected to make landfall along the southeast Atlantic coast Sunday evening or Monday–but the National Hurricane...
Aspen Estimates Katrina-New Orleans Flood Losses at $150 Million
Sep 9 2005 // Bermuda-based Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited announced its initial assessment of the losses sustained from Hurricane Katrina and the “Great New Orleans Flood” would be approximately $150 million. In...
Miss. Commissioner Dale Urges Insurers to Pay ‘All’ Valid Katrina Claims
Sep 9 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has issued a bulletin to insurance companies urging insurers pay all valid claims from Hurricane Katrina. The bulletin warns insurers that if they deny a claim, they will be...
Erie Insurance Group Throws Support Behind Katrina Victims
Sep 9 2005 // While Pennsylvania-based Erie Insurance does not have policyholders in the areas impacted by Hurricane Katrina, the company is still doing its part in the recovery efforts. The company has launched a two-week campaign to...
