Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Protecting People First Foundation to Study Impact Resistant Glass in Florida
Sep 1 2004 // The Protecting People First Foundation announced it is returning to Southwest Florida to continue an on-site study to document the contribution of impact resistant glass, safety film, hurricane shutters and other...
PCI: Proposed Fla. Building Code Changes Could Weaken Building Standards
Sep 1 2004 // By changing the wind provisions in the Florida Building Code from the current form to the International Residential Code, regulars could be putting many consumers, especially those in inland counties, at risk by weakening...
Texas Insurance Industry Could Face Cash Crunch if Major Hurricane Hit
Sep 1 2004 // The Texas insurance industry could find itself in a cash crunch if a storm like Hurricane Charley hit the coast, and insurers could be forced to pass on the costs to homeowners across the state, industry officials...
UPDATE: Category 3 Hurricane Frances Still Heading towards U.S.
Aug 31 2004 // The National Hurricane Center’s latest bulletin on Hurricane Frances, issued this morning, confirmed that the storm is a category 3 hurricane, packing winds near 125 mph (205 km/hr.) with higher gusts. The NHC said...
3 More Midwest Insurers Issue Charley Loss Estimates
Aug 31 2004 // Three more insurers issued their loss estimates related to Hurricane Charley, which hit the Southeastern United States three weeks ago. Springfield, Ill.-based insurer Horace Mann Educators Corp. estimates its financial...
The Hartford Estimates $140M in Charley Losses
Aug 31 2004 // Connecticut-based The Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. announced that its losses resulting from Hurricane Charley are estimated to be $140 million (before-tax). This amount is net of applicable reinsurance sources...
Hurricane Frances Heading towards U.S.
Aug 30 2004 // The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking Frances, another powerful storm, which could strike the U.S. mainland by the end of the week. Frances is packing sustained winds of 125 mph (205 km/h) with...
S.C Hit by Tropical Storm Gaston
Aug 30 2004 // South Carolina residents steeled themselves for a battering early Sunday as Tropical Storm Gaston, just under hurricane strength, picked up speed as it spun toward the South Carolina coast. Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr., who...
Insurers to Coastal Residents in Texas: Be Prepared
Aug 30 2004 // Residents along the Gulf Coast of Texas can learn a lot from the experiences of those people in Florida who were victims of Hurricane Charley, according to Jerry Johns, president of Southwestern Insurance Information...
PCI: Mobile Homes Bear Brunt of Charley’s Wrath in Florida
Aug 27 2004 // Despite improvements in construction and safety standards since Hurricane Andrew, damage to mobile homes in the path of Hurricane Charley was significant according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America...
Zenith Estimates Losses Related to Hurricane Charley
Aug 27 2004 // Zenith National Insurance Corp. reported its initial estimate of losses in its assumed reinsurance business attributable to Hurricane Charley. Zenith currently expects that its net after tax loss from Hurricane Charley...
Fla. CFO Offers Charley Status Report
Aug 26 2004 // Orlando – Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Thursday joined area legislators, including incoming House Majority Leader Andy Gardiner, in a tour of storm-affected areas in Orange County and...
CNA Announces Preliminary Loss Exposure Estimate Related to Hurricane Charley
Aug 26 2004 // CNA Financial Corporation reported its preliminary estimate of net losses related to Hurricane Charley. While it is too early to estimate precisely the financial impact on CNA of this catastrophe, based upon information...
ProCentury Announces Limited Exposure to Hurricane Charley
Aug 26 2004 // Ohio-based ProCentury Corporation, a specialty property and casualty insurance holding company, announced it expects to have limited losses attributable to Hurricane Charley. Based on estimates generated from catastrophe...
RLI, CFC, Midland Issue Charley Loss Estimates
Aug 26 2004 // Two Cincinnati insurers and Peoria, Ill.-based RLI issued preliminary loss estimates relating to Hurricane Charley, which swept across portions of the Southeastern United States nearly two weeks ago. Cincinnati Financial...
Safeco Estimates Losses From Hurricane Charley
Aug 25 2004 // Seattle-based Safeco announced that claims stemming from Hurricane Charley are estimated at $45 million in pretax catastrophe losses. This figure represents the estimated losses both from claims received through Aug. 24,...
ISO: Insurers to Pay Estimated $6.8 Billion on Charley
Aug 25 2004 // U.S. property/casualty insurers are expected to pay homeowners and businesses an estimated $6.8 billion for insured property losses from Hurricane Charley, according to preliminary estimates by ISO’s Property Claim...
Fla. Notes ‘Bridge Loans’ Available Following Charley
Aug 25 2004 // Florida Gov. Jeb Bush has announced the activation of Florida’s Small Business Emergency ‘Bridge Loan’ Program to provide emergency, short-term loans to businesses located in counties most severely...
Fla. Tree Service Owner Cut Down on Fraud Charges
Aug 25 2004 // Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist announced price gouging charges against a Jacksonville man accused of charging 10 times the going rate to cut trees felled by Hurricane Charley in Volusia County. The Attorney...
Platinum Estimates Net Impact From Hurricane Charley at $20 Million to $35 Million
Aug 24 2004 // Platinum Underwriters Holdings, Ltd. announced that on the basis of currently available information, it estimates that after-tax losses from Hurricane Charley, net of reinstatement premiums, will range from $20 million to...
