Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Insurance Industry Plans 8th Annual Tour of Texas Coast
Aug 23 2013 // For the eighth year in a row insurance spokesmen will team with the Texas Department of Insurance and meteorologists from the National Weather Service to advise Texas coastal residents of the potential dangers of...
Floridians ‘in Denial’ About Storm Dangers: FEMA Chief Fugate
Aug 23 2013 // The emergency management chief for the United States is warning that Floridians are in “denial” about the threat posed by hurricanes. Craig Fugate is the administrator for the Federal Emergency Management...
IBHS Updates Report on Hurricane-Prone States’ Building Codes
Aug 22 2013 // Among coastal hurricane-prone states, North Carolina and Louisiana have weakened their building codes since 2012, while five states have strengthened theirs. Just in time for the height of the hurricane season, the...
FM Global Advises Property Owners to Be Proactive, Address Vulnerabilities
Aug 22 2013 // Business property insurer FM Global is urging property owners to take active measures now to help prevent potential storm losses as the peak of hurricane season approaches. “A big lesson from Hurricane Sandy is that...
Hurricane Task Force Recommends Resilient Power for Wireless
Aug 20 2013 // U.S. wireless communications networks should be made more resilient in extreme weather emergencies, according to a government task force studying the effects of Hurricane Sandy. The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force...
Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force Addresses Insurance Challenges
Aug 20 2013 // The Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, led by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, issued a report Monday that provides recommendations for mitigating harm from future storms. Recommendations include...
Cat Bonds Rally with Hurricane Season Advancing: Credit Market Recap
Aug 20 2013 // Gains on catastrophe bonds are poised to exceed returns on speculative-grade company debt by the most since 2008 as the Atlantic hurricane season heads into its fourth month. Notes designed to protect insurers from payouts...
CCRIF Countries Renew Catastrophe Insurance Policies for 2013/14
Aug 20 2013 // The sixteen member governments of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) have renewed their hurricane and earthquake insurance for the 2013/14 policy year that started June first. The bulletin noted:...
NHC Tracking TS Erin; Weather Front over Yucatan
Aug 16 2013 // The National Hurricane Center in Miami is currently tracking Tropical Storm Erin – the fifth named storm of the season – as well as a weather front, currently over Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, which has a 60...
Atlantic Hurricane Season to Enter Most Active Phase Next Week
Aug 14 2013 // The Atlantic hurricane season is about to enter its most active phase as conditions for the powerful storms improve across the basin. Wind shear that can tear budding storms apart has been decreasing, said Dan Kottlowski,...
NOAA Updates Hurricane Forecast
Aug 9 2013 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Thursday slightly lowered its forecast for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season but said it still expected “above normal” storm activity this...
Collected Forecasts for 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season
Aug 9 2013 // The U.S. government climate agency on Thursday slightly lowered its forecast for the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season, but said it still expected “above normal” storm activity this year. The National Oceanic and...
Aon Benfield’s July Cat Report Confirms Canada’s 2nd Billion Dollar Loss
Aug 8 2013 // According to the latest Global Catastrophe Recap report from Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, the “strong thunderstorms” that “brought record...
S.C. Researchers Unveil New Hurricane Model; Program to Offer Landfall Probability
Aug 7 2013 // As hurricane season approaches its peak, researchers at South Carolina’s Coastal Carolina University unveiled a new hurricane model program named after a massive Category 4 storm that smashed into South Carolina a...
Massachusetts Sees Spike in Hurricane Sandy Title Scams
Aug 5 2013 // The Registry of Motor Vehicles is warning consumers in western Massachusetts to watch out for scammers who sell cars with reconstructed titles from Oregon that mask vehicles damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The RMV says...
North Carolina Residual Market Issues $500 Million in Cat Bonds
Aug 5 2013 // North Carolina’s two residual homeowners insurance markets have jointly issued $500 million in pre-event catastrophe bonds to ensure they have enough money on hand to quickly pay claims following hurricanes and other...
Guide to Help Hawaii Boaters Prepare For Disasters
Aug 1 2013 // Hawaii boaters have a new guide to help them protect themselves and their vessels from natural disasters. The University of Hawaii and the state worked together to prepare the Hawaii Boater’s Hurricane and Tsunami...
Cat Bond Issuance Hits 6-Year High: Aon Benfield ILS Report
Aug 1 2013 // Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, has issued it latest report – The Insurance-Linked Securities Second Quarter 2013 Update...
Downgraded Flossie Leaving Hawaii
Jul 30 2013 // The remnants of what was Tropical Storm Flossie are currently northwest of Kauai and moving away from the islands at about 15 miles per hour, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The Central Pacific...
Louisiana Parish not Responsible for Property Lost in Hurricane Fire
Jul 26 2013 // Jefferson Parish in Louisiana cannot be made to pay for belongings lost in a rented house that burned down at the height of Hurricane Gustav while the sheriff tried to put out the fire with a garden hose, a judge has...
