Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Texas Insurer Group Says Alberto May be Omen for Rest of Season
Jun 13 2006 // Tropical Storm Alberto should be a warning to all coastal residents in Texas that the 2006 hurricane season may exceed the expectations for an overly active storm season. The Insurance Council of Texas urges everyone...
Davis Makes Proposals to Fix Florida’s Property Insurance Problems
Jun 12 2006 // Windstorm insurance companies would have to cover water damage caused by hurricanes under a proposal Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis released June 9, part of a multi-pronged proposal to solve the problems...
Windstorm Insurance May Be Problem as Hurricane Season Begins
Jun 12 2006 // U.S. commercial real estate (CRE) values in coastal areas, and in particular smaller multifamily properties, may suffer as insurance companies reduce loss exposure to hurricane-prone areas by increasing premiums, raising...
Evacuations Begin: Alberto to Hit Florida Today
Jun 12 2006 // National Hurricane Center forecasters were closely watching the season’s first tropical storm on Monday evening and were unsure if Alberto would strengthen into a hurricane overnight or maintain its speed just below...
Florida Insurance Council Updates Hurricane Hotline List
Jun 12 2006 // A list of individual company “hotline” numbers that policyholders would use if Tropical Storm Alberto becomes more than a rainmaker, has been updated by the Florida Insurance Council in Tallahassee,...
S&P Assigns Ratings to Swiss Re’s ‘Successor Programme’ Notes
Jun 7 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has assigned its senior secured debt ratings to the principal at-risk variable-rate notes issued under Swiss Reinsurance Co.’s Successor shelf program (See previous...
Fla. Rep. Waters: Hurricane Party Mentality Has Been Replaced by Hurricane-Stress
Jun 6 2006 // The hurricane party mentality is gone, replaced by hurricane stress, Rep. Leslie Waters, R-Pinellas, told the Florida Suncoast Chapter of the Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriters at the group’s June 5 meeting...
Business continuity lessons from last season’s hurricanes
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season is here, and it is time to evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s hurricanes. It is vital to note that the degree of impact, from a corporate perspective, could have been mitigated with...
AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....
AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hur-ricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the U.S....
Business continuity lessons from hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season 2006 is here and it is time to re-evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s destructive hurricanes. Due to the 2005 hurricanes’ size and strength, financial and operational repercussions...
Carrot and stick, or bail-out?
Jun 5 2006 // Insurance debate in the Florida Legislature wound down to the final hours of the 2006 spring sessions in Tallahassee, with the final decision ending in the passage of a bill viewed by bystanders as a band-aid approach in...
Tropical Depression:Hurricane linked to long-term mental distress
Jun 5 2006 // Florida State University sociologists in Tallahassee have found that some South Floridians who survived Hurricane Andrew suffered mental health problems many years later, a finding that has led the researchers to predict...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
Jun 5 2006 // The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi and Louisiana has been extensively reported, as has the fact that many people in those states did not have flood insurance coverage. As a result,...
AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // The AccuWeather.com Hurricane Center in State College, Pa., led by its chief forecaster, Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane season that could have major repercussions for the...
Business continuity lessons from hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season 2006 is here and it is time to re-evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s destructive hurricanes. Due to the 2005 hurricanes’ size and strength, financial and operational repercussions...
Hartwig predicts profitable 2006, sees premium growth grinding to a halt
Jun 5 2006 // The last 24 months have been traumatic for the insurance industry, but the profit picture for 2006 is quite good in the industry overall, Robert P. Hartwig, Insurance Information Institute senior vice president and chief...
News Currents
Jun 5 2006 // AccuWeather, NOAA warn of active hurricane season The AccuWeather.com Hur-ricane Center in State College, Pa., led by Chief Forecaster Joe Bastardi, in its 2006 hurricane season forecast predicted an active hurricane...
Coverage issues at core of Hurricane Katrina-related litigation
Jun 5 2006 // The initial decisions from Hurricane Katrina lawsuits provide some comfort to both insurers and insureds and potential warnings to insurance agents. The amount of property damage caused by Hurricane Katrina in Mississippi...
Business continuity lessons from hurricane season
Jun 5 2006 // Hurricane season 2006 is here and it is time to re-evaluate the lessons learned from last year’s destructive hurricanes. Due to the 2005 hurricanes’ size and strength, financial and operational repercussions...
