Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Closer Look: Louisiana Homeowners
Apr 17 2006 // However, insurer trade group says it can be found by those who shop After the wreckage caused by last year’s Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many home insurers in southern Louisiana are refusing to write new policies,...
Editor’s Note: Wind vs. water saga continues
Apr 17 2006 // It would seem prudent for homeowners along the nation’s hurricane-prone coasts to buy as much wind and flood insurance as they need before this year’s hurricane season starts. A federal judge in Gulfport,...
Critics allege hurricane risk modelers influenced by insurers
Apr 17 2006 // News Currents Risk Management Solutions, Newark, Calif., has defended its hurricane risk models in the face of consumer groups’ criticisms that the models are more political than they are scientific, and that they...
News Currents
Apr 17 2006 // Top meteorologist predicts 17 named storms will form in Atlantic Basin A well-known meteorologist is predicting that 17 named storms will form in the Atlantic Basin during the 2006 hurricane season, and the 2006 Atlantic...
Fla. Group Applauds Spring Legislative Proposals
Apr 14 2006 // With Spring meetings of the Florida Legislature coming to an end in Tallahassee in May, the Florida Insurance Council has applauded House and Senate leaders for proposals supporters believe will help entice capital into...
Summation of Insurance-Related Bills Speeding Through Fla. Legislature
Apr 14 2006 // With Spring meetings of the Florida Legislature coming to an end in Tallahassee in May, the Florida Insurance Council has summarized insurance-related bills now being considered in the House and Senate. Sam Miller,...
FEMA: ‘We Will be Prepared for 2006 Hurricanes’
Apr 13 2006 // The nation’s top emergency planner is promising that the government has learned from past mistakes and will be prepared for the upcoming 2006 hurricane season. R. David Paulison, acting director for the Federal...
Hurricane Expert: ‘The 2006 Season CAN Be Worse than 2005’
Apr 13 2006 // With more than 55 million people living in coastal communities, the nation must learn from the 2004 and 2005 hurricane seasons and prepare now for what could be a worse 2006 season than what happened in 2005, a leading...
FEMA Provides Flood Recovery, Rebuilding Guidance for La.
Apr 13 2006 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it has released flood recovery guidance documents for Jefferson, Orleans and St. Bernard parishes as well as portions of Plaquemines and St. Charles parishes in...
Time to Join, Switch Medicare Plans Extended for Katrina Evacuees
Apr 13 2006 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced that individuals deemed evacuees of Hurricane Katrina will be given a special enrollment period (SEP) allowing them more time to enroll in or change their Medicare...
Federal Judge in Mississippi ‘Storm Surge’ Case Upholds Home Insurance Flood Exclusion
Apr 13 2006 // A federal judge in Mississippi has upheld the water damage exclusion in homeowners insurance policies in a ruling welcomed by insurers. U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter, Jr. of the Southern District of Mississippi denied a...
Florida Senate’s Insurance Fix Hinges on Changes to Citizens
Apr 10 2006 // Owners of homes worth more than $1 million could continue to get hurricane coverage from state-run Citizens Property Insurance until 2011, but would pay a 25 percent surcharge for their coverage under a measure approved...
Consumer Group’s Report Proposes Take-Over of Fla. Wind Coverage
Apr 10 2006 // New York-based Americans for Insurance Reform has released a report calling for the complete removal of the private sector from the hurricane insurance business in Florida. AIR has called on Florida’s Legislature to...
Insurance Industry on Solid Financial Footing, But Overall Results Mask Problems in Certain Lines, Locations
Apr 10 2006 // The property/casualty insurance industry will report an increase in its capital base and an overall profitable performance in 2005, enabling it to meet the insurance needs of the growing U.S. economy, according to...
Fla. Senate Looks for Ways to Solve Property Insurance Problems
Apr 7 2006 // With thousands of Floridians reeling from huge property insurance premium spikes as yet another hurricane season approaches, a Senate panel began discussion Wednesday of ways to fix what many say is a broken hurricane...
State Farm: We’re Paying Wind Damage Claims
Apr 7 2006 // State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. is paying for Hurricane Katrina property losses when evidence shows that wind caused the damage, James Burwell, claims manager, wrote in a letter to the Mississippi Insurance...
Miss. Kicks Off 2006 Hurricane Awareness Program
Apr 7 2006 // Local, state and federal officials have joined Governor Haley Barbour in announcing an eight-week informational campaign to help make Mississippians more aware of how to protect themselves as the 2006 hurricane season...
Lloyd’s Holds Down Losses to $180.6 Million; Webcast Scheduled
Apr 6 2006 // As the old saying goes, “Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst.” While Lloyd’s 2005 £103 million ($180.6 million) loss estimate may not be the absolute best, it’s certainly a lot better than...
S&P Revises Outlook on Global Reinsurers to Stable; Teleconference Scheduled for Today
Apr 6 2006 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services announced that it has revised its outlook on the global reinsurance industry to stable from negative, “indicating that there will be little near-term movement in ratings...
La. Bill Aims to Protect Post-Hurricane Volunteers From Lawsuits
Apr 6 2006 // Doctors who volunteer post-hurricane medical help in Louisiana need extra protection against malpractice lawsuits, a Louisiana House of Representatives committee decided April 4. Rep. Sidney Mae Durand said doctors from...
