Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Update: Tropical Storm Isaias to Regain Hurricane Strength, Heads Toward Carolinas
Aug 2 2020 // Aug 3, 12:02 pm — Tropical Storm Isaias was expected to regain its hurricane strength on Monday as it moved up the U.S. East Coast, threatening a deadly storm surge before making landfall in North Carolina or South...
Hurricane Isaias On Track Towards Florida, Southeast Coast
Jul 31 2020 // Heavy rains from Hurricane Isaias could hit Florida late Friday night before the owerful storm moves up the east coast into early next week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said in its latest advisory. The...
RMS Estimate: Insured Losses from Hurricane Hanna Won’t Exceed $400M
Jul 30 2020 // Catastrophe risk products and services company, Risk Management Solutions Inc. (RMS), has estimated that insurance losses in the U.S. from Hurricane Hanna will not exceed $400 million. This estimate represents insured...
The Importance of Forensic Accounting to Future Hurricane BI Claims
Jul 30 2020 // As a licensed general contractor and a certified public accountant in South Florida who has been advising clients in accounting- and construction-related issues for the past 15 years, I have seen hurricane seasons come and...
Hawaii’s Battle is Now Complacency Following Another Hurricane Near-Miss
Jul 29 2020 // Hurricane Douglas joined a long list of hurricanes that have come near the Hawaiian Islands but didn’t cause major damage. Kauai Mayor Derek Kawakami said such experiences unfortunately help people become complacent...
Aon and Insurtech Skytek Collaborate to Track Marine Assets During Hurricane Season
Jul 29 2020 // With the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warning 2020 will see “above-normal” hurricane activity, Skytek, in collaboration with Aon plc, has responded to the needs of marine re/insurance...
First Insurance Company of Hawaii Launches Admitted Parametric Product
Jul 29 2020 // First Insurance Company of Hawaii (FICOH) has launched a parametric product for Hawaii homeowners and renters. The FirstTrack product provides coverage for expenses that fall below most hurricane policy deductibles,...
COVID-19 Surge in Texas Sparks Worry Amid Hurricane Hanna Cleanup
Jul 28 2020 // As recovery and cleanup efforts got underway on July 27 in South Texas in the wake of a downgraded Hurricane Hanna, worried residents confronted the prospect of undertaking the effort amid a surge in coronavirus cases that...
Karen Clark & Co. Estimates $350M Insured Loss from Hurricane Hanna
Jul 28 2020 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm, Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has estimated the insured loss from Hurricane Hanna, which made landfall on Padre Island, Texas, on July 26, will be close to $350 million, excluding National...
Hawaiian Islands Avoided Direct Hit From Hurricane Douglas
Jul 28 2020 // Hawaii avoided a direct hit from Hurricane Douglas and the Category 1 storm was swirling just north of the island chain. The Central Pacific Warning Center lifted the hurricane warning on Monday for the island of Kauai,...
Removal of Wrecked Cargo Ship in Georgia Port Stalled by Virus, Hurricane Season
Jul 28 2020 // Efforts to cut apart and remove a capsized cargo ship off the Georgia coast are being delayed for more than two months because of hurricane season and challenges posed by the coronavirus, project leaders said Friday. Those...
Florida’s Citizens Won’t Resume Policy Cancellations in August After All
Jul 28 2020 // Florida’s state-run insurer Citizens Property Insurance Corp. will extend its moratorium on cancellations and nonrenewals until the end of 2020 despite saying earlier this month it would resume processing them on...
Hanna Pounds South Texas Coast Already Dealing With COVID Surge
Jul 26 2020 // Hurricane Hanna pummeled the south Texas coast on Saturday night with howling winds and a surging sea that threatened a broad area already contending with an intense spike in coronavirus deaths. Hanna is the first...
Global Natural Catastrophe Losses During H1 Ranged from $68B to $75B: Munich Re, Aon
Jul 24 2020 // Munich Re and Aon both issued reports this week on the economic and insurance costs of global natural catastrophes during the first half, which varied in magnitude by $7 billion. While Munich Re estimated that natural...
Tropical Depression 8 Stirs Up the Gulf with TS Gonzalo on the Approach
Jul 23 2020 // A tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Louisiana could become a tropical storm within the next 24 hours, the National Hurricane Center has warned. At 10 am Atlantic Standard Time on July 23, the NHC...
Louisiana, Army Corps at Odds over Repair of Barrier Island Hit by TS Cristobal
Jul 20 2020 // Tropical Storm Cristobal ate away the beach of Louisiana’s only inhabited barrier island to the huge sand-filled tube at the core of a protective levee, and the Army Corps of Engineers says permits and studies keep...
Global Insurance Premiums Expected to Rebound in 2021 After COVID-Related Dip: Swiss Re
Jul 20 2020 // Though the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to lead to the deepest recession since the 1930s, global insurance premium volume will rebound to pre-crisis levels by the end of 2021, forecasts Swiss Re in its latest sigma...
A Look at the 32% of Businesses Located in Hurricane-Vulnerable Counties
Jul 17 2020 // As the 2020 hurricane season gets underway, emergency officials pay attention to the growing share (29%) of the U.S. population in the nation’s 255 coastline counties. They’re also looking at ways to minimize...
Florida Official Pleads Guilty in $5M Hurricane Fraud Scheme
Jul 17 2020 // A Florida city official pleaded guilty Tuesday to his role in a scheme to bilk the federal government out of $5 million in Hurricane Michael cleanup money, the U.S. attorney’s office announced. Former Lynn Haven...
North Carolina’s Outer Banks Island Ravaged by Storms, Virus Restrictions
Jul 17 2020 // When Hurricane Dorian pounded the wisp of earth that is Ocracoke Island, a wall of Atlantic seawater flooded Bob Chestnut’s home, surf shop and four vehicles. Seven months later, his shop was ready for business. But...
