Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
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AIG Disaster Relief for Tsunami Victims Enters Reconstruction Phase
Jul 20 2005 // Now that immediate efforts to assist tsunami victims with housing and food relief are well underway, the AIG Disaster Relief Fund and CHF International are joining together to begin the next critical phase of long-term...
ASUR Reports Small Impact from Hurricane Emily
Jul 19 2005 // Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste S.A. de C.V. (ASUR) announced that its Cancun, Cozumel, and Merida airports were temporarily closed as a safety precaution in anticipation of Hurricane Emily. The three airports have since...
Miss. Insurance Department Cautions: ‘Be Prepared, Vigilant’ for Hurricanes
Jul 19 2005 // Mississippi Insurance Commissioner George Dale has cautioned everyone to be “prepared and vigilant” for what could be a very active hurricane season. When it was unsure where Hurricane Dennis would go,...
The Threat Remains: With or Without TRIA, Terrorism Still a Top Concern
Jul 18 2005 // The insurance industry expressed its disappointment over the June 30 release of the Treasury Department’s report announcing its opposition to the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by Congress in its current...
Research Reports: Competing World Views on Terrorism Insurance
Jul 18 2005 // The Treasury report on terrorism insurance is just one of several on the subject. Here is a summary of some other reports: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, July 2005 Private markets are not yet able...
Crawford & Co.’s CAT Communications Truck Performs Well in Pensacola, Fla. Hurricane Dennis Tryouts
Jul 18 2005 // A stable source of power and wireless communications to field units and adjusters was provided last week when Crawford & Co. dispatched a new satellite Catastrophic Services (CAT) communications truck to Pensacola,...
Hurricane Emily Moves Towards Mexico-U.S. Border; Storm Weakens, But Still a Threat
Jul 18 2005 // Having lost some of her punch, Hurricane Emily moved on Monday into the Gulf of Mexico where warmer water temperatures could give her one more strong shot of power as she moves towards the Mexico-U.S. border. The storm...
JUNE HAILSTORMS TOTAL $18 MILLION IN INSURED DAMAGES
Jul 18 2005 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman reported that severe weather that ripped through the Dickinson area in Western North Dakota and the Langdon and Walhalla areas in Eastern North Dakota earlier this month has...
Research Reports: Competing World Views on Terrorism Insurance
Jul 18 2005 // The Treasury report on terrorism insurance is just one of several on the subject. Here is a summary of some other reports: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, July 2005 Private markets are not yet able...
Principles and Politics: The Long and Short of Terrorism Insurance
Jul 18 2005 // The powerful House Committee on Financial Services could have a federal terrorism reinsurance proposal to consider next month although many politicians and observers are skeptical that Congress will actually replace or...
BOCA RATON CONDO DEVELOPER SAYS ‘NO’ TO HURRICANE SHUTTERS
Jul 18 2005 // Banyan Lakes, a condominium developer in Boca Raton, Fla., an area well known for upscale housing, has banned condo owners from placing hurricane shutters outside their windows, residents can put them inside the windows if...
The Threat Remains: With or Without TRIA, Terrorism Still a Top Concern
Jul 18 2005 // The insurance industry expressed its disappointment over the June 30 release of the Treasury Department’s report announcing its opposition to the renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act by Congress in its current...
Hurricane Emily on the Prowl in Yucatan; Texas Coast Prepares for Storm This Week
Jul 17 2005 // The season’s second major hurricane set its sights on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the tourist haven of Cancun on Sunday, with the Category 4 storm possibly visiting the Texas Gulf Coast later this...
OSHA Issues Alert on Dangers Involving Cleanup, Recovery from Hurricanes
Jul 15 2005 // The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is urging employers and workers to take appropriate safety measures to avoid injury and illnesses associated with the recovery and...
Insurers Advise Texas Gulf Residents to Prep for Hurricanes as Season Unfolds
Jul 15 2005 // Residents along the Gulf Coast of Texas can learn a lot from the experiences of those people in Florida who were victims of multiple hurricanes last year, according Sandra Ray, public affairs director of Southwestern...
Tropical Storm Emily Fast Moving; Expected to Become a Hurricane Soon
Jul 13 2005 // Tropical Storm Emily had 60 mph winds early Wednesday morning and was continuing on its path into the Caribbean. The National Weather Service reported at 5 a.m. its eye was 260 miles southeast of Barbados at latitude 11.1...
House Chair Oxley Vows Terrorism Insurance Bill This Year
Jul 13 2005 // The chairman of the House committee dealing with terrorism insurance and renewal of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act vowed Wednesday to have a bill out of committee this year. “I am committed to delivering a bill...
Hurricane Dennis’s Bark Was Worse Than Its Bite; Carriers, Associations Evaluating Damages
Jul 12 2005 // As Hurricane Dennis approached Key West, Fla., large insurance carriers, expecting and preparing for the worst, alerted hundreds of adjusters to proceed to Florida and Alabama, and put hundreds of other employees on...
Safeco Team Deployed to 3 States for Hurricane Dennis
Jul 12 2005 // Seattle-based Safeco’s National Catastrophe Team has deployed additional claims professionals to Alabama, Florida and Georgia to aid customers recovering from Hurricane Dennis. Safeco’s claims personnel are...
Hurricane Center Watching Tropical Storm Emily
Jul 12 2005 // Tropical Storm Emily, the fifth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, developed late on Monday but was still far out in the ocean and several days away from posing a threat to any inhabited areas. Emily, given...
