Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Congress Considers Emergency Session Regarding Hurricane Aid; Economy Takes Hit
Sep 1 2005 // Several media outlets reported Thursday afternoon that Congress is considering a special meeting later today or Friday to debate and get passed an emergency aid package for the Hurricane Katrina victims House Speaker...
Best: Most Insurers Will Meet Hurricane Katrina’s Financial Commitments
Sep 1 2005 // In response to Hurricane Katrina, A.M. Best Co. has begun to aggregate public and private information in order to assess the financial impact it will have on the global property/casualty insurance and reinsurance...
InsurBanc Offering Short Term Loans To Agencies Hurt by Hurricane
Sep 1 2005 // InsurBanc, a financial services provider for independent insurance agencies, has put together a special loan program for qualifying agency principals affected by Hurricane Katrina. Realizing that independent agency owners...
The Midland Co. Assessing Hurricane Katrina Losses
Sep 1 2005 // Ohio-based The Midland Company is currently assessing the anticipated losses from Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall along the borders of Louisiana and Mississippi earlier this week. “Access to some of the most...
Insurer Pays $11 Million in Wisc. Tornado Claims
Aug 31 2005 // American Family Insurance of Madison has paid out $11 million in damage claims so far as a result of the Aug. 18 tornadoes that hit central Wisconsin. The insurer provided an update Wednesday on damage claims stemming from...
NBIS – ProBuilders Offering Assistance to Contractors in Several Hurricane-Stricken States
Aug 31 2005 // In an effort to alleviate some of the pain that Hurricane Katrina has brought to the southeastern part of the United States, ProBuilders is offering reduced premiums to those contractors licensed and domiciled in the...
Web Site Provides List of Hurricane Katrina Survivors, Those Unknown
Aug 31 2005 // A list of survivors and those whose fate is unknown following Hurricane Katrina is up and running at www.gulfcoastnews.com. The site has a survivor list with the person’s hometown address and the latest updates on...
Tropical Storm Katrina to Bring Rain, High Winds Into Tennessee Valley
Aug 30 2005 // Tropical storm Katrina was 35 miles south of Clarksville, Tenn. on Tuesday morning, moving north-northeast at 18 mph. Predictions by the National Hurricane Center indicate it should take a turn toward the northeast, gain...
Katrina Now a Tropical Storm; High Winds, Flooding, Possible Tornadoes Still a Threat
Aug 29 2005 // The National Hurricane Center has downgraded Katrina to a tropical storm in the last few hours and issued warnings from Lake Ponchartrain and the mouth of the Pearl River, eastward to the Alabama/Florida border. All other...
Fitch: Katrina Likely to be Largest Insured Loss Since 9/11, 1992’s Hurricane Andrew
Aug 29 2005 // Hurricane Katrina likely will be the largest insured loss from a single event since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 and the largest U.S. hurricane loss since Hurricane Andrew in 1992, Fitch Ratings said...
UPDATE: Emergency Aid Authorized for Hurricane Katrina Emergency Response in Louisiana
Aug 28 2005 // Michael Brown, under secretary of Homeland Security for Emergency Preparedness and Response, announced that Federal resources are being allocated to support emergency protective response efforts response efforts in the...
RMS: Katrina Could be Even More Devastating than Hurricanes Camille and Betsy
Aug 28 2005 // Based on the current track and forecast intensity (as of Sunday afternoon), insured losses from Hurricane Katrina’s second landfall on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. could be even more devastating than previous...
California Authority Approves Earthquake Insurance Rate Reduction
Aug 26 2005 // The California Earthquake Authority has voted to reduce earthquake insurance premiums by 22 percent, in hopes that it will encourage more homeowners to purchase or renew earthquake coverage. The proposal will now go before...
AIR Worldwide Estimates Hurricane Katrina’s Damages at Less Than $600M
Aug 26 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corp., a risk modeling company, estimates that insured losses from the initial landfall of Hurricane Katrina should not exceed $600 million. With maximum sustained wind speeds of 80 mph at landfall, Hurricane...
CNA Opens Claims Center for Hurricane Katrina
Aug 26 2005 // CNA insurance companies announced the opening of a Catastrophe Operations Center within its Nashville, Tennessee office for handling anticipated claims from Hurricane Katrina. All new Hurricane Katrina losses should be...
General Casualty to Pay $5 Million in Wisc. Tornado Claims
Aug 26 2005 // General Casualty Cos. said today it expects to pay out about $5 million in losses on the nearly 60 claims that have been filed as a result of tornados last Thursday in southeastern Wisconsin. More than 30 of the claims are...
Typhoon Mawar Nears Japan
Aug 25 2005 // Typhoon Mawar is reported to be nearing Japan’s main island of Honshu. It is currently a category 2 storm with sustained winds of 105 mph (168 kph). Mawar’s path has been erratic and it’s still unclear...
Weintraub Arrested in Miami for Selling Bogus Windstorm Insurance Policies
Aug 25 2005 // Allen E. Weintraub of Miami, Fla. has been arrested for collecting more than $100,000 for worthless hurricane insurance he sold to at least 45 consumers. The arrest was announced by Tom Gallagher, Florida’s CFO, who...
TD12 Predicted to Build Into Hurricane Katrina, Hit South Florida Thursday
Aug 24 2005 // The National Hurricane Center in Miami predicts Tropical Depression 12 will build to near hurricane strength before it hits the South Florida coast late Thursday as Hurricane Katrina. Forecasters say Hurricane Katrina...
FAIA to Study ‘Another Avenue’ to Cover Florida’s Windstorm Risk
Aug 24 2005 // The Florida Association of Insurance Agents has announced it will study “another avenue” for covering hurricane wind damage in Florida and would like to establish its own “vehicle” to insure...
