Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
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Fla. Task Force Begins Talks on How to Solve Hurricane Insurance Crisis
Aug 24 2005 // A 12-member Task Force on Long-Term Solutions for Florida’s Hurricane Insurance Market meets today in Tallahassee to discuss how to help Floridians obtain hurricane insurance, amid complaints that consumers...
Insurers Counting Claims from Wisc. Tornado Strike
Aug 23 2005 // American Family Insurance of Madison, Wisc., which insures about one of every four homes in Wisconsin, has $10.3 million in claims and expects that figure to increase to $12 million. American Family reported receiving 320...
UF Study Shows Homes Built After 2002 Stood Up Better to Hurricanes
Aug 22 2005 // Homes built under the Florida Building Code that became effective in 2002 sustained less damage on average than those built between 1994 and 2001 under the Standard Building Code, according to a University of Florida study...
Looyenga Outlines Major Hurricane Policy Changes
Aug 22 2005 // Open Market System Suggested: It’s essential to prepare now in case that one-in-10,000 major hurricane hits the Southern United States, Roger Looyenga, CEO of Auto-Owners Ins-urance said at the Florida Assoc-iation...
Ivan Costliest U.S. Hurricane in 2004
Aug 19 2005 // Flooding from Hurricane Ivan’s rain and storm surges prompted more than a billion dollars in claims, making it the costliest hurricane of 2004, U.S. officials said. Ivan’s damage also made it the third most...
Fla. 2004 Hurricane Recovery Passes $5.6 Billion Mark
Aug 18 2005 // One year after Hurricane Charley made landfall as the first of four major hurricanes to strike Florida, federal and state disaster assistance totals more than $5.6 billion, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s...
N.D. Officials Crack Down on Uninsured Contractors in Wake of July Hailstorm
Aug 16 2005 // In the aftermath of last month’s destructive hailstorms, North Dakota’s Construction Compliance Task Force has begun aggressively checking construction sites to ensure that contractors are insured and...
Tropical Storm Risk Reports More Hurricanes on the Way for U.S.
Aug 15 2005 // As the hurricane season recently entered its third month, a London-based storm forecaster reports that a higher-than-usual number of hurricanes are expected to hit the United States this year. Tropical Storm Risk increased...
Earthquake Damage Can Be Avoided
Aug 10 2005 // Although earthquakes are among the least predictable natural hazards, losses to unprepared businesses can be substantial when they do occur. Affiliated FM, a commercial property insurer and loss prevention expert serving...
Fla. Medical Examiners to Discuss FEMA’s Non-Hurricane Funeral Payments
Aug 10 2005 // The Florida Medical Examiners Commission will meet Thursday on Key Biscayne, Fla. to discuss findings indicating that the Federal Emergency Management Agency paid hurricane funeral claims in Florida amounting to $1.3...
N.D. Hailstorm Damage Tops $100M Insured Damage
Aug 10 2005 // A severe hailstorm that ripped through Bismarck and Hettinger, North Dakota late last month caused more than $100 million in damage to insured property. According to North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman, several...
Safety Group Requests Federal Aid to Protect Communities from Windstorms
Aug 8 2005 // There are clear opportunities for the federal government to support research into making homes and businesses safer from violent windstorms and to remove barriers to developing hazard resistant construction. That was the...
Insurers Unveil ‘Market-Based’ Proposals to Boost Terrorism Coverage
Aug 8 2005 // Property casualty insurers have outlined what they term a “market-based” approach to providing terrorism risk insurance. The proposals include repeal of some state laws on fire policies and creation of a...
HURRICANE DENNIS LOSSES TOP $10 MILLION
Aug 8 2005 // As claims reportedly continue to pour in, Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine said insured losses in Georgia from Hurricane Dennis now exceed $10 million. “Damage to insured homes, vehicles and businesses is...
Insurers Unveil ‘Market-Based’ Proposals to Boost Terrorism Coverage
Aug 8 2005 // Property casualty insurers have outlined what they term a “market-based” approach to providing terrorism risk insurance. The proposals include repeal of some state laws on fire policies and creation of a...
Safety Group Requests Federal Aid to Protect Communities from Windstorms
Aug 8 2005 // There are clear opportunities for the federal government to support research into making homes and businesses safer from violent windstorms and to remove barriers to developing hazard resistant construction. That was the...
RMS’ Terrorism Risk Analysis Tools
Aug 8 2005 // Risk Management Solutions released its Global Geocoding Platform and upgraded Global Terrorism Risk and Terrorism Scenario models, which provide insurers and reinsurers with the first worldwide view of their catastrophe...
Insurance Company of the West Unveils Stand-Alone Terrorism Coverage
Aug 5 2005 // Insurance Company of the West has announced it will offer admitted stand-alone property terrorism coverage for most states around the country. Additional states, including New York, New Jersey, Vermont, Connecticut,...
Warning: Bulk of Season’s Atlantic Hurricanes Still to Come
Aug 2 2005 // With a very active Atlantic hurricane season underway, the government’s hurricane experts are warning that the bulk of this season’s storms are still to come. The National Oceanic & Atmospheric...
PIA of Fla. Plans September ‘Hurricane Lessons,’ Legislative Summary
Aug 1 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Florida have scheduled four meetings in September during which it will presented morning “Hurricane Lessons” and an afternoon summary of Florida insurance regulations and...
