Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
S. Floridians Viewed Hurricane Katrina as an Expensive Nuisance
Sep 19 2005 // Insurance adjusters scrambled to South Florida to work on claims before they realized Hurricane Katrina was going to cross into the Gulf of Mexico and become a catastrophic hurricane devastating Mississippi and...
Fla. Task Force to Discuss How to Solve Hurricane Insurance Crisis
Sep 19 2005 // A 12-member Task Force on Long-Term Solutions for Florida’s Hurricane Insurance Market is studying how to help Floridians obtain hurricane insurance, amid complaints that consumers don’t have a seat on the...
Hurricane Katrina: The Legal Saga Begins
Sep 19 2005 // The New Orleans tragedy may spawn a wave of litigation related to flood protection and levee failures. Public statements, which may serve as a foundation for massive public safety legal claims, began Sept. 1. Based on the...
States Take on Hurricane Relief
Sep 19 2005 // The wheels of state governments across the continent are spinning into action to cope with the far-reaching devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Nearly all states are pitching in somehow. At least 40 states are providing...
States Reopen their Disaster Playbooks in Light of Hurricane Katrina
Sep 19 2005 // Mark K. Matthews With the horrors from Hurricane Katrina still flashing on live TV, Connecticut emergency officials and Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R) met recently to decide how to evacuate 100,000 coastal residents if a Category 4...
HURRICANE KATRINA: The Legal Saga Begins
Sep 19 2005 // The New Orleans tragedy may spawn a wave of litigation related to flood protection and levee failures. Public statements, which may serve as a foundation for massive public safety legal claims, began Sept. 1. Based on the...
Tropical Storm Ophelia Weakens, Sparing New England from Damage
Sep 18 2005 // Predicted heavy rains and fierce winds never materialized and New England escaped the worst of Tropical Storm Ophelia. By Saturday morning, Ophelia pushed past southeastern Massachusetts, the Cape and the Islands, and...
Hurricanes Getting Stronger Even as Worldwide Total Drops
Sep 16 2005 // The number of Category 4 and 5 hurricanes worldwide has nearly doubled over the past 35 years, even though the total number of hurricanes has dropped since the 1990s, according to a study by researchers at the Georgia...
AIIA Launches Hurricane Katrina ‘Blog’
Sep 16 2005 // The Alabama Independent Insurance Agents have launched a Hurricane Katrina ‘blog’ on which information can be logged chronologically to provide information, commentary or thoughts about Hurricane...
Hurricane Ophelia Lashes Cape Lookout, N.C.; Serious Flooding, 11-foot Storm Surge Predicted
Sep 15 2005 // Hurricane warnings are up over a 220 mile stretch of North Carolina’s coast, from Surf City, north of Wilmington to the Virginia line as officials fear serious flooding and a possible 11-foot storm surge. Early...
Meadowbrook Insurance Group Expects No Big Hits from Hurricane Katrina
Sep 15 2005 // Meadowbrook Insurance Group Inc. on Thursday reported that, although potential claims information is very preliminary, it does not expect its net losses to be significant from Hurricane Katrina. Meadowbrook President and...
AXA RE Estimates Impact of Hurricane Katrina Losses at $200 Million
Sep 15 2005 // AXA RE, the active reinsurer of France’s AXA Group, said the impact from Hurricane Katrina will probably result in total net losses of approximately $200 million before tax. “This estimate is net of reinsurance...
Crawford & Co. Adjusting Claims in Unusual Circumstances Following Hurricane Katrina
Sep 15 2005 // The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which looks to be the worst natural disaster the United States has ever experienced, has created unusual circumstances that even the most seasoned of Crawford & Company’s...
Industry Opens Hurricane Insurance Information Center
Sep 15 2005 // In the aftermath of the Hurricane Katrina, the U.S. insurance industry has established the Hurricane Insurance Information Center (HIIC) in Jackson, Mississippi. Additional centers will be opened in other Gulf Coast...
Hurricane Ophelia Packs 85 mph Winds, Pounds the Coast 40 Miles East of Wilmington, N.C.
Sep 14 2005 // Hurricane Ophelia, a Category One hurricane packing 85 mph sustained winds, is raking the North Carolina coast with strong winds and blowing rain. The center of Ophelia is 40 miles east of Wilmington, N.C. and about 50...
Congress Eyes Tax Changes to Aid Hurricane Victims
Sep 14 2005 // Lawmakers in the nation’s capital have proposed tax changes to encourage charitable giving and help victims of Hurricane Katrina get back on their feet. The Senate’s top tax writers offered a package of tax aid...
Republic Reports on Losses from Hurricane Katrina
Sep 14 2005 // Republic Companies Group Inc., headquartered in Dallas, released information regarding its response to Hurricane Katrina and the financial effects of this Category 4 hurricane on the third quarter results of Republic. In...
IIAH to Help With Agency Buddy System for Agents Displaced by Hurricane
Sep 12 2005 // The Independent Insurance Agents of Houston announced that IIAH has been contacted by IIABA about the possibility of setting up an “agency buddy system” with the three state associations hit by Hurricane...
Colo. Residents Settle Wildfire Lawsuit with Energy Provider
Sep 12 2005 // Jamestown, Colo. residents who sued Xcel Energy after losing homes or property in a wildfire in 2003 have settled their lawsuit against the company. The 49 plaintiffs agreed not to disclose financial terms of the...
S&P Analyzes Earthquake Threat for Japan’s Property/Casualty Companies
Sep 12 2005 // “The one-two punch of insurance payouts and share price losses following a major earthquake in Tokyo would not immediately jeopardize insurance companies’ ability to pay claims, but could have a negative impact...
