Latest Natural Disasters Headlines
All the headlines from our Natural Disasters Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Hurricane Ophelia Taunts 250-Mile Stretch of S.C., N.C.
Sep 12 2005 // Hurricane Ophelia circled in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South and North Carolina on Sunday and will continue to do so today. More than 250 miles of coastline has been placed under a tropical storm watch from...
AXIS Says Hurricane Katrina Losses ‘Within Current Expectations’
Sep 12 2005 // Bermuda-based AXIS Capital Holdings Limited gave no figures for its estimated net losses from Hurricane Katrina, but indicated that they “are estimated to be within its current expectations of consolidated operating...
Lethal Typhoon Khanun Hits Northeast China; Nine Deaths Reported
Sep 12 2005 // At least nine people have lost their lives, many more are injured or missing, and more than one million have been evacuated as Typhoon Khanun lashed China’s Zheijang province with high winds and torrential rains. The...
Big ‘I’ CEO Panel Addresses Disaster Preparedness, Future of TRIA
Sep 12 2005 // The insurance industry is hoping that a federal case will be made out of disaster preparedness and response following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. As their claims adjusters and agents scurried to handle the record...
LDI Web Site a Primary Source for Hurricane Katrina Recovery Information
Sep 12 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance is updating daily important information regarding recovery from Hurricane Katrina, including company contact information, on the department’s Web site at...
Hurricane Ophelia Hits 85 mph, Stationary Off S.C., N.C.
Sep 10 2005 // Hurricane Ophelia has gained strength, with hurricane-force winds of 85 mph with higher gusts and is expected to make landfall along the southeast Atlantic coast Sunday evening or Monday–but the National Hurricane...
New Orleans Flood Adds $15-$25B in Hurricane Katrina Insured Losses; Total Estimated Losses Rises to $40-$60B
Sep 9 2005 // Risk Management Solutions now estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Katrina are expected to be $40-$60 billion, of which $15-$25 billion are related to the Great New Orleans Flood. Total economic losses may now...
FEMA’s Brown Being Taken Off Hurricane Katrina Operations
Sep 9 2005 // With much discussion over just how quickly and effectively the federal government responded to Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Michael Brown may be the fall guy. Brown was...
PIA of Georgia Collecting Donations for Hurricane Katrina Victims
Sep 8 2005 // The Professional Insurance Agents of Georgia are collecting donations for victims of Hurricane Katrina, which will be donated to the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army. According to Jerry W. Duke, executive vice...
NHC Watching Tropical Storm Ophelia
Sep 7 2005 // Miami’s National Hurricane Center is currently tracking three tropical storms in the Atlantic, Ophelia, Maria and Nate. Only the first one poses any potential threat to the U.S. mainland. At 5 a.m. EDT, The center of...
Conn. to Test State’s Readiness in Hurricane Drill Today
Sep 7 2005 // With this year’s hurricane season far from over, Connecticut public officials plan to test the state’s response capabilities in a hurricane drill today. Gov. M. Jodi Rell said she wants to make sure that...
Safeco Launches Special Relief Effort in Response to Hurricane Katrina
Sep 7 2005 // Safeco has launched a special disaster-relief effort to deliver financial assistance, equipment and free support services to help independent insurance distributors recover from Hurricane Katrina. This relief effort —...
Typhoon Nabi Hits Kyushu
Sep 6 2005 // Typhoon Nabi roared ashore on Japan’s Southern Island of Kyushu. So far the storm has caused at least one confirmed death; 16 people are reported missing and 23 have reportedly been injured. Nabi is packing winds of...
Katrina Prompts N.H. Officials to Review State’s Disaster Preparedness
Sep 6 2005 // The scope of the destruction and despair in the South has New Hampshire legislators poised to ask plenty of questions about how prepared the state is to handle unspeakable disaster. While agreeing the state is better...
Alliance Raising Funds for Hurricane Katrina Victims
Sep 6 2005 // The American Agents Alliance is doing its part to help victims of Hurricane Katrina by collecting donations for the American Red Cross. “There are so many, many innocent victims of this tragedy, and the images we...
Chubb Establishes $1 Million Relief Fund for Hurricane Katrina Disaster
Sep 6 2005 // The Chubb Corporation has established a $1 million fund for disaster-relief efforts related to Hurricane Katrina, with $500,000 going directly to disaster-relief organizations and an additional $500,000 to be used to match...
Citizens Stops Writing New Policies; Tropical Storm Orphelia Moving N.W. Toward Fla.
Sep 6 2005 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp., has stopped writing new policies or taking changes on exhisting policies in Florida due to the approach of Tropical Storm Orphelia. The tropical storm warning for Ophelia was issued at 11...
Insurers Tally Damage After Wisc. Tornadoes
Sep 5 2005 // Insurance companies are totaling up the damage from more than two dozen tornadoes that struck south-central Wisconsin in mid-August. Statewide, the storms resulted in one death, 30 injuries, 20-25 destroyed homes, and 200...
Insurers Tally Damage After Wisc. Tornadoes
Sep 5 2005 // Insurance companies are totaling up the damage from more than two dozen tornadoes that struck south-central Wisconsin in mid-August. Statewide, the storms resulted in one death, 30 injuries, 20-25 destroyed homes, and 200...
Typhoon Talim Hits Mainland China; 72 Dead; Thousands Homeless
Sep 5 2005 // At least 73 people have died in eastern China as Typhoon Talim slammed into the coast, triggering floods and landslides. China’s Xinhua News Agency reported that around 53 people have died in Anhui Province, the...
