Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Storm Advance Warning System Undergoing ‘Slight’ Changes
Feb 10 2014 // The nation’s Storm Prediction Center intends to broaden its advance warning system for severe weather after finding that days it labeled with a “slight risk” turned out to be pretty nasty. State emergency...
‘Storm’ or Not? Iowa Appeals Court Decides in Mall Lawsuit
Feb 7 2014 // The Iowa Court of Appeals on Feb. 5 weighed into the murky issue of how to define a storm in Iowa when it ruled that a Cedar Falls mall wasn’t at fault for a woman who fell in its parking lot as freezing rain fell in...
Ice Storm Knocks Out Power for Hundreds of Thousands in Northeast
Feb 7 2014 // Utility crews were working feverishly to restore power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in the eastern U.S. that were still in the dark and cold on Thursday after an ice storm knocked out electricity to...
Tulsa, Oklahoma Considers Code Change for Storm Shelters in New Schools
Feb 6 2014 // City councilors in Tulsa planned to begin discussions today on a proposed change to the city’s building code that would require storm shelters in new school construction. Building storm shelters in schools has become...
Western U.K. Homes Remain Powerless after Storms Batter Coast
Feb 6 2014 // Hundreds of homes in western England and Wales remained without power today after storms cut lines and damaged railway tracks. About 280 households had electricity cuts as of 8:30 a.m. U.K. time, said Western Power...
National Tornado Summit Focused on Catastrophe Preparedness, Response
Feb 5 2014 // The third annual National Tornado Summit being held Feb. 10 and 11 in Oklahoma City will bring together insurance industry professionals, emergency managers, policymakers and weather experts. Oklahoma Insurance...
Oklahoma Insurance Department Hosting Tornado Survivor Claims, Tax Forum
Feb 5 2014 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak is hosting a consumer assistance event to help tornado survivors with their insurance claims and inform them of important tax information, including possible deductions, the...
Mothers of Tornado Victims Sue Oklahoma Governor over School Safety Records
Feb 5 2014 // The mothers of two Moore schoolchildren who were killed in last year’s tornado have filed a lawsuit accusing Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin of violating the state’s open records law. The lawsuit was filed in...
PERILS Estimates Windstorm Dirk Insured Losses at $371 Million
Feb 3 2014 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced that its initial insured property loss estimate for windstorm Dirk, which affected the UK and France from...
Oklahoma Gov. Backs Statewide Vote on School Storm Shelters, Safety Upgrades
Jan 30 2014 // Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin endorsed a proposal that would enable voters to weigh in on efforts to improve school safety and grant school districts a one-time increase in local bond limits to pay for storm shelters, safe...
Arkansas Receives More than $700K for Tornado Recovery
Jan 30 2014 // The U.S. Labor Department has given $702,741 to help Arkansas recover from tornadoes and severe storms that hit the state last May and June. The agency said the National Emergency Grant is being given to the Arkansas...
Feds to Audit N.J.’s $25M Post-Storm Marketing Effort
Jan 27 2014 // Federal officials are taking a closer look at how N.J. Gov. Chris Christie’s administration spent $25 million to promote the Jersey shore after Superstorm Sandy. Democratic U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.’s office...
Storm Advance Warning System Undergoing ‘Slight’ Changes
Jan 23 2014 // The nation’s Storm Prediction Center intends to broaden its advance warning system for severe weather after finding that days it labeled with a “slight risk” turned out to be pretty nasty. State emergency...
Aon Benfield Securities Completes Europe Windstorm Cat Bond Windmill I Re
Jan 23 2014 // Aon Benfield Securities, the investment banking division of global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor Aon Benfield, announced the successful completion of the first European Windstorm indemnity catastrophe bond...
Winter Storm Costs in Ohio Could Rival Hurricane Ike Totals
Jan 21 2014 // Experts say the early January’s extreme cold and wind are expected to be one of the costliest weather events in Ohio since the remnants of Hurricane Ike hit in 2008. No solid estimate is available yet, but the Dayton...
Oklahoma Lawmaker Files Bill to Fund School Storm Shelters
Jan 17 2014 // An Oklahoma lawmaker has filed legislation that would ask voters to decide whether to fund storm shelters in public schools. The measure was filed by Rep. Joe Dorman of Rush Springs, a Democratic candidate for governor. It...
PERILS Initial Loss Estimate for Windstorm Xaver is $925 Million
Jan 17 2014 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced that its initial loss estimate for windstorm Xaver, which affected Western and Northern Europe on 5 and 6...
Texas Windstorm Insurer Releases Questionable Emails to Attorney
Jan 13 2014 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) announced it has released to a litigator what it calls “potentially offensive” emails as part of discovery in a lawsuit against the insurer brought on behalf of...
Maine Collecting Damage Assessments From Recent Ice Storm
Jan 13 2014 // The Maine Emergency Management Agency says it wants to hear from people who’ve suffered ice storm damage. Maine is collecting information about the damage from the Christmas week storm that knocked out power to more...
Insurance M&A Trends That May Lead to ‘Perfect Storm’ in 2014
Jan 9 2014 // Encouraged by a vigorous period of insurance M&A activity in the second half of 2012, many in the industry had high expectations of robustness in 2013. It’s clear now that 2013 M&A activity did not reach the...
