Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Banks Trying to Expedite New York Storm Insurance Checks
Mar 4 2013 // The New York Department of Financial Services says five of the state’s largest banks and mortgage services will have representatives available this week to help homeowners cash insurance settlement checks from...
2nd Winter Storm in Days Blasts Central U.S.
Feb 27 2013 // The second major snowstorm in a week battered the nation’s midsection on Feb. 26, dropping a half-foot or more of snow across Missouri and Kansas and cutting power to thousands. Gusting winds blew drifts more than 2...
Will Texas Windstorm Insurer Remain After the Legislative Session?
Feb 26 2013 // Texas’ property insurer of last resort in coastal counties may have a difficult time remaining intact during the 2013 legislative session. Claims from 2008’s Hurricane Ike still trickle in and ongoing...
Commentary: Must Winter Storms Have Their Own Names?
Feb 25 2013 // The creeping acceptance of a mercenary scheme to name winter storms is not among the most important things in the news, or even the weather. But like an ill wind, it carries an unmistakable whiff of chaos and...
Report: Sandy Was 2nd-Costliest Storm in U.S.
Feb 25 2013 // Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest hurricane in the northeastern U.S. in 40 years and the second-costliest in the nation’s history, according to a report released Feb. 12. The storm’s effects reached far and...
Winter Storm Nemo Strikes Northeast
Feb 25 2013 // A massive February 8-9 winter storm, which was given the name “Nemo” by The Weather Channel, brought deep snow and high gusting winds to Northeast and New England states – but several mitigating factors have...
10 Things to Know About the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Feb 25 2013 // Changes to the way the state handles coastal property insurance issues are certain to be made during the 2013 Texas legislative session. Here are 10 things to know about Texas’ property insurer of last resort, the...
Snow Closes California Highways, Yields Tornado
Feb 20 2013 // A winter storm brought driving rain to parts of California and even a rare tornado, but the severity of snowfall in much of the state caught drivers by surprise and left hundreds stranded on mountain highways. A late...
New Windstorm Rules Drive Texas Engineers Away
Feb 19 2013 // Hundreds of engineers have dropped out of a windstorm certification program following legislative changes to become certified by the Texas Department of Insurance. The Corpus Christi Caller-Times reported that more than...
No Insurance Implication for Weather Channel’s Decision to Name Winter Storms
Feb 14 2013 // The Weather Channel’s decision this winter season to start naming severe winter storms in the U.S. — such as bestowing the name “Nemo” for the massive Feb. 8-9 winter storm — most likely will...
Mississippi’s Hattiesburg Suffers Significant Storm Damage
Feb 12 2013 // An apparent tornado passed through the heart of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on Sunday as part of a wave of severe storms that caused injuries and significant damage. Forrest County Fire Coordinator Chip Brown said there is...
Connecticut Commissioner Offers Advice on Preparing for Winter Storm
Feb 8 2013 // As the Northeast and New England states brace for a major blizzard, Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Leonardi is offering policyholders tips on preparing for the storm and filing claims if there is property...
N.Y. Gov. Proposes to Spend Up to $400M to Buy Out Storm-Wrecked Homes
Feb 5 2013 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to spend up to $400 million to buy and demolish homes wrecked by Superstorm Sandy and permanently preserve the land as undeveloped coastline.New York Gov. Andrew CuomoA Cuomo administration...
New Jersey Officials Warn of Storm-Damaged Car Re-Sales
Feb 4 2013 // New Jersey officials are warning would-be car buyers to be careful about buying vehicles that may have been damaged by Superstorm Sandy. The state’s motor vehicle commission has seen a near 6,000 percent increase in...
Oklahoma to Host National Tornado Summit
Feb 4 2013 // Oklahoma will host its second annual national tornado summit in Oklahoma City March 10-12, the Oklahoma Insurance Department announced. Emergency managers, policymakers, insurance industry professionals, teachers, weather...
Georgia Insured Loss from Tornado Estimated at $75 Million
Feb 4 2013 // Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph Hudgens said last week’s tornadoes caused an estimated $75 million in insured losses. Authorities believe the tornado swelled to 900 yards wide — more than...
Georgia Assessing Storm Damage
Feb 1 2013 // Georgia’s fire and insurance commissioner planned to fly over tornado-damaged areas in northwest Georgia Thursday, one day after storms demolished homes in Adairsville and overturned vehicles along nearby Interstate...
After the Storm: Agents’ E&O Lessons Learned
Jan 28 2013 // More often than not, a second wave of claims against insurance agents by their clients follows a natural disaster. For the most part, the types of allegations and claims that surface after a catastrophe are the same as...
Flood Walls for Subways: N.Y. Commission Urges Safeguards Against Future Storms
Jan 14 2013 // A commission formed to examine ways to guard against storms like Sandy released a report Jan. 11 that calls for flood walls in subways, water pumps at airports and sea barriers along the coast. The final report was first...
Aon Benfield Launches ‘Geomagnetic Storm Report’ for Peak Solar Activity
Jan 14 2013 // Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon plc, has issued a report advising the insurance industry to consider the potential ramifications of a severe space weather event, especially as...
