Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
North Carolina Escapes Storms; Will It Escape Florida’s Insurance Woes?
Nov 16 2010 // Earlier in 2010, Colorado State’s Tropical Meteorology Project forecasted eight hurricanes to emerge from 15 named tropical storms in the Atlantic basin. Of those, four were forecasted to become major hurricanes. On...
Agency Saved From the Storm by Cloud Technology
Nov 14 2010 // In the midst of a disaster, our customers count on us to get our jobs done… No excuses!” That promise by County Wide Insurance, an agency in Dexter, Mo., was severely tested on Jan. 27, 2009, when an ice storm...
Agency Saved From the Storm by Cloud Technology
Nov 14 2010 // In the midst of a disaster, our customers count on us to get our jobs done … No excuses!” That promise by County Wide Insurance, an agency in Dexter, Mo., was severely tested on Jan. 27, 2009, when an ice storm...
Minnesota Leads on Tornado Touchdowns
Nov 8 2010 // Minnesota can claim this touchdown record. It leads all others in the number of tornadoes that have swept through the state this year. The National Weather Service says 104 tornadoes touched down in Minnesota in 2010,...
Swiss Re Structures $386 Million ‘European Windstorm’ Notes
Nov 3 2010 // Swiss Re’s Capital Markets Division has structured €275 million [$386 million] in notes as an alternative risk transfer vehicle, covering European windstorm events, for AXA Global P&C’s Calypso Capital...
Agency Saved From the Storm by Cloud Technology
Nov 1 2010 // In the midst of a disaster, our customers count on us to get our jobs done … No excuses!” That promise by County Wide Insurance, an agency in Dexter, Mo., was severely tested on Jan. 27, 2009, when an ice storm...
Tropical Storm Shary on Track to Hit Bermuda by Tonight
Oct 29 2010 // The 8:00 a.m. AST bulletin from the National Hurricane Center in Miami placed the season’s latest tropical storm, Shary, around 220 miles (355 kms) south–southwest of Bermuda. The storm, which coalesced from a...
Midwest Pummeled by Storms
Oct 28 2010 // A massive storm making its way through a big chunk of the United States brought a bit of everything: strong winds, rain, tornadoes and now even some snow for parts of the Midwest. The storm packed wind gusts of up to 81...
Kansas DOI Estimates $220M in Storm Losses as of Aug. 31
Oct 22 2010 // Estimated 2010 storm losses in Kansas climbed to $220 million as of the end of August, according to the Kansas Department of Insurance. There were approximately 59,400 storm claims filed during that period. The highest...
Havana Takes a Hit as Tropical Storm Paula Passes
Oct 15 2010 // Tropical Storm Paula weakened further Thursday, but still packed enough punch to blast through the Cuban capital with driving rains and high winds that toppled trees, flooded streets and left large swaths of the city...
Rep. Taylor Frustrated Over Failure of Windstorm Coverage Add-On
Oct 4 2010 // In Pascagoula, Miss., on the Gulf Coast, agent Laverne Nelson has to get windstorm coverage for her personal property from the state wind pool. That is because in April her property insurer, MetLife Property &...
Tropical Storm Matthew Heading for Central America
Sep 24 2010 // Tropical Storm Matthew formed over the western Caribbean Thursday and was expected to hit Central America as early as Friday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. The storm, which had maximum sustained winds of 45 mph...
Connecticut Officials Ask Obama for Tornado Damage Aid
Sep 23 2010 // Connecticut’s congressional delegation is asking President Obama to reconsider the denial of federal aid for tornado-related damage in Fairfield County. The delegation wrote to Obama on Tuesday saying the Federal...
Tropical Storm Lisa Forms Near Cape Verde Islands
Sep 21 2010 // The Atlantic hurricane season is in full swing as it continues to produce named storm after named storm. The latest in the parade, which has been forming almost constantly off of the Cape Verde Islands over the last 6...
AIR Updates European Wind Storm Risk Model
Sep 16 2010 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide has released a major update to its Extratropical Cyclone Model for Europe.”Virtually every component of the model has been enhanced through the incorporation of...
Tropical Storm Karl Hits Yucatan, Some Evacuations Ordered
Sep 15 2010 // Tropical Storm Karl hit Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula Wednesday and was expected to head into the Gulf of Mexico, threatening Mexican oil installations and possibly gaining hurricane strength. Mexico’s state-run...
Insurance Claims Pour in from Tropical Storm Hermine
Sep 10 2010 // Like the rainfall that inundated Texas as a result of Tropical Storm Hermine, claims from property damage caused by the storm have been pouring in to insurers, the Insurance Council of Texas has reported. ICT spokesman...
Tropical Storm Hermine Slams into Northeastern Mexico
Sep 7 2010 // Tropical Storm Hermine slammed into northeastern Mexico near the Texas border Monday, dumping heavy rain on a region still recovering from Hurricane Alex’s visit in June. Hermine, the eighth named storm of the...
Tropical Storm Hermine Brings Heavy Rains, Wind to South Texas
Sep 7 2010 // Tropical Storm Hermine blew into the border region between Texas and Mexico late Monday night, landing in Northeast Mexico and crossing into Texas early Tuesday morning, bringing with it 60 mph winds, heavy rains and...
Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Chief Favors Gradual Rate Hike
Sep 6 2010 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association recently filed for 5 percent increases in both its residential and commercial rates, effective Jan. 1, 2011. While indications are those hikes won’t bring the rates for the...
