Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oklahoma’s Price Gouging Statute in Effect Following Storms
May 12 2010 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson said the state’s price gouging law is in effect in 56 Oklahoma counties following Gov. Brad Henry’ declared a state of emergency for those areas devastated by severe...
North Carolina Rate Bureau Proposes Credits for Storm-Proofing Homes
May 7 2010 // The North Carolina Rate Bureau has filed a proposal with the North Carolina Department of Insurance to provide homeowners insurance credits for implementing certain property protection measures, including several based on...
Beyond the Flood Zone: Storm Surge Multiplies Coastal Vulnerabilities
Apr 30 2010 // “Homeowners can mitigate against wind damage, but they’re powerless, really, to do anything against storm surge,” says one researcher whose job it is to develop ways to determine the vulnerability of...
Insurance Claims Pour In from Mississippi Storm
Apr 28 2010 // Mississippi’s top insurance official said the devastation caused by last Saturday’s storm would be “significant” after viewing the destruction on the ground and by helicopter. “It’s...
Tornadoes in Mississippi Take 10 Lives; 700 Homes, Many Uninsured, Destroyed
Apr 27 2010 // Tornadoes that killed 10 people in Mississippi destroyed at least 700 homes and did tens of millions of dollars in damage, state authorities said Monday. Homeowners and local authorities began a clean-up operation in some...
Windstorm Claims Adding Up in Texas After Weekend Storms
Apr 27 2010 // Violent thunderstorms packing winds up to 90 miles per hour struck a six-county area southeast of Dallas early on April 24 causing thousands of windstorm claims, the Insurance Council of Texas reports. One fatality...
Tornadoes Rip Southern States; 10 Dead; 1,000 Homes Destroyed
Apr 26 2010 // Dozens of tornadoes left a path of destruction more than 50 miles long throughout the southern U.S.—including Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee—over the weekend. Ten people were...
Perfect Storm Brings Opportunities in Covering Health Care Providers
Apr 19 2010 // Health Care Reform Opens Doors for New Exposures and Markets Those in the business of providing liability coverage to doctors, nurses and other health care professionals, may have just found themselves in a perfect storm...
Report: February Storms in Ohio Caused More than $28M in Losses
Apr 14 2010 // The Ohio Insurance Institute (OII) has reported that amount of insured losses from the series of February winter storms will be at least $28.2 million, with 12,173 claims filed to-date across the state. Because some...
Before the Storms
Apr 5 2010 // As Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty told the Florida Cabinet, “the marketplace still faces serious challenges.” Out of the more than 200 property insurance companies in Florida, 81 reported underwriting...
National Hurricane Center Considers Issuing Storm Surge Warning
Apr 1 2010 // The National Hurricane Center is considering adding a storm-surge warning to its list of watches and warnings issued during hurricane season. Center officials floated the idea of a storm-surge warning to a crowd of...
Catlin Estimates Impact of Chilean Quake, Windstorm Xynthia
Mar 25 2010 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited has given preliminary estimates of the financial impact of the Chilean earthquake – around $140 million – and Windstorm Xynthia – less than $10 million. Catlin noted...
Violent Storm Hits Perth with Power Cuts, Flood and Hail Damage
Mar 24 2010 // A major storm has caused widespread flooding, collapsed roofs and power cuts to 150,000 customers in the western Australian city of Perth. The Bureau of Meteorology said the Monday storm carried wind gusts of more than 75...
SCOR’s Preliminary Quake, Storm Loss Estimates Around $130 Million
Mar 18 2010 // French reinsurer SCOR Group announced that based on preliminary estimates, it expects its related costs from the earthquake in Chile and Windstorm Xynthia to be approximately €95 million ($130 million) net pre-tax,...
Windstorm Xynthia Losses Near $2 Billion: EQECAT Update
Mar 15 2010 //
RenRe Gives no Quake, Storm Loss Figures, But They May be ‘Significant’
Mar 12 2010 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings announced that based on its initial assessment, the “impact of the Chilean earthquake and windstorm Xynthia on its financial results (net of reinstatement premiums, retrocessional...
Powerful Tornadoes in Arkansas Damage Homes; Injuries Reported
Mar 11 2010 // Three powerful tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on March 10, damaging homes and injuring at least four people, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has reported. According to National Weather Service, the first of the three...
PartnerRe Gives Loss Estimates for Chile Quake, Windstorm Xynthia
Mar 9 2010 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd has issued preliminary estimates of expected claims from the earthquake in Chile and European Windstorm Xynthia. Total insured industry losses from the M8.8 earthquake in Chile, which hit on...
Okla. to Receive Federal Aid for Ice Storm
Mar 8 2010 // The White House has approved Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry’s request for a major disaster declaration for the Jan. 28 ice storm. Under the declaration issued March 5, 25 counties will receive public assistance for...
State Farm to Offer Storm Mitigation Credits in Mississippi
Mar 4 2010 // State Farm will offer discounts in Mississippi beginning May 1 for homes and rental property strengthened against wind damage. Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told The Sun Herald that he approved State Farm’s plan...
