Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
IAG Receives Around 4,000 Storm Claims
Jun 2 2009 // Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) has confirmed that it currently expects to pay between A$25 million and A$35 million (US$20.2 to $28.3 million) to customers affected by the recent storms in south-east Queensland...
UPDATE: Air France Rio-Paris Flight Missing over Atlantic after Storm
Jun 1 2009 // An Air France plane with 228 people on board disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean on its way from Brazil to Paris on Monday after hitting strong turbulence and French officials said they feared a disaster. The Brazilian air...
40% of Florida Home Carriers Losing Money Even With No Big Storms
Jun 1 2009 // With the start of the hurricane season just a few weeks away, a leading Florida consumer advocate joined independent agents at a press conference to warn that property insurance rates need to be raised if insurers are...
State Auto: How a Regional Carrier Weathers the Storms
Jun 1 2009 // CEO Restrepo Talks Cat Losses, Premium Growth and Independent Agents Regional property/casualty insurance companies don’t make headlines like the large institutions. They simply go about their business serving...
Texas House Sends Windstorm Reforms to Conference
Jun 1 2009 // The Texas House approved a conference committee report on Saturday to hammer out windstorm insurance reform legislation with senators. House lawmakers sent the measure — which could cause lawmakers to be called back...
State Auto: How a Regional Carrier Weathers the Storms
Jun 1 2009 // Super Regional CEO Restrepo Talks Catastrophe Losses, Premium Growth and Independent Agents How are regional insurance companies faring in today’s climate — financial and catastrophe? What challenges do they face?...
Average 2009 Hurricane Season with Several Category 3 Storms Predicted
Jun 1 2009 // June 1 is the official start of hurricane season and the National Oceanic and Atmo-spheric Administration has said the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season will be fairly average. Reuters reported that NOAA is forecasting nine...
Texas Legislators Pass Windstorm Insurance Bill
Jun 1 2009 // On the first day of the official hurricane season for 2009, and on the last day of the Texas legislative session, Texas lawmakers passed a bill that would recapitalize the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association...
State Auto: How a Regional Carrier Weathers the Storms
Jun 1 2009 // CEO Restrepo Talks Cat Losses, Premium Growth and Independent Agents Regional property/casualty insurance companies don’t make headlines like the large institutions. They simply go about their business serving...
Time Running Out for Texas’ Windstorm Association Bill
May 31 2009 // Time is running out on the Texas Legislature. Several big issues — including restoring the state’s windstorm insurance fund — were in final negotiations as the last weekend of the 140-day session turned...
Logjam in Texas House Threatens Windstorm Bill, Other Legislation
May 26 2009 // Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives have been using stalling tactics to avoid a vote on a controversial Voter ID bill widely supported by Republicans. The only problem is, other measures, including a...
Recovery From Tornado Taking Shape in Mena, Ark.
May 21 2009 // The work to repair damage from last month’s tornado in Mena, Ark., has brought a building boom to the western Arkansas city at a time when most construction crews are feeling the effects of the recession. Three...
Colorado Nears Anniversary of Its Costliest Tornado
May 20 2009 // The tornado that devastated the community of Windsor, Colorado, on May 22 of last year added up to an estimated $193.5 million in insured damage– making it Colorado’s most expensive tornado. The claims came...
Better Predictions of Storm Intensity Could Take Decade
May 19 2009 // People living in hurricane danger zones could have a long wait — as much as 10 years — for improved forecasts of rapid intensity changes in a hurricane, the top U.S. hurricane forecaster said recently. In the...
Midwest’s ‘Tornado Alley’ Now Under Special Radar
May 18 2009 // As part of an ambitious attempt to figure out how tornadoes form and how to predict them more accurately, engineers from the University of Massachusetts are deploying two special mobile Doppler radar systems to the Great...
Spring Storms Tear Up Midwest, Claim 3 Lives in Missouri
May 15 2009 // Citizens in four Midwestern states are cleaning up after violent storms killed three people in northern Missouri, damaged hundreds of homes and left thousands without power. Authorities reported at least two tornadoes...
CSU’s Gray May Reduce Atlantic Storm Outlook
May 14 2009 // Colorado State University hurricane forecaster Bill Gray said Wednesday he may reduce his next Atlantic season forecast because sea temperatures are cooling and a weak El Nino may appear by late summer. “Things are...
U.S. Hurricane Center Applying Storm Surge, Other Lessons Learned
May 14 2009 // Tropical storms are unpredictable, but as the National Hurricane Center’s director contemplates ways to improve forecasting errors and communicating with the public, he is confident he has an ally at the Federal...
Mild Solar Storm Season Predicted But Major Damage Still Possible
May 12 2009 // Although its peak is still four years away, a new active period of Earth-threatening solar storms will be the weakest since 1928, predicts an international panel of experts. Despite the prediction, Earth is still...
Cleanup Begins After Midwest Storms Kill 6
May 11 2009 // Residents of the Midwest began clearing away wreckage May 9 following a wave of powerful storms that splintered homes, knocked out power to thousands and killed six people. Hundreds of homes and businesses were damaged or...
