Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
A small private Fla. insurer faces Citizens and the ‘perfect storm’
Sep 24 2007 // From “Happy Days” to “The Perfect Storm” is how one Florida insurance executive describes her state’s defining years between 2003 and 2007 — and she isn’t talking just about the...
Florida’s private insurers try to be heard amid political storm
Sep 24 2007 // Protesters gathered on the steps of the old Florida Capitol to protest the high cost of property insurance rates in January in Tallahassee. The Legislature was in special session to pass homeowners insurance legislation....
$120M in disaster aid approved for storm-battered Okla. in 2007
Sep 24 2007 // El Reno, Okla., Aug. 20, 2007 – Talia Hubbard looks at her flooded home that she had to leave in the middle of the night when flood waters rose rapidly from Tropical Storm Erin. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo More than...
Citizens Opens Emergency Operations Center For Fla. Tornado Vicitms
Sep 22 2007 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has established a mobile emergency operations center in Eustis, Fla., to help homeowners in the area with property damaged by the tornado that struck the area last week. Citizens has about...
In Advance of Gulf Storm, La. Gov. Declares State of Emergency
Sep 21 2007 // While not yet a named storm, a weather system developing in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to declare a precautionary State of Emergency, the governor’s office said. The...
Federal Officials Okay Individual Aid for Tornado Victims in Northwood, N.D.
Sep 17 2007 // Federal officials have approved individual aid to residents of Northwood, N. D. to help them recover from an Aug. 26 tornado that killed one person, injured 18 and left much of the town in ruins, Gov. John Hoeven and the...
Storms Out as Marsh CEO
Sep 15 2007 // Brian M. Storms is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of insurance broker Marsh Inc. The company said the search for a successor is already underway. In the interim, Michael G. Cherkasky, president...
Vermonters Told Regular Tree Pruning Helps Reduce Storm Damage
Sep 11 2007 // When a sudden storm whipped through Brookfield, Vermont two weeks ago, it wreaked havoc. Chunks of century-old maples were ripped down, felling power lines and leaving piles of debris across roads. “We’ve been...
Demotech Summit: Fla.’s Private Sector Strives to be Heard Amid Political Rate Storm
Sep 10 2007 // Exclusive Video Florida’s Political Hurricane: It’s All About Rates Florida’s property insurance industry is in the middle of the hurricane season — the political hurricane season. The state’s...
Tornado-Ravaged N.D. Town Tallies $3.5M in Uninsured Losses
Sep 10 2007 // Data collected from residents in tornado-ravaged Northwood, N.D., show about $3.5 million in uninsured losses, Gov. John Hoeven’s office says. Hoeven and members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation have...
Officials in Midwest States Seek Federal Aid after August Storms
Sep 7 2007 // Flooding concerns continue to plague states in the Midwest after the latest round of high winds, tornadoes and heavy rain in late August. Some state officials are seeking federal aid to help homeowners and businesses get...
Federal Court Upholds Nationwide in Katrina Storm Surge Case
Sep 4 2007 // A federal appeals court sided with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. last Thursday in a key Mississippi case related to hundreds of lawsuits over damage caused by Hurricane Katrina. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
Poolman: N.D. Tornado Damage to Exceed $27 Million
Aug 31 2007 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman today reported that an F-4 tornado that tore through the Northwood area last Sunday has caused approximately $27 million in damage to private and public property in the area....
Chubb Offers Services to Aid Chicago Area Customers with Storm Damage
Aug 29 2007 // In response to the severe thunderstorms that have resulted in flooding in the Chicago area, the Chubb Group of Insurance Cos. is offering its homeowners insurance customers two services to help reduce damage to their...
Swiss Re: Nordic Region Storm Losses to Double by 2100
Aug 29 2007 // Swiss Re announced that a presentation at its second Nordic Risk & Insurance Summit (NORIS), “will show how winter storms Anatol, Gudrun and Per are harbingers of a more stormy future in Scandinavia, leading to...
Waterlogged Northern Illinois Socked by Another Round of Storms
Aug 24 2007 // Thunderstorms raced through an already waterlogged northern Illinois, leaving people who live near swollen rivers and streams warily watching rising water levels on Thursday. The storm, which included lightning and winds...
Storms Force 1,000 From Ohio Homes; Damage Continues in Midwest
Aug 24 2007 // More than 1,000 people were flooded out of their homes after heavy rain that swamped communities across the American Midwest sent Ohio’s rivers spilling over their banks, the governor said. The storm’s death...
Okla. AG Warns of Home Repair Fraud in Aftermath of Storms
Aug 23 2007 // Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson issued a warning to consumers of the potential for home repair scams following the state’s recent severe weather. “The wind and rain carried with them enormous...
Flooding Worsens in Iowa, Wis., Minn. as Storms Continue Across Midwest
Aug 23 2007 // Widespread flooding continued this week across northern and central Iowa as thunderstorms and strong winds destroyed buildings, cut off power and left roads and homes underwater. Northern Iowa, already flooded from storms...
Storm Damages Pa.’s Carnegie Science Center
Aug 20 2007 // A violent storm that swept through Pittsburgh last week incurred hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of damage to the city’s Carnegie Science Center, a spokesman for the center said. Officials are still assessing...
