Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Okla. Lawmaker Seeks to Reserve Extra Funds for Storm Relief
Jan 22 2007 // Oklahoma State Rep. George Faught says he will seek to set aside at least $10 million in “Rainy Day” spillover funds from last year to help pay recovery costs from the past week’s ice storm that has...
Conn. AG Files Bill to Block Insurers from Requiring Storm Shutters
Jan 22 2007 // Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal has submitted draft legislation to the General Assembly that would prohibit insurers from requiring that consumers install hurricane shutters as a condition of insurance. The...
28 Die as Storm Lashes Europe; Transport Chaos, Widespread Damage
Jan 19 2007 // The mild winter weather that much of Europe has been enjoying for the last month came to a sudden halt earlier this week when the most violent storm to hit the continent since 1999 swept in from the Atlantic. So far 28...
Mo. Director Provides Tips to Residents Affected by Deadly Ice Storms
Jan 17 2007 // As Missourians continue to recover from the deadly ice storms of last weekend, newly-appointed Director of the Department of Insurance Doug Ommen, issued a statement offering some helpful advice. “The weight of ice...
Bush Declares Federal Disaster for Deadly Oklahoma Ice Storm
Jan 16 2007 // President Bush declared a federal disaster in Oklahoma in the wake of an ice storm that has killed at least 15 people and knocked out power to more than 122,000 homes and businesses. Residents in southeastern Oklahoma and...
CEO Storms Seeks Bigger Role in Risk Management for Marsh
Jan 15 2007 // Marsh Inc. already is one of the world’s largest insurance brokers, but its chairman and chief executive, Brian M. Storms, wants to increase its role in the risk management business. As Storms sees it, Marsh should...
Mo. Governor Declares State of Emergency Due to Winter Storms
Jan 15 2007 // Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt issued executive orders this weekend declaring a state of emergency and activating the Missouri National Guard in response to the winter ice storm. Gov. Blunt also put the Disaster Medical...
La. Recovery Panel to Study Storm Catastrophe Fund
Jan 15 2007 // The state’s top hurricane recovery panel will study whether Louisiana should consider creating a catastrophe fund that would provide financial backup for insurers because of hurricane risks. The key area for review...
FEMA Offers Aid to Colorado Storm Victims
Jan 10 2007 // The head of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that federal aid has been made available to supplement state and local response efforts in Colorado for...
Late storm binge has Western states singing holiday claims blues
Jan 8 2007 // While the nation was mostly natural disaster-free in 2006, the West suffered a few fourth quarter storms that took the blush off of an otherwise relatively rosy year. Beginning with Thanksgiving and heading into the New...
Tornadoes deliver Christmas disaster for Floridians
Jan 8 2007 // Four Christmas Day tornadoes damaged hundreds of Florida homes, with one flipping airplanes at a flight school and tearing the roofs off three apartment buildings, according to officials. Gov. Jeb Bush declared a state of...
Safeco Estimates its Pacific Northwest Windstorm Losses at $20 Million
Jan 5 2007 // Seattle-based Safeco announced estimated after-tax catastrophe losses from the Pacific Northwest windstorm in Nov. and Dec. 2006 of $20 million, or $0.18 per diluted share. Pretax catastrophe losses from the storm are...
Insurer Group to Target Windstorm Funding in Texas
Jan 4 2007 // Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) funding issues will be the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America’s (PCI) top legislative priority in its Southwestern region, the insurer group announced. The...
Deadline is Jan. 2 to Apply for Aid for Oct. Storm Damage in La.
Jan 2 2007 // Louisiana residents whose homes or businesses sustained damage in the Oct. 16, 2006, storm have until Jan. 2, 2006, to apply for Federal Emergency Management Agency assistance. Two major storms dumped more than 20 inches...
Public Adjuster Fees Capped to Protect Florida Tornado Victims
Dec 29 2006 // TheFlorida Department of Financial Services is advising that due to Gov. Jeb Bush’s declaration of a state of emergency in Pasco, Volusia, Lake and Columbia counties as a result of widespread damage from tornadoes...
Fla. Faces Destruction Delivered by 4 Christmas Tornadoes
Dec 28 2006 // Four Christmas Day tornadoes damaged hundreds of Florida homes, with one flipping airplanes at a flight school and tearing the roofs off three apartment buildings, accoording to officials. Gov. Jeb Bush late Tuesday...
Florida Storm Hotline Ready to Assist Tornado Victims
Dec 27 2006 // Residents whose homes or businesses were damaged by tornados that struck several central Florida counties can call the Florida Department of Financial Services’ storm hotline at 1-800-22-STORM if they need help...
Sen. Lott pushes law on storm-totaled vehicles
Dec 25 2006 // Congress should protect car buyers from unsafe vehicles that were once totaled in Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, according to Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss. Lott, joined at a news conference by Reps. Cliff...
Sen. Lott pushes law on storm-totaled vehicles
Dec 24 2006 // Congress should protect car buyers from unsafe vehicles that were once totaled in Hurricane Katrina and other natural disasters, according to Sen. Trent Lott, R-Miss. Lott, joined at a news conference by Reps. Cliff...
Storm Closes Cheyenne Government Offices, Interstates
Dec 22 2006 // A major winter storm hit southeastern Wyoming on Wednesday, closing interstate highways, stranding travelers and sending government workers home early in Cheyenne. Mike Sowko, forecaster with the National Weather Service...
