Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
NHC Update on Tropical Storm Arlene
Jun 10 2005 // The National Hurricane Center’s latest bulletin on Tropical Storm Arlene indicates that it is following the storm track predicted in previous bulletins (See IJ Web site June 9). They indicate that Arlene will come...
ICT Issues Reminder on Hurricane Preparations as First Tropical Storm Heads Toward Gulf
Jun 10 2005 // The formation of Tropical Storm Arlene may be an ominous sign for what has been forecasted to be an overly active hurricane season this year. The six-month hurricane season began just days ago and weather experts say 2005...
Some Hawaiian Islands Declared Storm, Tsunami Ready
Jun 10 2005 // The federal government on Wednesday declared the City and County of Honolulu as TsunamiReady and StormReady – designations that could mean insurance savings for residents on Oahu’s flood plains. “We...
Tropical Storm Arlene Opens Season; Will Bring S.E. Rain, Coastal Flooding
Jun 9 2005 // Tropical Storm Arlene, the first named tropical storm of the 2005 hurricane season, is developing in the northwest Caribbean. Tropical storms have top sustained winds of 39 mph to 74 mph. NOAA forecasters predict the storm...
Florida’s Pre-Hurricane Shopping Traumatic; ‘Storm-stress Syndrome’ Cases Reported
Jun 2 2005 // Although areas of the eastern Atlantic Ocean and western Gulf of Mexico are calm, with no tropical storms on the radar, the reaction to the start of the 2005 hurricane season has been traumatic: Florida shoppers,...
N.Y. Eyes Extending Assessment Deadline For Storm Damaged Homes
May 31 2005 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Howard Mills has urged the state legislature to extend the deadline to give Broome County homeowners whose properties were damaged in last month’s floods more time to file for...
Hanover Insurance Goes to Bat for Tornadoes, Worcester’s Newest Team
May 11 2005 // The Hanover Insurance Company and Worcester (Mass.) Professional Baseball, LLC, today announced that they have reached an agreement for Hanover to be the primary sponsor for the Worcester Tornadoes. The Tornadoes are the...
ARIZ. TO GET FEDERAL HELP FOR STORM RECOVERY:
May 9 2005 // Federal disaster funds have been made available for Arizona to help local governments recover from the effects of a round of severe storms that struck the state in February, the head of the U.S. Department of Homeland...
Fla. Cabinet Told: 186 Insurers Still Have 57,830 Claims Open from Storms
May 3 2005 // Kevin McCarty, Florida Office of Insurance Regulation Commissioner reported Tuesday morning to the Florida Cabinet that 186 insurers have reported they still have 57,830 claims open. “Last month, we were still facing...
Alfa Corp. Reports Q1 Losses Due to Storms
Apr 27 2005 // Montgomery, Ala.-based Alfa Corp. has reported its first-quarter net income, which includes net realized investment gains and losses, was $21.57 million, or 27 cents per diluted share, compared with $25.47 million, or 32...
University Oceanographers Develop Model to Predict Tampa Bay Storm Surges
Apr 26 2005 // Potential storm surge impacts in the Tampa Bay region based on different factors associated with storms have been mathematically modeled by two University of South Florida College of Marine Science physical...
Federal Disaster Funds Authorized for Ariz. to Aid Local Government Storm Recovery
Apr 19 2005 // Federal disaster funds have been made available for Arizona to help local governments recover from the effects of another round of severe storms that struck the state in February, the head of the U.S. Department of...
Severe Thunderstorms, Tornadoes Pummel Mississippi; Agents Expect Claims
Apr 7 2005 // Mississippi homeowners began contacting their insurance companies after severe thunderstorms, spawning powerful tornadoes, pummeled Mississippi from top to bottom, destroying or damaging at least 75 homes and ripping away...
Insurers Offer Advice to Storm Victims in Okla.
Apr 7 2005 // An insurance trade association with responsibility for Oklahoma and Texas reported that the violent storm that struck Tulsa recently will cost tens of millions of dollars in insured losses. “The full extent of the...
Pa. Gov. Requests Accelerated Presidential Disaster Declaration Process Following Weekend Storm
Apr 7 2005 // Pennsylvania Gov. Edward Rendell has sent a letter to President George W. Bush regarding last weekend’s flooding along the Delaware and Susquehanna Rivers. Because many of the flood-impacted areas suffered extensive,...
Expert Predicts 13 Named Storms, Seven Hurricanes
Apr 5 2005 // An active storm season with 13 named storms this year has been predicted by Colorado State University researcher William Gray. The hurricane expert, who has been making such forecasts for 22 years, said he expects seven...
Odyssey Re Increase Storm Loss Estimates
Apr 4 2005 // Odyssey Re Holdings Corp. announced that it expects after-tax net losses in the range of $26 million to $29 million during the first quarter of 2005. The increase is attributable to losses from Windstorm Erwin and an...
KY. INSURANCE DEPT. PUBLISHES “AFTER THE STORM” BOOKLET
Apr 4 2005 // The Kentucky Office of Insurance has published a consumer’s booklet “Aft-er the Storm Has Passed, Settling Dis-aster Claims: Who to Call and What to Do.” The eight-page booklet features a check-sheet...
Insurers Warn of Scam Contractors in Wake of Central Texas Storms
Apr 1 2005 // People suffering damage to their homes and businesses a result of the storms that swept across Austin, Texas, over the Easter weekend were warned to be aware of unscrupulous contractors ready to take advantage of storm...
Fla. CFO Seeks to Clarify Reported Confusion with Storm Claims, Outlines Options to Help Consumers
Mar 30 2005 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher on Wednesday raised concerns with confusing policy language and recommended solutions for helping consumers navigate through their homeowners insurance policies and...
