Latest Windstorm Headlines
All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
New Officers Elected for Texas Windstorm Association, FAIR Plan
Mar 29 2006 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association have elected new officers for 2006. Elected were: chairman, James Elbert, owner of Elbert Insurance Agency in Lake Jackson, Texas; vice chairman,...
Tax Help Available for California Storm and Flood Victims
Mar 27 2006 // President George W. Bush has declared several areas in Northern California a Federal Disaster Area, following the devastating storms, flooding, and mudslides that occurred in several counties last December and in January...
Volunteers Throw Thousands in Storm Damage Evidence to the Curb
Mar 22 2006 // Volunteers clearing debris from a flooded New Orleans’ Ninth Ward grammar school had state officials in a frenzy as thousands of dollars in storm damage was being tossed to the curb before insurance adjusters or...
Ill. Storm Claims Could Top $100 Million
Mar 21 2006 // Springfield, Ill. Mayor Tim Davlin said the damage caused to private property during a recent violent storm that generated a pair of tornadoes could top $100 million. . The figure stems from an informal report collected...
Legislators hear insurance industry’s resounding voice after the storm
Mar 20 2006 // Sound, up-to-date and successful building codes are essential for construction, but codes must also be enforced and continuously updated to effectively contribute to disaster mitigation, said Leonard C. Brevik, National...
Mo. Gov. Directs Insurance Dept. to Provide Assistance in Storm Aftermath
Mar 16 2006 // Gov. Matt Blunt said this week that representatives from the Consumer Services section of the Missouri Department of Insurance will be visiting areas of the state hardest hit by the recent severe weather. Major insurers...
UPDATE: Insurers Tally Storm Damage to Auto, Property in Midwest
Mar 14 2006 // Insurance companies in the Midwest are beginning to tally claims connected to hundreds of tornadoes and severe storms that hit a five state region in the Midwest late Saturday and early Sunday. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri,...
100 Tornadoes Hit Midwest, Damage, Injury Totals Still Being Assessed
Mar 13 2006 // Heavy windstorms and tornadoes hit the Midwest yesterday causing major damage in five states. Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma were ravaged by high winds, rain and hail in addition to tornadoes. Several...
Solar Storm in 2012 Could Create Blackouts, Affect GPS Systems
Mar 7 2006 // The next 11-year solar storm cycle is expected to be 30 to 50 percent stronger than the current one, and could slow satellite orbits, disrupt communications, bring down power systems, and force airplanes to take alternate...
Insurance Trade Group Sees Storm Brewing in Texas
Mar 6 2006 // Hurricane season is just a few short months away and the head of a Texas-based insurance trade group already sees some dark clouds on the horizon. “The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association is considerably under...
Windstorm panelists: Carriers hesitant to write policies in Florida
Mar 6 2006 // A panel of eight insurance experts agreed unanimously that carriers are closely scrutinizing Florida and are hesitant to renew homeowners policies. Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane Insurance Information Center,...
Texas Windstorm Underwriting Workshops Planned for May/June
Mar 2 2006 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association announced it will hold “underwriting basics workshops” in various locations throughout the state. TWIA noted that these workshops will help new agents/agency personnel...
GE Insurance Solutions: Are Insurers Prepared for the Perfect Storm?
Feb 23 2006 // While increased frequency of hurricanes is nothing new in historical terms, the enormous growth in coastal population and development is dramatically increasing the potential for insured losses, according to a new paper...
Windstorm Panelists: Carriers Hesitant to Write Fla. Policies
Feb 15 2006 // A panel of eight insurance experts agreed unanimously that carriers are closely scrutinizing Florida and are hesitant to renew homeowners policies during a panel moderated by Bill Bailey, director of the Hurricane...
Past, Present and Future Hurricane Issues Top Feb. 8-11 Windstorm Conference Agenda
Feb 8 2006 // Past, present and future hurricane issues, how to prepare for the 2006 hurricane season and what to expect will be discussed during the Feb. 8 to 11 Seventh Annual Windstorm Insurance Conference and Exhibit kicking off...
Bush Notes 10 Calif. Counties Eligible for Storm Assistance
Feb 6 2006 // President George W. Bush declared 10 California counties that were battered by storms and flooding over the holidays as disaster areas where homeowners and businesses will be eligible for federal aid, the White House...
Aon Impact Forecasting Team Releases Report on Atlantic Storms
Feb 6 2006 // It was a year with more storms in the Atlantic than any other on record, and it was also the costliest hurricane season ever. Impact Forecasting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aon Corporation, studies some of the possible...
Mass. needs new insurance capital to weather big storm
Feb 6 2006 // The Massachusetts economy could be battered if a major storm were to hit the metropolitan Boston area because the state’s homeowners insurance market is undercapitalized, the state’s insurance regulator is...
While the industry can almost certainly handle a single storm such as Katrina, should we realistically expect it to hand
Feb 5 2006 // There is no doubt that 2005’s unprecedented hurricane season stretched the human resources of the entire claims industry. Qualified, experienced adjusters were in high demand and short supply. While there are still...
