Carolinians Must Wait for Flood Waters to Recede to Assess Florence’s Damage September 17, 2018 By Mark Niquette, Rachel Adams-Heard and Olivia Carville Monday, Sept. 17, 2018, 9:55 am β Record-setting, still-rising floods covering much of eastern North Carolina are preventing companies, regulators...
South Carolina Issues Hurricane Florence Data Call, Emergency Order to Insurers September 17, 2018 The South Carolina Department of Insurance has issued two Hurricane Florence-related notices to all property and casualty insurers doing business...
Florence Floods Cause Sewage, Coal Ash Spills September 16, 2018 By Mark Niquette and Christopher Flavelle A Duke Energy Corp. landfill near Wilmington, North Carolina, failed under the assault of Tropical Storm Florence, spilling about 2,000...
Florence’s Winds Slow But Serious Floods Continue; Death Count Rising September 16, 2018 By Mark Niquette, Rachel Adams-Heard and Olivia Carville Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, 1:57 pm βThe still-potent remnants of Hurricane Florence marched through the Carolinas on Sunday and as...
Update: Category 1 Hurricane Florence Lands in Carolinas, Threatening Floods, Tornadoes, Power Outages September 14, 2018 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina, leaving more than half a million people without power and facing at least another day...
Hurricane Florence Hits Close to Home for North Carolina-Based Broker AmWINS September 14, 2018 By Amy O'Connor For North Carolina-headquartered global insurance broker AmWINS Group Inc., Hurricane Florence isn’t just a storm that will affect insureds β...
North Carolina Weakened Its Building Codes in 2013 September 14, 2018 By Ari Natter Five years ago, encouraged by home builders and an anti-regulatory zeal, lawmakers in North Carolina joined other states in weakening...
Wind, Storm Surge Losses from Florence Could Reach $5B; Top 10 Insurers Affected in Carolinas September 14, 2018 By Amy O'Connor Hurricane Florence was downgraded to a Category 1 storm Thursday night, but it is still a major storm that will...
Looming Florence Heaps Despair on Rural U.S. Towns Ravaged by Matthew September 13, 2018 By Patrick Rucker When Hurricane Matthew submerged the small town of Fair Bluff, North Carolina, two years ago, Eve Waddell thought she had...
South Carolina Officials Urge Dam Checks Before Hurricane September 13, 2018 South Carolina officials are asking dam owners to inspect their dams and lower pond and lake levels if possible to...