December 31, 2024
Florida consumers, already fuming in recent years from higher property insurance premiums, repair costs and homeowner association fees, could soon see another burden on their pocketbooks: Duke Energy has filed a plan with the Florida Public Service Commission to recover …
November 20, 2024
Citing the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene in southwest Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin submitted a request to President Joseph Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and Congressional appropriators for $4.4 billion in federal support. Youngkin said the aid is needed to support …
October 9, 2024
Investors in catastrophe bonds are girding themselves for substantial losses as the combined destructive force of Hurricanes Helene and Milton looks set to trigger payment clauses on a scale not seen in years. Two weeks after Helene unleashed severe floods …
October 9, 2024
Hurricane Milton could result in a $60 billion loss for the global insurance industry, creating a surge in 2025 reinsurance prices which could boost some insurance companies’ shares, analysts at RBC Capital said. The Category 5 hurricane is due to …
October 8, 2024
Hurricanes in the United States end up hundreds of times deadlier than the government calculates, contributing to more American deaths than car accidents or all the nation’s wars, a new study said. The average storm hitting the U.S. contributes to …
September 27, 2024
Hundreds of claims adjusters were set to move out across Florida, Georgia and western parts of the Carolinas Friday morning as Hurricane Helene brought high storm surge and 140 mph winds to a region that has faced three hurricanes in …
September 18, 2024
U.S. private market insured losses from Hurricane Francine are estimated to not exceed $2 billion, Moody’s RMS Event Response team said. Losses to the National Flood Insurance Program from the hurricane are estimated to be less than $200 million, the …
August 22, 2024
Yellow weather warnings are in place for Scotland on Thursday, as the remnants of Hurricane Ernesto bring strong winds and heavy rain. There’s an alert for rain across western Scotland, with more than 100 millimeters (4 inches) forecast for higher …
August 16, 2024
Ernesto strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane as it plowed northward toward Bermuda, threatening to drench the British territory with heavy rain and unleash flash floods. The storm was 410 miles (660 kilometers) south-southwest of Bermuda according to an advisory …
August 15, 2024
Hurricane Ernesto took aim at Bermuda as almost half of Puerto Rico remained without power in the storm’s wake, the island’s fragile electric grid battered by high winds. Officials declared a hurricane watch for Bermuda, saying Ernesto could strike the …