Above-Average Number of Storms Predicted for North Atlantic in 2025: Munich Re June 3, 2025 Current climatic conditions suggest that there will be a slightly above-average number of storms in the North Atlantic during the...
Get Ready for Another Busy Atlantic Hurricane Season May 22, 2025 By Seth Borenstein With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they...
Hawaii Plans to Increase Hotel Tax to Help It With Climate Change Mitigation May 2, 2025 In a first-of-its kind move, Hawaii lawmakers are ready to hike a tax imposed on travelers staying in hotels, vacation...
Unusually Active Hurricane Season in Store for the Atlantic: AccuWeather March 27, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Another above-average hurricane season will threaten the Atlantic this year, with as many as six storms affecting the US, AccuWeather...
Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Biggest Displacement of People in 16 Years March 19, 2025 By Aaron Clark Extreme weather last year including typhoons, heatwaves and flooding led to the biggest displacement of people since 2008, and exacerbated...
Vortex Hurricane Insurance Now Available in Hawaii March 18, 2025 Parametric hurricane coverage provider Vortex Weather has expanded its supplemental hurricane insurance solutions to Hawaii. Vortex’s parametric hurricane coverage provides...
Top National Insurance Journal Stories of 2024 December 30, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The three largest insurance brokers each announced or closed multi-billion-dollar acquisitions in 2024. The topic was one of many in...
A Look at the $100B Disaster Relief in the Government Spending Bill December 27, 2024 By Rebecca Santana and Travis Loller Congress is allocating more than $100 billion in emergency aid designed to address extensive damage caused by disasters after this...
After Tens of Billions in Insured Losses, Record-Breaking Hurricane Season Ends November 27, 2024 By Chad Hemenway The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Nov. 30 after 18 named storms including the earliest Category 5 storm on record,...
Tropical Storm Sara Menaces Honduras With Catastrophic Floods November 15, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Sara has formed off the coast of Honduras, threatening to unleash catastrophic flooding and landslides across Central America....