Secondary Perils Responsible for Growing Share of Disaster Claims: RMS April 8, 2022 By L.S. Howard Not only did natural catastrophes in 2021 break insurance claims records, but they also highlighted the growing cost of non-modeled...
Texas Senators Blast Regulator for Power Grid Winterization Loophole Lawmakers OK’d September 29, 2021 By Mitchell Ferman, The Texas Tribune In a committee hearing on Sept. 28, Texas state senators were furious that natural gas companies won’t have to better...
At Least 111 Texans Died in During Winter Storm; Most from Hypothermia March 25, 2021 By Shawn Mulcahy, The Texas Tribune At least 111 Texans died as a result of the February 2021 winter storm, according to updated numbers released on...
More Fallout from February Blackouts: Last Texas Power Regulator Resigns March 18, 2021 The last Texas regulator on the Public Utility Commission at the time of the deadly February blackouts has resigned, Gov....
At Least 57 People Died in the February Winter Storm in Texas March 17, 2021 By Sami Sparber, The Texas Tribune At least 57 people died in Texas as a result of the mid-February 2021 winter storm, according to preliminary data...
How Everybody Ends Up Paying for Climate Crisis March 15, 2021 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak Fallout from last month’s deadly deep freeze in Texas has quietly spread to people living hundreds of miles away. Minnesota...
Most of Texas Deep Freeze $90 Billion in Losses Avoidable, Modeler Says February 25, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan Texas’s deep freeze and power outages last week could cost as much as $90 billion in losses, and most of...
Texas Lawmakers Told Insurers Want ‘Seat at Table’ As Power Blackout Probe Begins February 25, 2021 By Gary McWilliams Texas state legislators on Thursday begin digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the...
Mother of 11-Year-Old Who Died in Texas Freeze Sues Power Companies for $100M February 22, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel The mother of an 11-year-old boy who died after they lost electricity and heat in their Texas mobile home during...
Bursting Pipes, Sagging Roofs Strain Texas Adjusters, Contractors February 22, 2021 By Thomas Black and Katherine Chiglinsky After the big freeze in Texas comes the big thaw — and the big demand for workers to repair the...