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Tarrant County, Texas, Leads State in Hailstorms: NOAA

Nov 29 2012 // The residents of Fort Worth, Texas, and its suburbs in Tarrant County share the dubious honor of being the area most pounded by hailstorms than in any other part of the state, according to data compiled from the National...

NOAA Opens Disaster Response Center in Alabama

Oct 17 2012 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has opened a disaster response center in Mobile, Ala.Grand opening was Monday for the 15,200-square foot facility. The facility will serve as the central coordination...

NOAA Opens Center for Weather and Climate Prediction at U. of Maryland

Oct 15 2012 // The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is opening its new Center for Weather and Climate Prediction, located at the University of Maryland in College Park.NOAA Center for Weather and Climate Prediction. Photo...

Equity Risk Partners Launches Defense, Government Contractor Practice Group

Oct 3 2012 // Equity Risk Partners, an insurance brokerage, employee benefits and risk management consulting firm, has launched a new practice group for defense, aerospace and government contractors. DefCon Risk Group will focus on...

Old Claims Follow Hawker Beechcraft in Bankruptcy

Sep 30 2012 // A long-running legal fight involving allegations that Wichita, Kan.-based Hawker Beechcraft made false statements and misrepresentations in the sale of military aircraft to the United States is now dogging the...

Catlin Names Huebel CEO of Canadian Unit, Other Executive Changes

Jun 28 2012 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced that David Huebel will take over as CEO of Catlin Canada, effective July 3. Catlin Canada is the Group’s Canadian underwriting hub, headquartered in Toronto with...

NOAA In Midst Of Tsunami Debris Survey

Jun 20 2012 // Government scientists are in the midst of a 10-day trip, surveying southeast Alaska beaches for debris from last year’s deadly tsunami in Japan. While there have been several high-profile instances of debris from the...

Boeing Lauds Tornado Recovery by Key Kansas Supplier

Jun 20 2012 // Top Boeing Co. executives were in Wichita, Kan., on June 18 to celebrate tornado recovery efforts by parts supplier Spirit AeroSystems, telling thousands of cheering employees that the event forged a stronger bond between...

NOAA Forecasts ‘Near Normal’ 4 to 8 Atlantic Hurricanes in 2012

May 25 2012 // The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season will be “near normal” with nine to 15 tropical storms and four to eight of those will strengthen into hurricanes, the U.S. government weather agency predicted on Thursday.One...

SpaceX Insured For ‘Maximum Probable Loss’

May 22 2012 // SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft to orbit on Tuesday as part of a mission that would make it the first commercial company to attempt to send a spacecraft to the International...

Willis Review Sees Better Times Ahead for Aviation Industry

May 1 2012 // The airline and aviation manufacturing insurance markets turned a profit in 2011 “following one of the safest years in recent times in terms of numbers of losses and passenger fatalities,” according to a review...

Suit: NASA Specialist in Southern California Axed Over Intelligent Design

Mar 14 2012 // A former computer specialist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is going to court over allegations that he was wrongfully terminated because of his belief in intelligent design.Opening statements in the lawsuit by...

FAA Seeks Fines Against Colgan Air Over New York Crash

Mar 6 2012 // Colgan Air failed to provide adequate rest breaks for crews on some flights within seven months of a 2009 crash near Buffalo, New York, that killed 50 people and raised questions about tired pilots, regulators said on...

ACE Promotes New Orleans-Based Execs in Aerospace Insurance Units

Jan 18 2012 // The ACE Group announced new leadership appointments in its Aerospace insurance operations. Stephen Dinsdale has been appointed chairman, ACE USA Aerospace and Jerry Ruth has been appointed to senior vice president, ACE USA...

Investigators Looking Into Boeing Field crash

Dec 2 2011 // The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the Wednesday night crash of a small plane at Boeing Field in Seattle, Wash.The wreckage of the twin-engine Piper PA44 remained upside down Thursday morning, but...

NOAA: U.S. Values Hawaii Reefs at $33.57 Billion

Nov 7 2011 // Americans peg the value of coral reefs around the main Hawaiian Islands at $33.57 billion, according to a study commissioned by the federal government. Officials frequently cite coral reefs as being vital to tourism and...

NOAA Study: US values Hawaii Reefs at $33.57B

Oct 26 2011 // Americans peg the value of coral reefs around the main Hawaiian Islands at $33.57 billion, a study commissioned by the federal government said last week.Officials frequently cite coral reefs as being vital to tourism and...

Boeing Arrest Points to Workplace Drug Problem

Oct 4 2011 // The arrest of more than three dozen people on drug charges at a Boeing military aircraft plant highlights the growing problem of prescription drug abuse by U.S. workers, according to experts.Federal authorities last...

Falling Satellites? Uncle Sam’s Got It Covered, Mostly

Sep 22 2011 // When, where and how much, if any, damage will be caused by about 1,200 pounds worth of falling satellite debris poses some interesting questions–including for the insurance industry.Likely coming in at No. 1 on the...

Wilford to Head Willis Global Aerospace; Smaje is New CEO; Hanrahan, President

Sep 22 2011 // Willis Group Holdings plc announced that Mark Wilford, currently Director of Risk at Rolls-Royce Group plc, has been appointed Chairman of the Willis Global Aerospace division, effective January 1, 2012. He will be based...