All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 11 2020 // The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) last Thursday predicted up to 16 more named tropical storms this year, to as many as 25, the highest in the agency’s history.The 2020 Atlantic hurricane...
Aug 11 2020 // Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has warned Connecticut residents to be on alert for tree removal, power restoration or other repair scams in areas still without power or where heavy damage resulted from Tropical...
Aug 11 2020 // A single tornado cut a record 29-mile swath of damage through Delaware as Tropical Storm Isaias pelted the mid-Atlantic region with high winds and heavy rains earlier this week, according to the National Weather...
Aug 10 2020 // Hurricane Isaias likely caused $4 billion of insured losses in the U.S. and $200 million in the Caribbean, according to risk modelers at Karen Clark & Co.The estimates cover privately insured wind and storm surge...
Aug 10 2020 // Several residents near a western Colorado wildfire were ordered to evacuate as the blaze continues to expand. The fire about 18 miles north of Grand Junction was started more than a week ago by lightning in remote and...
Aug 10 2020 // The most powerful earthquake to hit North Carolina in more than 100 years shook much of the state early Sunday, rattling homes, businesses and residents.The National Weather Service in Greenville said the 5.1-magnitude...
Aug 10 2020 // The National Weather Service has confirmed that tornadoes touched down in Bucks and Montgomery counties during Tuesday’s storm.The weather service office in Mount Holly, New Jersey, said more details would be...
Aug 10 2020 // COVID-19 has thrown the world into a tailspin over the past several months, and businesses everywhere have had to adjust their models to accommodate the new environment. With hurricane season now in full swing, planning...
Aug 10 2020 // When insurance coverage lawsuits brought by businesses seeking coverage for COVID-related interruptions surpassed the 700 mark last month, the natural question to ask was: Is that a lot?That’s exactly the question...
Aug 10 2020 // As the 2020 hurricane season gets underway, emergency officials pay attention to the growing share (29%) of the U.S. population in the nation’s 255 coastline counties.They’re also looking at ways to minimize...
Aug 7 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias produced tornado activity, heavy rain and flooding, hail and strong winds throughout Delaware, causing significant destruction in several Delaware communities, according to a press release issued by...
Aug 7 2020 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance is encouraging policyholders that sustained property damage from Tropical Storm Isaias to contact their insurance company or agent as soon as...
Aug 6 2020 // At least eight people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias battered the U.S. East Coast with rain and fierce winds after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina. Millions of people were without power on Wednesday...
Aug 6 2020 // CNA Financial Corp. saw its 2020 second quarter net income sliced almost by half compared to the previous year due to “considerable catastrophe losses” from COVID-19, civil unrest and weather-related events.The...
Aug 5 2020 // Tropical weather stirred up the Gulf of Mexico, reducing this year’s dead zone off Louisiana’s coast to the third-smallest ever measured, the scientist who has measured it since 1985 said Tuesday.Marine...
Aug 5 2020 // Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the U.S. East Coast on Tuesday after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it smashed boats together and caused floods and fires that...
Aug 4 2020 // 08/05/2020 02:06 AM— Tropical Storm Isaias killed at least four people on Tuesday as it made its way up the U.S. Atlantic Coast, including two deaths at a North Carolina trailer park that was struck by a tornado spun off...
Aug 4 2020 // After bringing heavy rain and flooding to Florida over the weekend, Tropical Storm Isaias began its attacking up the Southeast coast Monday, killing at least one person after a tornado it spawned obliterated a mobile home...
Aug 4 2020 // A wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles that has forced thousands of people from their homes was sparked by a malfunctioning diesel vehicle, fire officials said Monday.The vehicle spewed burning carbon from its exhaust...
Aug 4 2020 // As Tropical Storm Isaias approaches Delaware, residents are urged to prepare for dangerous winds of more than 55 miles per hour and up to six inches of rain. Storm surges, localized flooding, tree damage, power outages and...