All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 28 2021 // Louisiana residents seeking disaster aid from Hurricane Ida now have until Nov. 29 to apply for assistance. The Federal Emergency Management announced that the deadline to register for individual assistance has been...
Oct 28 2021 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.Nine of the 20 largest wildfires in California have occurred since 2020, including four so far in 2021. Five of the 19 largest wildfires in Oregon and three of...
Oct 27 2021 // A severe storm generated thunderstorms and reports of tornados across southeastern Texas into Louisiana late morning Wednesday, Oct. 27.The National Weather Service put out severe thunderstorm and tornado warnings for much...
Oct 27 2021 // A pair of earthquakes rattled California’s central coast late Monday afternoon, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. A magnitude 4.7 quake hit at 4:42 p.m., centered about 11 miles northwest of San Simeon, according...
Oct 26 2021 // A small earthquake near downtown Los Angeles on Sunday morning was felt widely across Southern California, the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The magnitude 3.6 quake hit just after 7 a.m. and was centered about a mile...
Oct 25 2021 // A large storm system spawned tornadoes along the Missouri Illinois state line late Sunday, Oct. 24, causing structural damage to residences and knocking out power.The National Weather Service reported an EF-0 tornado...
Oct 22 2021 // A Louisiana mayor says 300 to 400 commercial buildings damaged last year by Hurricane Laura are being condemned or marked for demolition.Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter told the City Council on Wednesday that he realizes...
Oct 22 2021 // Bermuda-based Mosaic Insurance has extended its war, terrorism and political violence coverage to offer up to $600 million per risk.The increased capacity allows the company to serve clients via domestic U.S. or Bermuda...
Oct 20 2021 // A pair of tornados have been confirmed in western Pennsylvania over the weekend, forecasters said. The National Weather Service says an EF-0 tornado with estimated winds up to 85 mph touched down in the town of...
Oct 20 2021 // Millions of Americans will participate in the Great Shakeout on Oct. 21, a day designated to earthquake education and awareness. Annually held on the third Thursday of October, the Great Shakeout encourages schools and...
Oct 19 2021 // Residents who fled the Alisal Fire west of Santa Barbara have been allowed to return home.All evacuation orders and warnings were canceled Sunday afternoon. The fire was 87% contained Monday morning and its size was...
Oct 19 2021 // Third quarter profit fell 20% at The Travelers Companies due to higher catastrophe and auto losses but the insurer also reported a 15% boost in investment returns.Net income of $662 million for the third quarter compared...
Oct 18 2021 // Louisiana has established a voluntary mediation program for the purpose of resolving property/casualty insurance claim disputes related to damage caused by Hurricane Ida, which struck Southeast Louisiana as a category 4...
Oct 18 2021 // Guy Carpenter & Co., the reinsurance business of Marsh McLennan has announced the launch of a Wildfire Risk Score designed to help clients manage their exposure to the evolving risk of wildfire across Europe. The...
Oct 15 2021 // North Dakota residents experienced a range of weather this week, with rare October tornadoes in the southeastern part of the state, an early season snowstorm in the west and record rainfall in Bismarck.Preliminary reports...
Oct 15 2021 // On Louisiana’s south coast, in a key port servicing the U.S. offshore oil industry, a huge shipyard sits idle and in tatters. Where parts of the nine-bay terminal’s roof once hung, only a tangle of twisted...
Oct 15 2021 // A fire has destroyed a school in an eastern Washington town.Lincoln County Sheriff Wade Magers said the fire at Almira Elementary and Middle School started around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday. Classes and after school activities had...
Oct 15 2021 // A key Southern California highway closed for days because of a wildfire was reopened Thursday evening but authorities warned that flames still posed a threat to remote properties in a coastal mountain range.The Alisal Fire...
Oct 15 2021 // Everest Re Group Ltd. and AXIS Capital announced their preliminary third quarter 2021 catastrophe losses.In advance of its full quarterly earnings to be released on Oct. 27, 2021, Everest is estimating total Q3 pre-tax net...
Oct 14 2021 // Two likely tornadoes touched down in the Oklahoma City area Wednesday in addition to two other suspected twisters in western Oklahoma as severe storms hit the state, according to the National Weather Service.There are no...