Latest Coastal Headlines

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Earth Gains Coastal Land Areas as Man-Made Expansion Outpaces Sea Level Rise

Aug 29 2016 // The Earth has gained coastal land equivalent to the size of Jamaica in the past 30 years with man-made construction outpacing erosion caused by rising sea levels, mapping data showed on Thursday [Aug. 25].Expansion of...

Florida Insurers UPC Insurance, American Coastal Insurance Enter Merger Agreement

Aug 18 2016 // United Insurance Holdings Corp. (UPC Insurance), a property and casualty insurance holding company, has entered into a merger agreement with RDX Holding, LLC, the parent of American Coastal Insurance Co. (ACIC or American...

Louisiana Politicians Join Suits Blaming Big Oil for Coastal Ruin

Aug 9 2016 // The oil industry has left a big footprint along the Gulf Coast, where a Delaware-sized stretch of Louisiana has disappeared.But few politicians would blame Big Oil for ecosystem abuse in a state where the industry employs...

Alabama’s Coastal Insurance Shopper’s Guide

Aug 8 2016 // The Alabama Center for Insurance Information & Research (ACIIR), in partnership with Smart Home America and the Coastal Alabama Partnership, has released a new Alabama Coastal Insurance Shopper’s Guide to help...

Survey: Louisianans’ Views on Insurance Depend on Where They Live

Aug 4 2016 // Those who live inland and those who live along Louisiana’s coast differ in their viewpoint of homeowners and renter’s insurance, according to a new survey of registered Louisiana voters.The survey by NORC...

Florida Approves September, October Take-Outs of More Than 40K Citizens Policies

Aug 3 2016 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved a total of 40,650 personal lines, commercial lines, and coastal account policies from the following companies to participate in the September and October...

Coastal Insurer UPC’s First Catastrophe Bond Provides It with $100M Cover

Jul 25 2016 // Swiss Re Capital Markets said it has structured and placed $100 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) that cover named storms and earthquakes affecting certain coastal states of the U.S.The bonds have been issued by...

Alabama Releases Insurance Guide for Coastal Residents

Jul 22 2016 // The Alabama Center for Insurance Information & Research (ACIIR) in partnership with Smart Home America and the Coastal Alabama Partnership has released its new Alabama Coastal Insurance Shopper’s Guide to help...

Coastal Insurer UPC’s First Catastrophe Bond Provides It with $100M Cover

Jul 8 2016 // Swiss Re Capital Markets said it has structured and placed $100 million of insurance-linked securities (ILS) that cover named storms and earthquakes affecting certain coastal states of the U.S.The bonds have been issued by...

South Carolina Commissioner Farmer: Lessons from Historic Floods

Jun 6 2016 // South Carolina’s coastal property insurance market is strong, but the state’s significant catastrophe risk remains an ongoing threat and not one that should be taken lightly. That is the message South Carolina...

South Carolina Insurance Head Talks Lessons Learned After Historic Flood

May 31 2016 // South Carolina’s coastal property insurance market is strong, but the state’s significant catastrophe risk remains an ongoing threat and not one that should be taken lightly. That is the message South Carolina...

Texas’ Coastal Wind Insurer Expects $4.9B in Funds for 2016 Hurricane Season

May 27 2016 // While its reinsurance plans for the 2016 hurricane season haven’t yet been nailed down, Texas’ insurance company of last resort for wind and hail along the Texas coast expects to have around $4.9 billion in...

Louisiana Governor Wants Oil Industry to Pay for Coastal Restoration

May 23 2016 // Gov. John Bel Edwards is pushing to get the oil and natural gas industries to pay for restoring Louisiana’s fragile coast by encouraging them to settle lawsuits alleging they caused extensive damage to coastal...

The Nature Conservancy Looks to Address South Florida Climate, Catastrophe Risks

Apr 11 2016 // The Nature Conservancy has announced plans to work with catastrophe risk modeling firm RMS, as well as with the Global Disaster Preparedness Center and others, in an effort to address climate impacts in South Florida.The...

N.H. Report Recommends More Planning Against Coastal Hazards

Mar 21 2016 // A report says New Hampshire’s coastal communities’ exposure to future flood risks is significant, and now’s the time to plan to minimize that.The New Hampshire Coastal Risk and Hazards Commission spent 2...

Rural Coastal Counties Fear Economics of Battle Against Rising Seas

Mar 15 2016 // Tyrrell County sits just inland from North Carolina’s Outer Banks barrier islands. With 3,600 people living and farming along 400 square miles, it’s an ecologically rich enclave. It also ranks No. 1 among 319...

Pollution, Drought, El Niño Leading to Collapse of Florida’s Coastal Environments

Mar 15 2016 // Central Florida’s Indian River Lagoon, North Florida’s Apalachicola Bay and a trio of coastal estuaries in South Florida are in the throes of ecosystem collapses that threaten sea grass, fisheries, recreation...

Coastal Insurance Underwriters, Inc. Promotes Kim Bushong to Vice President

Mar 8 2016 // Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, March 8, 2016- Coastal Insurance Underwriters, Inc. recently promoted Kimberly Bushong to Vice President. Kim graduated from Florida State University with her Bachelor of Science in Finance and Risk...

Florida Approves 81,500 Citizens Policies for May 2016 Take-Out

Mar 3 2016 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) has approved the removal of up to 80,000 personal residential policies and 1,500 commercial residential polices from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation (Citizens). The...

Lawsuit Says N.J.’s Post-Sandy Coastal Zone Rules ‘Don’t Make Sense’

Feb 17 2016 // Some New Jersey residents and environmental groups are suing to try to block the state’s new rules governing coastal development in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, saying they allow too many people and buildings to be...