All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 23 2007 // Burns & Wilcox announced it now will provide personal lines fire, earthquake and DIC coverage in Hawaii. Coverage includes owners of primary, secondary, tenant-occupied and seasonally rented homes on the Hawaiian...
Feb 14 2007 // A small earthquake rattled the Midwest City, Okla., area Feb. 12, but no damage or injuries were reported, officials said.The magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred at 12:33 p.m., 31/2 miles west of Midwest City, according to...
Feb 13 2007 // Shelby County, Tennessee emergency planners must identify “pinch points” that are most vulnerable to earthquake damage, Mayor A C Wharton says.“The best safety tool we have is to be aware of what we can...
Feb 12 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfall and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
Feb 12 2007 // >Study says industry could suffer from a $100 million lossThe U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is long overdue for heavy losses from a massive earthquake, reports A.M. Best in its recent “2006 Annual...
Feb 11 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfill and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
Feb 11 2007 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is long overdue for heavy losses from a massive earthquake, reports A.M. Best in its recent “2006 Annual Earthquake Study.” It is likely that if an earthquake of...
Feb 9 2007 // Kent Wholesale Insurance Brokers headquartered in Portland, Ore., is providing DIC including earthquake and flood coverage on admitted paper for Oregon and Washington risks.The product is rated in-house, and indications...
Feb 5 2007 // A small earthquake along the New Madrid Fault shook two towns in far western Kentucky, but no injuries or damages were reported. The magnitude 2.9 quake, centered 3 miles northwest of Bardwell, was recorded at 5:47 p.m....
Jan 29 2007 // Although hurricanes have received wide attention in the media, earthquake exposure also should be a significant concern. Forecasts of potential damages indicate that earthquake destruction could be just as massive as that...
Jan 29 2007 // Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing during a major earthquake will not meet a state deadline for safety improvements, according to a new study.Standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Jan 28 2007 // Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing during a major earthquake will not meet a state deadline for safety improvements, according to a new study.Standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Jan 26 2007 // A series of small earthquakes shook the Old Faithful area but caused no damage.The quakes occurred just before midnight Monday. “It woke up a lot of people,” said Henry Heasler, Yellowstone’s lead...
Jan 23 2007 // A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rattled buildings in northeastern Indonesia Sunday, causing panicked residents to flee homes, churches and shopping malls in fear of a tsunami that never came, officials and witnesses said.A...
Jan 22 2007 // Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing during a major earthquake will not meet a state deadline for safety improvements, according to a new study.Tough standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Jan 16 2007 // Burns & Wilcox, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, is offering of a new commercial “all risks” property program that includes...
Jan 11 2007 // Oklahoma’s first earthquake of 2007 rattles two small southeastern towns, authorities said.No damage or injuries were reported when the 2.5 temblor hit the western Coal County communities of Tupelo and Clarita about...
Jan 5 2007 // U.S. Representatives Ginny Brown-Waite (FL) and Vern Buchanan (FL) today introduced the Homeowners’ Insurance Protection Act of 2007, a comprehensive catastrophic insurance bill that would establish a federal...
Dec 26 2006 // Two minor earthquakes shook central Oklahoma, rattling nerves but causing no serious damage or injuries, authorities said.The quakes were centered in the Del City-Midwest City area east of Oklahoma City. The first struck...
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...