Latest Earthquake Headlines

All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.

S.C. not immune to deadly earthquakes

Sep 25 2006 // It was the biggest natural disaster in South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo. On September 8, the 120th anniversary of the Charleston earthquake passed quietly.The magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Aug. 31, 1886, killed more than...

Floridians Told Not to Worry About Quakes Despite Recent Rattler

Sep 13 2006 // Floridians can go back to worrying about hurricanes.Scientists said last Sunday’s magnitude 6.0 earthquake that rattled windows from southwest Florida to Louisiana was rare, and a seismic jolt powerful enough to do...

Fla., Ga., Ala. Shaken But Not Damaged By Gulf of Mexico Earthquake

Sep 11 2006 // The United States Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center, reported that a strong earthquake occurred about 250 miles (405 km) south-southwest of Apalachicola, Florida at 10:56 am EDT, Sept. 10 2006.This...

120 Years Ago, Earthquake Shook S.C., Killing 100

Sep 10 2006 // It was the biggest natural disaster in South Carolina before Hurricane Hugo. On Sept. 8, the 120th anniversary of the Charleston earthquake passed quietly.The magnitude 7.3 earthquake on Aug. 31, 1886, killed more than 100...

Allstate drops Alaska earthquake coverage

Sep 4 2006 // Nearly 7,000 Alaskans will lose their earthquake insurance as their policies come up for renewal.Allstate Insurance Co. is cutting its optional earthquake coverage nationwide, and will drop this plan as policies come up...

The Commissioners

Sep 4 2006 // Oregon’s Experience: Addressing credit scores, health care and disclosureInsurance Journal’s Andrew Simpson at a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Here are additional...

News Currents

Sep 4 2006 // Allstate drops Alaska earthquake coverageNearly 7,000 Alaskans will lose their earthquake insurance as their policies come up for renewal. Allstate Insurance Co. is cutting its optional earthquake coverage nationwide, and...

Joel Ario, Oregon, Insurance Administrator

Sep 4 2006 // When looking at credit scoring, the affordability and availability of health care, or even the construction liability market, states often are better-equipped than the federal government to address the issues, according to...

Arkansas’ Bowman Keeps Eye on Earthquake Market

Aug 30 2006 // Like insurance commissioners in other states, Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Julie Benafield Bowman, is keeping an eye on catastrophe issues and the availability of insurance related to them. Unlike commissioners in...

FM Global Places $300 Million Pacific Northwest Earthquake Cat Bond

Aug 29 2006 // Commercial and industrial property insurer FM Global announced the private placement of a second US$300 million catastrophe bond to protect against the consequences of unusual earthquake activity in the Pacific Northwest...

Allstate Drops Alaska Earthquake Coverage

Aug 18 2006 // Nearly 7,000 Alaskans will lose their earthquake insurance as their policies come up for renewal in the coming months.Allstate Insurance Co. is cutting its optional earthquake coverage nationwide, and will drop this plan...

Julie Benafield Bowman

Aug 7 2006 // Like insurance commissioners in other states, Arkansas Insurance Commis-sioner Julie Benafield Bowman, is keeping an eye on catastrophe issues and the availability of insurance related to them. Unlike commissioners in...

Julie Benafield Bowman, Arkansas, Commissioner of Insurance

Aug 7 2006 // Like insurance commissioners in other states, Arkansas Insurance Commis-sioner Julie Benafield Bowman, is keeping an eye on catastrophe issues and the availability of insurance related to them. Unlike commissioners in...

Former FEMA director promotes government-industry disaster mediation

Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments should work with private insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs, according to a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.James Lee Witt, president of James...

News Currents

Jul 24 2006 // Witt pointed out that as he looks across Florida, the Gulf coast states and America, he has recently seen more devastating events than have ever been witnessed in the history of the nation. He said that in today’s...

Former FEMA director promotes government-industry disaster mediation

Jul 24 2006 // News CurrentsFederal and state governments should work with private insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs, according to a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. James Lee Witt,...

Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation

Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens — before people who have worked all their lives for everything they have, all of a...

News Currents

Jul 24 2006 // Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediationFederal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens, before people who have...

Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation

Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens — before people who have worked all their lives for everything they have, all of a...

Former FEMA director promotes state, federal disaster mediation

Jul 24 2006 // Federal and state governments need to work with insurance companies to sponsor disaster mediation programs before something happens, before people who have worked all their lives for everything they have, then all of a...