All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Dec 4 2005 // Florida has survived eight hurricanes in 15 months, but more destruction is coming, according to risk modeling companies and economists who spoke at the recent National Catastrophe Insurance Summit. It’s just a...
Dec 4 2005 // Harvey Henson knows people might not fret much about Midwest earthquakes. But since this region has one of the nation’s most active underground faults, that lack of preparedness makes him tremble.“It’s...
Dec 4 2005 // Florida has survived eight hurricanes in 15 months, but more destruction is coming, according to risk modeling companies and economists who spoke at the National Catastrophe Insurance Summit in Burlingame, Calif.It’s...
Dec 4 2005 // Florida has survived eight hurricanes in 15 months, but more destruction is coming, according to experts at last month’s National Catastrophe Insurance Summit in Burlingame, Calif. It’s just a matter of time,...
Dec 2 2005 // An insurance broker was a representative for the California Fair Plan Insurance Co. with regard to the Northridge earthquake revival statute, which gave policyholders another year to file lawsuits against their insurers in...
Nov 16 2005 // Insurance Commissioners from California, Florida, Illinois and New York began laying the groundwork Tuesday for what they hope will turn into a national catastrophe insurance program that would cover all Americans.Hosting...
Oct 19 2005 // A small earthquake occurred in the ocean off San Diego early Wednesday. The magnitude 4.1 quake hit at 1:51 a.m., 54 miles west of San Diego, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and the California Institute of...
Oct 3 2005 // As federal, state and local officials grapple with the financial and physical ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina, momentum is building to make earthquake insurance offered by the semipublic California Earthquake Authority...
Oct 3 2005 // As federal, state and local officials grapple with the financial and physical ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina, momentum is building to make earthquake insurance offered by the semipublic California Earthquake Authority...
Sep 25 2005 // As federal, state and local officials grapple with the financial and physical ruin wrought by Hurricane Katrina, momentum is building to make earthquake insurance offered by the semipublic California Earthquake Authority...
Sep 12 2005 // “The one-two punch of insurance payouts and share price losses following a major earthquake in Tokyo would not immediately jeopardize insurance companies’ ability to pay claims, but could have a negative impact...
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters?To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
Sep 5 2005 // Are disasters in California happening more frequently or are communication technological advances today making us more aware of impending and hard hitting disasters?To really comprehend, we must examine how our state has...
Aug 26 2005 // The California Earthquake Authority has voted to reduce earthquake insurance premiums by 22 percent, in hopes that it will encourage more homeowners to purchase or renew earthquake coverage. The proposal will now go before...
Aug 25 2005 // California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenneger and other state officials who are part of the California Earthquake Authority are considering whether to reduce quake insurance rates in the state by 22 percent. The proposal before...
Aug 10 2005 // Although earthquakes are among the least predictable natural hazards, losses to unprepared businesses can be substantial when they do occur. Affiliated FM, a commercial property insurer and loss prevention expert serving...
Jul 20 2005 // Now that immediate efforts to assist tsunami victims with housing and food relief are well underway, the AIG Disaster Relief Fund and CHF International are joining together to begin the next critical phase of long-term...
Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...
Jul 4 2005 // ACIC OPPOSES CREDIT BILL: The Association of California Insurance Companies is opposing legislation which would eliminate rather than regulate credit-based insurance scoring, according to ACIC President Sam Sorich. The...
Jun 28 2005 // AIR Worldwide Corporation has announced that China’s PICC Property and Casualty Company Limited has completed the first earthquake risk analysis using AIR’s China earthquake model. Guy Carpenter coordinated the...