All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 27 2000 // The Governing Board of the California Earthquake Authority gave its approval to a $300,000 research project aimed at providing new guidelines for the earthquake insurance claim process, as well as improving repairs to...
Jun 12 2000 // After the Northridge earthquake rumbled through California on Jan. 17, 1994, destroying or damaging more than 200,000 homes, injuring 12,000 people and killing 60, and damaging or leaving uninhabitable 114,000 buildings,...
Jun 12 2000 // On May 24, the California Senate passed SB 1899 despite opposition from industry groups. The bill, sponsored by Senator John Burton (D-San Francisco), has been referred to the Assembly Judiciary Committee for further...
Jun 9 2000 // Boston based Applied Insurance Research (AIR) announced a potential breakthrough in earthquake catastrophe modeling with the introduction of the”Advanced Component Method or ACM (TM).”The computer technology...
Jun 8 2000 // Oakland based EQECAT, a subsidiary of insurance and financial consulting firm EQE International, has been selected by the Central Reinsurance Corporation (CRC) of Taiwan “to assist in a feasibility study for a...
Jun 7 2000 // Testimony before the California Assembly Insurance Committee revealed Tuesday that funds from the controversial non-profit foundation created by Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush were used to finance political polls asking...
May 17 2000 // A new earthquake bill would invite an avalanche of claims, the National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) said yesterday. Senate Bill 1899 lifts the statute of limitations that would otherwise bar plaintiffs from...
May 15 2000 // It began back in March, when lawmakers demanded that California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush appear at an April 27 hearing and produce confidential reports his office prepared on the handling of Northridge...
May 5 2000 // Victims of the 1994 Northridge earthquake have joined the fray over state Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush’s alleged misuse of his position, calling for his impeachment. At a new conference Thursday, people...
May 4 2000 // A state Senate panel voted Wednesday to bar California’s insurance commissioner from ever again allowing insurance companies to avoid fines by contributing to nonprofit foundations. The Senate Insurance Committee...
May 3 2000 // A California legislator is calling for a freeze on the remaining funds in an earthquake foundation established by California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush.Assemblyman Jack Scott announced his intent to introduce...
Apr 11 2000 // A $500,000 donation made to a community group by an earthquake foundation created by California Insurance Commissioner Chuck Quackenbush has stirred new criticism of the department head. The Sacramento Urban League,...
Apr 3 2000 // An issue of floating-rate notes, the payouts for which are linked to an index of California earthquakes, was assigned a “BB” rating by S&P. The annual probability that monies in the collateral account...
Feb 11 2000 // Japan’s main island was shaken by a pair of moderate earthquakes Friday, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, AP reported. The first quake struck at 4:14 p.m. and was centered about in Iwate...