Latest Hurricane Headlines

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$2M Insurance Policy in Effect for Hawaii Coral Reefs in Time for Hurricane Season

Jun 14 2023 // An environmental group has a $2 million insurance policy on Hawaii’s coral reefs, which is in effect in time for a busier hurricane season that could damage the vital natural resources that are increasingly under...

The 2023 Hurricane Season: Are Insurers Prepared for the Growing Risks?

Jun 2 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic.As the 2023 Hurricane Season approaches, it is crucial for coastal and inland communities alike to understand and prepare for the potential risks associated with...

New Models Aim to Better Predict Storm Surge, Insured Losses From Hurricanes

Jun 2 2023 // Two new hurricane forecast models promise to help property owners and insurers better predict the losses from storms that may be increasing in intensity as ocean waters continue to warm.The National Hurricane Center...

About 33 Million U.S. Homes at Risk of Hurricane-Force Winds: CoreLogic

Jun 1 2023 // According to an analysis by CoreLogic, about 33 million U.S. homes with a combined reconstruction cost value of $11.6 trillion are at risk of hurricane-force winds.CoreLogic released its 2023 Hurricane Risk Report to mark...

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance Reminds Residents of Roof Coverage Ahead of Hurricane Season

May 31 2023 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) is reminding residents to review and assess their roof insurance coverage ahead of the 2023 Atlantic Hurricane Season, which begins June 1. LDI recommends policyholders review...

Hurricane Season Tempered by El Nino, but Climate Change Could Make it Worse

May 30 2023 // Two clashing climatic behemoths, one natural and one with human fingerprints, will square off this summer to determine how quiet or chaotic the Atlantic hurricane season will be.An El Nino is brewing and the natural...

NOAA Predicts Near-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season

May 26 2023 // As the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season approaches June 1, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting “near-normal” activity.The season’s expectations are mostly due to the fact NOAA...

Lawsuit Seeks to Recover $3M Invested in Louisiana Hurricane-Damage Lawsuits

Apr 28 2023 // A restoration contractor that helped finance an effort by McClenny Moseley & Associates to file thousands of hurricane-damage claims in Louisiana wants its $3 million investment back.Access Restoration Services US...

CSU Research Team Forecasts Slightly Below Average 2023 Hurricane Season

Apr 14 2023 // The hurricane research team at Colorado State University in its early forecast of the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season is predicting slightly below-average activity.The CSU Tropical Meteorology Project team is predicting 13...

Lawsuit, Adjuster Say UPC Altered Louisiana Estimate After Hurricane Ida

Apr 10 2023 // The practice of insurance companies revising independent adjusters’ damage reports may be as widespread in Louisiana as it is in Florida, according to adjusters and a plaintiffs’ attorney who has filed a...

NHC Report Ranks Ian as Costliest Florida Hurricane, Shows Forecasting, Storm Surge

Apr 4 2023 // The National Hurricane Center’s report on Hurricane Ian, posted Monday, six months after the storm hit southwest Florida, pegs Ian as the most expensive to hit the Sunshine State, causing twice as much damage as...

Louisiana Supreme Court Suspends Hurricane Damage Attorney

Mar 8 2023 // The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended indefinitely the law license of the attorney who manages McClenny Moseley & Associates’ office in New Orleans — the latest setback for a law firm that paid nearly $14...

SoCal Storms, Back-to-Back Hurricanes in South Central Part of New Normal?

Mar 2 2023 // A new AM Best commentary on the latest winter storm to hit Southern California drives home the growing risk and the financial volatility that weather-related losses pose for the insurance industry.According to the...

Study Says Back-to-Back Hurricanes Likely to Come More Often

Feb 28 2023 // What used to be a rare one-two punch of consecutive hurricanes hitting about the same place in the United States weeks apart seems to be happening more often, and a new study says climate change will make back-to-back...

La. Judge Mulling Further Sanctions Against Hurricane Damage Law Firm

Feb 27 2023 // A federal judge in New Orleans has called owners of McClenny Moseley & Associates back into his courtroom again, this time to decide if the law firm should be sanctioned — and if so, how much — for making...

Hurricanes Moving Farther North to Pummel Millions More Homes in US

Feb 27 2023 // Is it possible to predict exactly where the wind will blow? How about where it will blow 30 years from now?The First Street Foundation, a nonprofit that works to define and communicate risks posed by climate change, says...

Florida Nursing Home Operator Acquitted of Causing Patient Deaths in Hurricane Irma

Feb 27 2023 // A judge on Friday acquitted a Florida nursing home administrator accused of causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017, saying that his employees had provided care and prosecutors had not...

Florida’s Universal Insurance Bounces Back in Q4 After Hurricane Ian Losses

Feb 27 2023 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. (UVE), parent company of Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Co., last week reported net income of $25.1 million in its fourth quarter, a sharp increase from the previous...

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Accuses Hurricane Claim Law Firm of Fraud

Feb 21 2023 // Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon announced Friday that his department issued a cease-and-desist order to McClenny, Moseley & Associates, a Houston-based law firm that filed more than 1,500 hurricane-damage...

Criminal Attorney Signs on to Represent Houston Hurricane Claim Filing Law Firm

Feb 8 2023 // Houston, Texas-based McClenny Moseley & Associates hired a criminal defense lawyer after being sanctioned last week by a federal judge in New Orleans for filing lawsuits on behalf of a homeowner it did not represent.On...