All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 23 2007 // AIR Worldwide’s provisional assessment of the losses in Mexico from Category 5 Hurricane Dean indicated that they are “unlikely to exceed $400 million.” AIR said its estimate “covers insured losses...
Aug 22 2007 // Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions announced that it estimates losses from Hurricane Dean are likely to range between $750 million and $1.5 billion. RMS’ preliminary indications show around $300 million...
Aug 21 2007 // AIR Worldwide has issued preliminary estimates indicating that insured losses in Jamaica from Hurricane Dean will not exceed $1.5 billion. The figure “covers insured losses to property, contents, business...
Aug 21 2007 // Hurricane Dean joined a small but devastating group of Category five hurricanes with winds in excess of 160 mph (255 kp/hr) as it slammed into the Yucatan Peninsula near the border of Mexico and Belize.News reports (BBC,...
Aug 20 2007 // Hurricane Dean, is the most powerful storm to roil the waters of the Caribbean since Wilma in 2005. So far it’s been responsible for at least six deaths. After ravaging Martinique and St. Lucia as a category two...
Aug 20 2007 // Some South Texas areas have begun taking precautions as Category 4 Hurricane Dean charted a course toward the Yucatan Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico, with the Texas coast a possible target.City officials in Brownsville...
Aug 20 2007 // $40.6 billion paid on 1.7 million insurance claimsTwo years after Hurricane Katrina struck, the “overwhelming majority of claims” in Gulf Coast states from her destruction have been settled in what has been the...
Aug 20 2007 // Two federal appeals court rulings in early August in class-action lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina-related property damage in Louisiana underscored the validity of flood exclusions in property insurance policies.In...
Aug 20 2007 // Court affirms flood exclusions in La. property policiesTwo federal appeals court rulings in early August in class-action lawsuits stemming from Hurricane Katrina-related property damage in Louisiana underscored the...
Aug 20 2007 // Two years after Hurricane Katrina struck, the “overwhelming majority of claims” in Gulf Coast states from her destruction have been settled in what has been the single largest loss — $40.6 billion —...
Aug 16 2007 // The Atlantic hurricane season has begun. The National Hurricane Center has designated Tropical Storm Dean, with winds up to 80 mph, as the first hurricane and issued a warning that it is headed for the Caribbean’s...
Aug 16 2007 // A preliminary report from the federal government has found no evidence to support allegations that private insurers improperly shifted wind damage claims from Hurricane Katrina onto the federal government’s flood...
Aug 16 2007 // Tropical Storms Erin and Dean should serve as a wake-up call to anyone living along the Texas coast that hurricanes may not be too far away.“There is no better time than now to prepare evacuation plans and gather...
Aug 15 2007 // The growing number of year-round residents in Delaware’s southern coastal communities has state officials concerned about evacuation plans for hurricanes and other natural disasters.Officials previously have...
Aug 15 2007 // Roaring winds top 100 mph and rains fall in heavy sheets, but Forrest Masters can stop the storm at the flick of a switch with his newly completed hurricane simulator.Masters and a group of University of Florida in...
Aug 15 2007 // An earthquake on Monday jolted the Big Island of Hawaii, which is already under a hurricane watch and a tropical storm warning.The magnitude 5.3 temblor struck at 7:38 p.m. local time, about 25 miles south of Hilo,...
Aug 14 2007 // Catastrophe modeling pioneer and founder of the firm AIR, Karen Clark, has formed a new firm—Karen Clark & Co.—to help companies better use catastrophe models in important risk management decisions.The Boston firm...
Aug 14 2007 // Hurricane Flossie roared toward Hawaii on Monday with its sustained wind increased to 140 mph, though forecasters said the Category 4 storm would weaken before passing by the islands.The hurricane was expected to pass...
Aug 13 2007 // Additional federal money is being made available for home repairs in Florida communities affected by Hurricane Wilma almost two years ago, state officials said.The federal government is releasing a new $100 million...
Aug 10 2007 // Government forecasters have minimally reduced their prediction for the Atlantic hurricane season, but say that up to nine hurricanes and up to 16 tropical storms are expected to form, still a busier-than-average season.The...