All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 20 2007 // The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the largest derivatives exchange in the United States, announced last week that it is launching contracts that will allow insurers and others to hedge risk against hurricane damage.The...
Feb 20 2007 // It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance Commissioner was one of “trial by fire.” Gov. Rick Perry appointed Geeslin to the post in June 2005, just months before Hurricanes...
Feb 15 2007 // Mississippi officials are concerned about the effect State Farm’s decision to curtail its insurance writings will have on rebuilding efforts and remaining insurance markets.State Farm, Mississippi’s largest...
Feb 15 2007 // Alarmed that homeowners on Maryland’s coasts may one day be cut off from home insurance, state lawmakers are mulling new rules prohibiting insurers from pulling out of areas they deem risky.But insurers met with...
Feb 15 2007 // The insurance industry is over-reacting to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, threatening the region’s recovery by withdrawing coverage and charging exorbitant rates, Gov. Kathleen Blanco told a gathering of insurance...
Feb 12 2007 // A study commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) shows that the economy of the entire state of Texas would be severely impacted if a Category 3-type hurricane were to hit heavily populated areas of...
Feb 12 2007 // Geeslin has faced hurricanes, liquidations, workers’ comp overhaulAnd that was just in the first year of the commissioner’s term It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance...
Feb 12 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...
Feb 12 2007 // Now is no time to ease up on loss prevention, warns risk expert.The insurance industry and its customers must not let down their guard concerning loss prevention despite a mild hurricane season and a quiet time on the...
Feb 12 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfall and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
Feb 12 2007 // One-on-one interviews with 15 insurance regulators At a recent meeting of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, Insurance Journal sat down with 15 insurance regulators to talk about issues affecting their...
Feb 12 2007 // Atlantic basin and U.S. hurricane landfall expected to be up 60 percent above normalA return to high hurricane activity in 2007 is likely following the below-average 2006 hurricane season, according to the consortium of...
Feb 11 2007 // The insurance industry and its customers must not let down their guard concerning loss prevention despite a mild hurricane season and a quiet time on the terrorism front in the U.S., advises an expert in risk and...
Feb 11 2007 // The insurance industry and its customers must not let down their guard concerning loss prevention despite a mild hurricane season and a quiet time on the terrorism front in the U.S., advises an expert in risk and...
Feb 11 2007 // It could be said the first year of Mike Geeslin’s term as Texas Insurance Commissioner was one of “trial by fire.” Gov. Rick Perry appointed Geeslin to the post in June 2005, just months before Hurricanes...
Feb 11 2007 // When it comes to property catastrophe insurance coverage, many commercial clients are being forced to swallow a bitter pill in the form of steep prices, new limits on policies, higher deductibles and a shortage in the...
Feb 11 2007 // Study shows Texas economy vulnerable to Cat 3-sized coastal stormA study commissioned by the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas (IIAT) shows that the economy of the entire state of Texas would be severely impacted if a...
Feb 11 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfill and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
Feb 11 2007 // A return to high hurricane activity in 2007 is likely following the below-average 2006 hurricane season, according to the consortium of experts on insurance, risk management and seasonal climate forecasting led by the...
Feb 8 2007 // Louisiana state senators say they will ask Congress to have the federal government insure homes against hurricane damage, as it does for floods.“Y’all won’t sell it, so why not get the federal government...