All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 19 2006 // Miss. couple denied new trial on Katrina storm surgeA federal judge says he won’t order a new trial for a Pascagoula, Miss., couple whose lawsuit against their insurance company was the first case to be tried in...
Nov 19 2006 // Southeast regulators united in call for national disaster planThe New Madrid fault line, the Atlantic hurricane season and tornado alley are just a few factors that weigh heavily on the minds — and regulatory...
Nov 19 2006 // When asked to determine coverage under an insurance policy, courts frequently recite the principle that the insured has the burden of proving coverage under the policy and the insurer has the burden of proving exclusions...
Nov 16 2006 // Louisiana’s Legislature needs to overhaul the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., created by the state as an “insurer of last resort,” because of problems created by last year’s hurricanes,...
Nov 15 2006 // Scientists at a new research institute are studying ways to improve hurricane forecasts and protect the U.S. Gulf Coast’s natural resources from storms, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Nov 15 2006 // Insurers would be able to buy more reinsurance from the state’s hurricane catastrophe fund and homeowners would be able to buy lower cost policies offering less than complete coverage if recommendations from a...
Nov 6 2006 // Placing of business is harder than it has ever been, agent saysWe insure a business in French Quarter in New Orleans which was unaffected by the flooding from Katrina and for the most part had fairly limited windstorm...
Nov 6 2006 // Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, director of the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University, in Miami released the Top 10 List that nobody wants to be on: the 10 Most Vulnerable U.S. Mainland...
Nov 5 2006 // Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, director of the International Hurricane Research Center at Florida International University, in Miami released the Top 10 List that nobody wants to be on: the 10 Most Vulnerable U.S. Mainland...
Nov 3 2006 // A federal judge says he won’t order a new trial for a Pascagoula, Miss. couple whose lawsuit against their insurance company was the first case to be tried in Gulfport after Hurricane Katrina spawned hundreds of...
Oct 31 2006 // The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. reported net income for the third quarter of $33.4 million, or $0.65 per share, compared to a net loss of $562.4 million, or $10.51 per share, in the third quarter of last year.The current...
Oct 27 2006 // Minneapolis-based St. Paul Travelers Cos. Inc. reported a six-fold increase in earnings and raised its guidance for the full year after clearing the third quarter without significant hurricane losses.Insurers struggled...
Oct 25 2006 // Disaster planners will use $4 million in federal money to map out preparations for two catastrophic Florida hurricane scenarios: the failure of the dike around Lake Okeechobee and the impact of a powerful Category 5 storm...
Oct 23 2006 // Virginia flooding“I really feel for the business owners in the heart of downtown who have fought so hard to come back after Floyd in 1999.” Virginia Gov. Timothy M. Kaine in declaring a statewide emergency...
Oct 23 2006 // Two of the Alabama’s largest insurance firms said they’re reducing coverage and increasing deductibles in Mobile and Baldwin counties, citing frequent hurricanes, coastal construction growth, lack of strong...
Oct 23 2006 // Increases in homeowners insurance rates have not been sufficient thus far to provide an adequate return on equity on homeowners insurance, making further increases necessary, according to an analysis by Aon Re.With capital...
Oct 20 2006 // Governor Jeb Bush and members of the Florida Cabinet passed a resolution this week honoring Max Mayfield’s career in public service.As director of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)...
Oct 19 2006 // A mediation program launched by the Alabama Department of Insurance following Hurricane Katrina is bearing fruit, says Commissioner Walter A. Bell, pointing to a 90 percent success rate.“We directed the companies...
Oct 19 2006 // Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate Corp., the second-largest U.S. personal-lines insurer behind State Farm, reported a $1.16 billion third-quarter profit Wednesday as it benefited from a quiet hurricane season.The company...
Oct 18 2006 // Republican state lawmakers face steep hurdles in their attempts to call the Louisiana Legislature into special session early next month an attempt to sidestep Democratic Gov. Kathleen Blanco, who they say is moving too...