All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nov 8 2005 // Cleanup activities after hurricanes in 2004 and 2005 resulted in 25 percent of the 201 deaths registered according to Dr. Stephen Nelson, chairman of the Florida Medical Examiners Commission.Accidents from cleaning up,...
Nov 8 2005 // More than 130 chartered property casualty underwriters and their guests at the recent CPCU Society Annual Meeting and Seminars attended an exclusive seminar, “Hurricane Katrina: Lessons Learned.”The...
Nov 7 2005 // “Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.”Powerful, but perhaps prophetic words, following the passage of Katrina and Rita. Have we “scorned,” in William...
Nov 7 2005 // Hurricane Katrina has long gone, but the aftereffects of the mighty storm are likely to linger for a very long time. Rita and Wilma have compounded the mess. The direct losses are staggering. The latest preliminary figures...
Nov 7 2005 // Asian Quake Death Toll Over 50,000: The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Oct. 8 killed over 50,000 people in the country. Another 1,400 died on the Indian side of...
Nov 7 2005 // One of the top issues facing the insurance industry in the southeast right now is rebuilding Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane experts at the Society of Insurance Research conference in October...
Nov 7 2005 // Four days after Hurricane Wilma crossed southwest Florida and tore into South Florida, insurance agents in Naples and Miami told Insurance Journal they had not encountered the onslaught of claims they expected, but...
Nov 7 2005 // Nationwide Insurance has reached an agreement with state regulators to audit its claims from the 2004 hurricane season and correct any underpayments. The state Office of Insurance Regulation has announced that under the...
Nov 7 2005 // Emergency workers along the South Carolina coast are tweaking hurricane preparedness plans in the wake of Gulf Coast storms Katrina and Rita. According to the Columbia State, officials are looking into whether there are...
Nov 7 2005 // In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we have an historic opportunity to make crucial changes to Louisiana’s building codes and construction practices. Doing so will help create more resilient homes, businesses...
Nov 7 2005 // Travis County, Texas, District Judge Stephen Yelenosky has extended until Dec. 12 an injunction prohibiting Allstate Insurance Company from denying certain claims related to Hurricane Rita.In early October, the Texas...
Nov 6 2005 // Four days after Hurricane Wilma crossed southwest Florida and tore into South Florida, insurance agents in Naples and Miami told Insurance Journal they had not encountered the onslaught of claims they expected, but...
Nov 6 2005 // ALABAMAVesta Reinsurance To Cover Wilma Vesta Insurance of Birmingham, issued a statement saying it has complete reinsurance coverage for Hur-ricane Wilma claims in Florida.“As previously disclosed, Vesta’s...
Nov 6 2005 // One of the top issues facing the insurance industry in the southeast right now is rebuilding Mississippi and Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane experts at the Society of Insurance Research conference in October...
Nov 6 2005 // In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, we have an historic opportunity to make crucial changes to Louisiana’s building codes and construction practices. Doing so will help create more resilient homes, businesses...
Nov 6 2005 // Arkansas2006 Comp Rates Released The Arkansas Workers’ Compens-ation Commission released its revised Advisory 2000-1, which describes the maximum and minimum rates to be paid to employees who suffer job-related...
Nov 6 2005 // Asian Quake Death Toll Over 50,000: The 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck near Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Oct. 8 killed over 50,000 people in the country. Another 1,400 died on the Indian side of...
Nov 6 2005 // Powerful, but perhaps prophetic words, following the passage of Katrina and Rita. Have we “scorned,” in William Congreve’s words, the scientific community’s warnings that the world is getting...
Nov 6 2005 // urricane Katrina has long gone, but the aftereffects of the mighty storm are likely to linger for a very long time. Rita and Wilma have compounded the mess. The direct losses are staggering. The latest preliminary figures...
Nov 4 2005 // Fitch Ratings announced that it has downgraded the long-term and senior debt ratings of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. to “BB” from “BBB-” and the insurer financial strength (IFS) rating of Montpelier...