All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 24 2005 // Atlanta-based Crawford & Company, an independent provider of claims management solutions to insurance companies and self-insured entities, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended Sept. 30,...
Oct 24 2005 // Attorney General Charlie Crist has advised Floridians to use extra caution when hiring workers to help clean up the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma. In particular, Crist warned those who are victims of water damage and...
Oct 24 2005 // Commercial insurance brokers from across the country say so far, the impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita has been minimal, but they are bracing for higher prices, reduced capacity, increases in deductibles and tighter...
Oct 23 2005 // Residents of the Florida Keys are awaiting the arrival of Hurricane Wilma, projected to barrel just north of the island chain early Monday morning.National Weather Service meteorologist Andy Devanas said the Keys could see...
Oct 22 2005 // The National Hurricane Center reported on Sunday evening that Hurricane Wilma was speeding up, moving northeast at 14 mph and expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast early Monday morning. When Wilma makes...
Oct 22 2005 // Hurricane Wilma pounded Mexico’s coastline for a second straight day Saturday, with reports of several deaths and thousands of tourists hunkering down in shelters trying to wait out the storm.Wilma, which had fallen...
Oct 21 2005 // Birmingham, Ala.-based Vesta Insurance has confirmed it has complete reinsurance coverage if Hurricane Wilma results in claims in Florida. “As previously disclosed, Vesta’s losses from Hurricanes Katrina and...
Oct 21 2005 // The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) has created an online database consisting of motor vehicles or boats affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita for the public to search in an effort to protect them from fraudulent...
Oct 21 2005 // The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina and the Great New Orleans Flood will lead to increased focus on controlling exposure to other potential ‘Super Catastrophes’ that can ultimately lead to mega-losses,...
Oct 21 2005 // Floridians living in the south tier of the state, in the Keys, on the southern west coast as far north as Tampa, and in Miami, are closely watching Hurricane Wilma slow its forward speed to 5 mph, and wind-speed drop to...
Oct 21 2005 // Commissioner of Insurance Robert Wooley announced that members of the Louisiana Department of Insurance Consumer Affairs staff, along with employees of other states’ insurance departments, are on hand at 12 Louisiana...
Oct 21 2005 // When the National Hurricane issued an alert saying to expect Hurricane Wilma to make landfall on Florida’s southwest coast on Monday afternoon, the Florida Association of Insurance Agents issued an alert urging...
Oct 21 2005 // Mississippi Rep. Gene Taylor, D-4th District, and Rep. Richard Baker, R-La., were key witnesses Thursday in Washington at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing on the financial health of the federal flood...
Oct 21 2005 // With Hurricane Wilma threatening to strike Florida, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is preparing to handle possible resulting claims. The state’s insurer of last resort is also readying its mobile response units to...
Oct 20 2005 // Commercial insurance premiums took a sharp downward turn in the third quarter, according to the RIMS Benchmark Survey, an industry survey of current policy renewal prices as reported by corporate risk managers.But some...
Oct 20 2005 // Floridians along the southwestern coast of the peninsula are closely watching as Hurricane Wilma slowly move along the southwestern Caribbean. National Hurricane Center forecasters in Miami predict after Wilma crosses...
Oct 19 2005 // Hurricane Wilma, the 12th of the season, has become “a catastrophic category five hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale” states the latest bulletin from Miami’s National Hurricane Center. In less than 24...
Oct 19 2005 // Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance George Dale reported that insurance companies have paid out approximately $1,266,828,689 billion in claims related to hurricanes in Mississippi so far. Approximately 319,959 claims...
Oct 19 2005 // For the second time in less than a year, Wisconsin-based General Casualty and its employees answered a call for financial help, donating more than $42,000 this week to the American Red Cross Response Fund in support of...
Oct 19 2005 // Hurricane Wilma, with a barometric pressure of 882 mb, is now the most intense hurricane on record in the Atlantic Basin.After rapid intensification Tuesday night, Wilma is now a potentially catastrophic Category 5...