Latest Windstorm Headlines

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National Hurricane Center Considers Issuing Storm Surge Warning

Apr 1 2010 // The National Hurricane Center is considering adding a storm-surge warning to its list of watches and warnings issued during hurricane season.Center officials floated the idea of a storm-surge warning to a crowd of...

Catlin Estimates Impact of Chilean Quake, Windstorm Xynthia

Mar 25 2010 // The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited has given preliminary estimates of the financial impact of the Chilean earthquake – around $140 million – and Windstorm Xynthia – less than $10 million.Catlin noted...

Violent Storm Hits Perth with Power Cuts, Flood and Hail Damage

Mar 24 2010 // A major storm has caused widespread flooding, collapsed roofs and power cuts to 150,000 customers in the western Australian city of Perth.The Bureau of Meteorology said the Monday storm carried wind gusts of more than 75...

SCOR’s Preliminary Quake, Storm Loss Estimates Around $130 Million

Mar 18 2010 // French reinsurer SCOR Group announced that based on preliminary estimates, it expects its related costs from the earthquake in Chile and Windstorm Xynthia to be approximately €95 million ($130 million) net pre-tax,...

Windstorm Xynthia Losses Near $2 Billion: EQECAT Update

Mar 15 2010 //

RenRe Gives no Quake, Storm Loss Figures, But They May be ‘Significant’

Mar 12 2010 // Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings announced that based on its initial assessment, the “impact of the Chilean earthquake and windstorm Xynthia on its financial results (net of reinstatement premiums, retrocessional...

Powerful Tornadoes in Arkansas Damage Homes; Injuries Reported

Mar 11 2010 // Three powerful tornadoes touched down in Arkansas on March 10, damaging homes and injuring at least four people, Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has reported.According to National Weather Service, the first of the three...

PartnerRe Gives Loss Estimates for Chile Quake, Windstorm Xynthia

Mar 9 2010 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd has issued preliminary estimates of expected claims from the earthquake in Chile and European Windstorm Xynthia.Total insured industry losses from the M8.8 earthquake in Chile, which hit on...

Okla. to Receive Federal Aid for Ice Storm

Mar 8 2010 // The White House has approved Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry’s request for a major disaster declaration for the Jan. 28 ice storm. Under the declaration issued March 5, 25 counties will receive public assistance for...

State Farm to Offer Storm Mitigation Credits in Mississippi

Mar 4 2010 // State Farm will offer discounts in Mississippi beginning May 1 for homes and rental property strengthened against wind damage.Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney told The Sun Herald that he approved State Farm’s plan...

AIR Estimates Windstorm Xynthia Insured Losses at $2 to $4.1 Billion

Mar 3 2010 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide has estimated that insured losses in France, Belgium, Germany, and Netherlands from winter storm Xynthia will be between €1.5 billion and €3 billion [$2 to $4.1...

Windstorm Xynthia Leaves a Trail of Destruction; RMS Analysis

Mar 2 2010 // Windstorm Xynthia, which swept across Western Europe on Saturday and Sunday, [See IJ web site – https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/international/2010/03/01/107736.htm] left a lot of damage in its wake. The storm...

50 Deaths Reported as Powerful Storm Strikes Europe’s Atlantic Coast

Mar 1 2010 // A powerful Atlantic storm, named Xynthia, struck along the western coast of Europe Saturday night and most of Sunday, leaving at least 50 people dead in its wake. The storm packed sustained winds over 140 kmh (87.5 mph) as...

Colorado Entering Worst Month for Spring Snow Storms

Mar 1 2010 // Coloradans need to brace themselves for winter’s snowiest month, the Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association is warning. March 17 marks the seventh anniversary of the state’s most damaging blizzard...

Kansas Storm Related Losses in 2009 Surpass Those of Previous Year

Mar 1 2010 // Insured losses in Kansas in 2009 that resulted from storms are higher than the record set during 2008, the Kansas Insurance Department reports.In 2009, storm-related losses based on some 137,000 insurance claims are...

Man Sues State over New Hampshire Ice Storm Crash

Feb 16 2010 // A Massachusetts man has filed a lawsuit blaming the New Hampshire Department of Transportation and the town of Windham for a car crash during the massive December 2008 ice storm. Steven Ford of Lawrence, Mass., claims...

Storm Prompts Maryland to Ask Insurers for Leniency on Cancellations

Feb 10 2010 // The Maryland Insurance Administration has issued a bulletin insurers in the state asking them to accommodate policyholders who have been impacted by last week’s massive snowstorm.Gov. Martin O’Malley declared a...

Oklahoma Governor Seeks Ice Storm Aid From Border States

Feb 4 2010 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry said state officials are working with their counterparts in surrounding states to speed the flow of power repair supplies and other provisions to communities hard hit by the ice storm in late...

Oklahoma Under Emergency Declaration as Winter Storm Shuts Down State

Jan 29 2010 // Oklahoma, Gov. Brad Henry declared a state of emergency for all 77 Oklahoma counties and state officials implemented emergency response preparations as a winter storm blanketed the state overnight with freezing rain, sleet...

Texas Agent and Former Windstorm Association Chair Dies at 81

Jan 29 2010 // Corpus Christi independent insurance agent and former Texas Windstorm Insurance Association chairman, Lloyd L. Grove Jr., passed away Jan. 24 at the age of 81. Throughout his 50-year career Grove was actively involved in...