All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 4 2007 // Officials were inspecting damage Monday, Oct. 1st from a tornado that cut a 20-mile long path across four central Iowa counties.The tornado dropped out of storms that developed late Sunday afternoon, bringing high wind,...
Oct 3 2007 // From “Happy Days” to “The Perfect Storm” is how one Florida insurance executive describes her state’s turbulent and defining years between 2003 and 2007 – and she isn’t talking...
Oct 1 2007 // Floodwaters from Hurricane Lorenzo were receding Sept. 29 in eastern Mexico after rains triggered mudslides and floods that killed at least five people and drove tens of thousands from their homes.Meanwhile, Tropical Storm...
Sep 28 2007 // Disaster assistance to Texas residents and businesses affected by June 16 – Aug. 3 severe storms, tornadoes and flooding has reached $55,541,143, according to state and federal officials.The aid comes from the U.S....
Sep 28 2007 // The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a measure updating the nation’s flood insurance program that will give homeowners the option of purchasing windstorm coverage as part of their flood policy.The legislation...
Sep 24 2007 // A federal appeals court sided with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. on Aug. 30 in a key case related to hundreds of lawsuits over damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled...
Sep 24 2007 // Florida’s property insurance industry is in the middle of the hurricane season — the political hurricane season.The state’s politicians promised homeowners their insurance premiums would go down after the...
Sep 24 2007 // From “Happy Days” to “The Perfect Storm” is how one Florida insurance executive describes her state’s defining years between 2003 and 2007 — and she isn’t talking just about the...
Sep 24 2007 // Protesters gathered on the steps of the old Florida Capitol to protest the high cost of property insurance rates in January in Tallahassee. The Legislature was in special session to pass homeowners insurance legislation....
Sep 24 2007 // El Reno, Okla., Aug. 20, 2007 – Talia Hubbard looks at her flooded home that she had to leave in the middle of the night when flood waters rose rapidly from Tropical Storm Erin. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photoMore than $120...
Sep 22 2007 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has established a mobile emergency operations center in Eustis, Fla., to help homeowners in the area with property damaged by the tornado that struck the area last week. Citizens has about...
Sep 21 2007 // While not yet a named storm, a weather system developing in the Gulf of Mexico has prompted Louisiana Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco to declare a precautionary State of Emergency, the governor’s office said.The...
Sep 17 2007 // Federal officials have approved individual aid to residents of Northwood, N. D. to help them recover from an Aug. 26 tornado that killed one person, injured 18 and left much of the town in ruins, Gov. John Hoeven and the...
Sep 15 2007 // Brian M. Storms is stepping down from his position as chief executive officer of insurance broker Marsh Inc. The company said the search for a successor is already underway. In the interim, Michael G. Cherkasky, president...
Sep 11 2007 // When a sudden storm whipped through Brookfield, Vermont two weeks ago, it wreaked havoc. Chunks of century-old maples were ripped down, felling power lines and leaving piles of debris across roads.“We’ve been...
Sep 10 2007 // Florida’s property insurance industry is in the middle of the hurricane season — the political hurricane season.The state’s politicians promised voters their insurance premiums would go down after the state...
Sep 10 2007 // Data collected from residents in tornado-ravaged Northwood, N.D., show about $3.5 million in uninsured losses, Gov. John Hoeven’s office says.Hoeven and members of North Dakota’s congressional delegation have...
Sep 7 2007 // Flooding concerns continue to plague states in the Midwest after the latest round of high winds, tornadoes and heavy rain in late August. Some state officials are seeking federal aid to help homeowners and businesses get...
Sep 4 2007 // A federal appeals court sided with Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. last Thursday in a key Mississippi case related to hundreds of lawsuits over damage caused by Hurricane Katrina.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in...
Aug 31 2007 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jim Poolman today reported that an F-4 tornado that tore through the Northwood area last Sunday has caused approximately $27 million in damage to private and public property in the area....