Latest Windstorm Headlines

All the headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page, ordered by recency.

Texas Windstorm Insurer Actuarial Committee to Meet Again for Rate Review

Nov 12 2019 // The Actuarial & Underwriting Committee of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) will meet Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 1:30 pm for review and possible action regarding development of recommendations to the...

FEMA Teams Assessing Storm Damage in Vermont

Nov 6 2019 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency is in Vermont assessing flood and wind damage from a recent storm.Vermont Emergency Management Director Erica Bornemann requested the preliminary damage assessment to determine if...

Texas Mutual Donates $100K to Community Foundation for Dallas Tornado Recovery

Nov 4 2019 // Workers’ compensation insurer, Texas Mutual Insurance Co. has donated $100,000 to Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), the state’s largest community foundation. The donation, which will go toward CFT’s...

Severe Halloween Storms Cause Tornado, Kill 1 in Tennessee

Nov 4 2019 // Officials say severe storms that moved through Tennessee on Halloween knocking down trees and power lines led to the death of a man. The Knoxville Police Department tweeted on Friday that 79-year-old George Walker was...

Insurer Group: Dallas Tornado Outbreak Costliest in Texas History

Nov 4 2019 // The nine confirmed tornadoes that hit the Dallas, Texas-area late on Sunday, Oct. 20 have caused an estimated $2 billion in damage, an insurer trade group says, making it the costliest tornado loss in Texas history.The...

South Dakota Governor Requests Disaster Declaration for Tornadoes, Floods

Nov 1 2019 // Gov. Kristi Noem is requesting a presidential disaster declaration for the damage caused by tornadoes and floods that struck southeastern South Dakota in September.Noem made her request in a letter to President Donald...

Higher Limits of Liability for 2020 Disapproved for Texas Windstorm Insurer

Nov 1 2019 // In mid-October, Texas Insurance Commissioner Kent Sullivan denied a request by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) to raise its maximum liability limits for new and renewal policies with an effective date of...

Texas Warns of Insurance Deductibles Scam Following Dallas Storms

Oct 30 2019 // Texans with property in locations that were hit by the severe weather that swept through Dallas and North Texas on Sunday, Oct. 20 are now targets of a scam involving insurance deductibles, insurance regulators say.The...

Womack Named Vice Chair, Morrison Secretary-Treasurer at Texas Windstorm Insurer

Oct 30 2019 // The board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) have elected two individuals to fill the recently vacated executive positions of vice chair and secretary-treasurer.TWIA public representative...

Insurer Group: Dallas Tornado Outbreak Costliest in Texas History

Oct 25 2019 // The nine tornadoes that hit the Dallas, Texas-area over the weekend have caused an estimated $2 billion in damage, an insurer trade group says, making it the costliest tornado loss in Texas history.The Insurance Council of...

9 Tornadoes Confirmed in North Texas Outbreak; Insured Losses Pegged at $2B

Oct 24 2019 // The National Weather Service says nine tornadoes struck the Dallas area during Sunday’s stretch of severe storms in Texas.Forecasters confirmed the twisters Tuesday after surveying damage throughout North Texas. The...

Washington Tornado Uprooted Trees, Sending Them into Homes

Oct 24 2019 // The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down near Shelton, Wash.The tornado his on Friday night, with had winds up to 100 mph. The tornado started on land and traveled more than a half mile before moving...

No Fatalities Reported After Dallas Hit by Tornado

Oct 21 2019 // The City of Dallas said in a Twitter feed that no fatalities or serious injuries had been reported following a tornado that hit swept through northern part of the city on Sunday night causing widespread property damage,...

Tropical Storm Nestor Spawns Tornadoes in Florida Gulf but Spares Panhandle

Oct 21 2019 // Tropical Storm Nestor was downgraded Saturday after it spawned a tornado that damaged homes and a school in central Florida but spared an area of the Panhandle devastated one year ago by Hurricane Michael.The storm,...

National Hurricane Center Issues Tropical Storm Warning Along Gulf Coast

Oct 18 2019 // A disturbance in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico is likely to become a tropical storm that will hit the northern U.S. Gulf Coast with wind and rain, forecasters said Thursday.Moving off the eastern coast of Mexico, the low...

Does the Cloud of Vaping-Related Injuries Portend a Storm of Litigation? – Cannabis Industry Alert

Oct 15 2019 // Electronic cigarettes and vaping have been heralded by many as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. A recent outbreak of illnesses allegedly related to vaping, however, has ignited public hysteria and...

Texas Windstorm Insurer Seeks Input for Actuarial & Underwriting Committee

Oct 10 2019 // Texas insurer of last resort for properties along the state’s coast is seeking input from the public in advance of a meeting of its Actuarial & Underwriting Committee.The Texas Windstorm Insurance...

Comments Sought on Proposed Claim Rules for Texas Windstorm Insurer

Oct 7 2019 // Texas insurance regulators are seeking input on proposed changes to claims-related rules for the state’s property insurer of last resort along the Texas coast.The Texas Department of Insurance has proposed changes to...

Texas Mutual Commits $5M to Help Tropical Storm Imelda-Impacted Policyholders

Oct 2 2019 // Austin-based workers’ compensation carrier, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., is offering a grant of $5 million for policyholders affected by Tropical Storm Imelda. The grant is intended to support the recovery of business...

Tornado, Hail, Snow Sweep Through California

Oct 1 2019 // The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in a California field as thunderstorms swept through the central part of the state.Cellphone video posted online shows the towering vortex spinning...