Auto Property Claim Volume Still Low, But Storm Damages Pushed Numbers September 11, 2020 Motorists who are hunkering down because of social distancing are continuing to file fewer collision claims, but a rash of...
Drones Help Insurance Companies Check Damage in Cedar Rapids September 1, 2020 By Erin Jordan CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Insurance adjusters who descended on Cedar Rapids after the Aug. 10 derecho storm are using drones...
Iowa Farmers Assess Losses After Storm Flattened Cornfields August 14, 2020 By David Pitt DES MOINES, Iowa — Farmers across a wide swath of Iowa are dealing with the heartbreaking aftermath of a rare...
Powerful Derecho Leaves Path of Devastation Across Midwest August 12, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley and Seth Borenstein IOWA CITY, Iowa — A rare storm packing 100 mph winds and with power similar to an inland hurricane swept...
Researchers Demonstrate How Lightning Strikes Can Improve Storm Forecasts November 15, 2016 Humans have always been frightened and fascinated by lightning. This month, NASA is scheduled to launch a new satellite that...
Tulsa Finishing Up Cleanup From July Windstorm September 24, 2013 Crews in Tulsa, Okla., are in the final stages of debris cleanup from a major windstorm in July, but the...
Storm, Inmate Settlements Boost West Virginia BRIM Costs September 13, 2013 A major storm and settlements of inmate lawsuits contributed to a nearly $20 million increase in the West Virginia Board...
West Virginia Insurance Premiums Stable After 2012 Derecho July 2, 2013 West Virginia property owners in general didn’t see a huge uptick in insurance premiums after making claims from last summer’s...
Strange Tidal Flow in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay was Tsunami June 26, 2013 Marine scientists say a strange rise and fall in the water of Narragansett Bay earlier this month was a small...
Eleven Weather Disasters Cost More Than $1 Billion in 2012 June 14, 2013 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. suffered 11 weather and climate disasters last year that caused more than $1 billion in damage each and...