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The Problem(s) With Hail Claims – Part 3

Read the first part in this series, The Problem(s) With Hail Claims, Part 1: A Cautionary Tale for Insureds and Insurers, and the second part in this series, The Problem(s) With Hail Claims – Part 2. My previous two columns …

The Problem(s) With Hail Claims – Part 2

Read the first part in this series, The Problem(s) With Hail Claims, Part 1: A Cautionary Tale for Insureds and Insurers. In last month’s column, we began our examination of hail and windstorm claims issues by focusing on the pervasive …

The Problem(s) With Hail Claims, Part 1: A Cautionary Tale for Insureds and Insurers

Last year while I was out of town, a roofing company showed up at my home and told my wife there had been a hailstorm recently, so they were visiting impacted neighborhoods and providing free inspection services. She let them …

South Carolina Allows Out-of-State Adjusters After Massive Hail Storm

In the wake of last week’s widespread hail storm that damaged homes and automobiles, the South Carolina director of insurance said that emergency rules allow out-of-state adjusters and appraisers to work claims, as long as they are licensed in other …

CoreLogic Report Probes Evolving Severe Convective Storm Risk Landscape

There were 141 days with large hail that fell on more than 10 million single and multifamily homes in the contiguous U.S. in 2023, making it the highest number of days in 20 years, according to Corelogic’s 2024 Severe Convective …

650,000 Residential Properties Hit by Severe Hail in Central US Storms

A severe convective storm system spawned softball-sized hail and destructive tornadoes across the central U.S. last week, leaving meteorologists to speculate if warmer winter weather is behind the storm outbreak. As parts of the Midwest recover from the March 13-14 …

CoreLogic: 2-inch-Plus Hail Fell on 10M U.S. Homes in 2023

Last year saw 141 days with large hail (2 inch or greater)—the highest number of days in 20 years, according to a new report by CoreLogic. The 2024 Severe Convective Storm Report details how severe thunderstorm risk is growing in …

More Frequent Convective Storms Plus Population Growth Equals Rising Insurer Costs

Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving property insurance costs and cancellations, to a large degree, right? Yes, but insurers also are seeing a huge increase in …

Punishing Winds, Possible Tornadoes Inflict Damage as Storms Cross US South

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) – Damaging winds and possible tornadoes toppled trees, damaged buildings and blew cars off a highway Wednesday as powerful storms crossed the South from Texas to Georgia. The National Weather Service issued numerous tornado warnings, mainly in …

Tornado-Spawning Storms May Get Worse Due to Warming

America will probably get more killer tornado- and hail-spawning supercells as the world warms, according to a new study that also warns the lethal storms will edge eastward to strike more frequently in the more populous Southern states, like Alabama, …