Researchers Say U.S. Hurricane Tab of $14 Billion and Counting Result of Global Warming October 21, 2015 By Alex Nussbaum Climate change has added billions to the toll of hurricane strikes on the U.S., according to a study that challenges...
Louisiana Hurricane Museum Fundraising Continues September 11, 2015 Ten years after back-to-back storms Katrina and Rita galvanized plans for a Lake Charles museum focused on hurricanes, supporters have...
Hurricane Katrina Facts & Figures August 26, 2015 By Denise Johnson Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Southern Florida as a Category 1 hurricane 10 years ago this week. Moving into the...
NICB Looks Back on Hurricane Katrina, Birth of VinCheck August 25, 2015 While Katrina impacted parts of Alabama, Florida and Mississippi, its most widespread destruction occurred in Louisiana in and around New...
IBHS: After Katrina, Roofing Regulations Stronger on Gulf Coast August 24, 2015 According to new research by the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, stronger building codes and standards, along with...
Researchers Link Amazon Wildfire Risk to U.S. Hurricanes August 20, 2015 Researchers from the University of California, Irvine and NASA have uncovered a remarkably strong link between high wildfire risk in...
A Decade After Hurricane Katrina Rising Flood Risk Threatens Coastal Cities August 20, 2015 A decade after Hurricane Katrina caused $41 billion in property and casualty insurance losses, the most expensive catastrophe ever experienced...
Rehearing Request Denied in State Farm Katrina Fraud Case August 14, 2015 A federal appeals court has decided that last month’s upholding of a jury’s insurance fraud ruling will stand, allowing whistleblowers...
Changes in Weather Forecasting Since Hurricane Katrina August 12, 2015 According to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration bulletin highlighting changes in weather forecasting since Hurricane Katrina hit 10 years...
Katrina’s Impact on Commercial Property Insurance August 5, 2015 By Denise Johnson Catastrophe modeling, advances in mitigation as well as building design changes are just a few of the areas impacted by...