Florida And East Coast Will See Big Losses From More Cat 5 Storms, Researchers Say December 4, 2025 By William Rabb The just-ended 2025 Atlantic hurricane season surprised some forecasters after it produced no major storms that hit the United States....
Jamaica Secures $6.7B From Agencies for Post-Melissa Rebuild December 1, 2025 By Zahra Burton and Natalia Siniawski Jamaica has secured up to $6.7 billion in support from international agencies to fund reconstruction over the next three years...
The 2025 Atlantic Hurricane Season: Rapidly Intensifying Storms Between Long Lulls November 21, 2025 This year’s Atlantic hurricane season will be remembered for bursts of extreme weather intensity falling between long and quiet stretches...
A Claims Professional’s View From the Ground in Melissa’s Aftermath November 19, 2025 By Don Jergler For one claims professional who is working in Jamaica, it is clear that the scale of the damage left in...
KCC Estimates Privately Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Will Hit $2.4 Billion November 7, 2025 By L.S. Howard Catastrophe modeling company KCC estimates that privately insured losses from Hurricane Melissa will hit $2.4 billion. This estimate includes insured...
Jamaica to Get Record $70.8M Parametric Payout for Hurricane Melissa November 5, 2025 The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility will make a payout of US$70.8 million to the government of Jamaica to cover...
Verisk Estimates Hurricane Melissa Insured Losses Could Reach $4.2B November 3, 2025 By Prakhar Srivastava Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa’s strike on Jamaica are expected to range between $2.2 billion and $4.2 billion, according to...
Satellite Data Reveals Hurricane Melissa Devastation in Jamaica October 31, 2025 By Josh Saul, Krishna Karra, Mary Hui and Joe Wertz As Hurricane Melissa sweeps past Bermuda into the North Atlantic, new satellite data of Jamaica has revealed devastation in much...
Hurricane Melissa Approaches Bermuda After Leaving Deadly Trail October 30, 2025 By Joe Wertz Hurricane Melissa marched northeast toward Bermuda on Thursday after the record-setting storm left a trail of destruction across the Caribbean,...
Hurricane Melissa Takes Aim at Bahamas After Battering Cuba October 29, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Lauren Rosenthal Sustained wind speeds are still around 105 miles per hour, and a hurricane-strength storm is expected to hit the Bahamas...