Texas recorded seven catastrophic weather events in 2012 that resulted in $2.3 billion in insured losses. The Dallas/Fort Worth area received the brunt of the damage from tornadoes and hail storms that occurred in April and June. The multiple tornadoes …
Despite uncertainties regarding final loss totals from Hurricane Sandy, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services expects only a limited ratings impact on insurers and reinsurers exposed to such losses, according to a report, “Hurricane Sandy Brings Unexpected Risks But Limited Credit …
The federal government is poised to expand flood zones and push for increases in building elevations along the New Jersey coast in the wake of flooding from Hurricane Sandy. The Federal Emergency Management Agency was planning to revise flood-elevation rules …
Legislators in the New Jersey Assembly will hear about insurance issues cropping up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. The panel on Thursday will examine responsiveness to insurance claims and how well insurance companies are covering residential and business claims. …
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season that spawned the destruction of Sandy and Isaac has come to an end as one for the record books. There were 19 named storms in what meteorologists consider an above-average year that tied as being …
Though it’s tricky to link a single weather event to climate change, Hurricane Sandy was “probably not a coincidence” but an example of the extreme weather events that are likely to strike the U.S. more often as the world gets …
Over 65,000 recreational boats were damaged or lost as a result of Hurricane Sandy, according to the Boat Owner’s Association of the United States (BoatUS), resulting in damage estimated around $650 million, making the late October storm the single-largest industry …
U.S. power companies said Wednesday the nor’easter whipping across the Mid-Atlantic knocked out power to additional homes and businesses and slowed their efforts to restore service to those left in the dark by Hurricane Sandy nine days ago. Utilities from …
Cuba’s second city is still struggling to recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy even as streetlamps in hard-hit lower Manhattan shine brightly and its subways begin rumbling through tunnels again. Two weeks after the storm blasted through Santiago, Cuba, …
Maryland’s Department of Natural Resources is reminding homeowners to make sure they hire licensed tree professionals to trim or remove trees damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Department officials say state law requires anyone who treats, trims, or removes trees to be …