Thailand’s Record Floods Paralyze Key Hubs for Tech and Car Parts December 2, 2025 By Suttinee Yuvejwattana and Pathom Sangwongwanich Thailand said floods that have devastated much of the country’s south have “paralyzed” the flow of high tech components and...
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...
Storm Knocks Out Power in Midwest, Threatens Thanksgiving Travel November 26, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan Snowy and blustery conditions are spreading across the U.S. Midwest, triggering power outages and potential ground and air delays on...
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...
FEMA Chief Resigns After Six Months, Criticism Over Floods November 18, 2025 By Zahra Hirji, Myles Miller and Lauren Rosenthal Richardson's departure marks the second time in recent months that the administration has reset the agency's leadership.
Beware the Rise in Unproven ‘Brittleness Test’ for Roof Shingle Claims November 14, 2025 By George Miles A few years ago, in the early 2020s, it was not unusual to hear about or even see roofing workers...
Lack of Hurricanes Is Leading to Lack of Experience for Adjusters November 13, 2025 By Don Jergler It looks like the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season is wrapping up in quiet fashion—aside from Hurricane Melissa—without any U.S. landfalls.
Los Angeles Braces for Drenching Storms, Potential Flooding November 13, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan California is set to be drenched in coming days as heavy rain and snowstorms uncoil off the Pacific Ocean, potentially...
Five Reasons Why The US Escaped A Hurricane Landfall So Far November 12, 2025 A weather forecasting organization is offering up five reasons why the U.S. wasn’t hit by a hurricane this season, despite...
Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Retroactively Restore NFIP November 11, 2025 By Ezra Amacher Two U.S. Congressmen, one a Democrat from Louisiana and the other a Republican from Mississippi, have introduced legislation to retroactively...