Severe Storms Pummel South Killing at Least 2 in Florida April 1, 2022 By Emily Wagster Pettus and Jonathan Mattise A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight — killing at...
Insurers May Take $18B Hit From Hurricane Ida – Industry Experts September 1, 2021 Insurers are bracing for a hit of about $18 billion from Hurricane Ida in the United States and the Caribbean,...
AIR Worldwide and KCC Project Hurricane Sally Insured Losses From $1 to $3 Billion September 21, 2020 Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry insured losses to onshore property resulting from Hurricane Sally’s winds, storm...
Oklahoma Reels, Missouri Declares State of Emergency from Storm May 22, 2019 By Rich McKay Dozens of people were rescued from rising floodwaters and felled trees that smashed homes and blocked roadways in Oklahoma, as...
Home of the Future Will Withstand Whatever Wild Weather Comes May 13, 2019 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Prashant Gopal Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the...
Thunderstorms Strike East Coast, Leave Thousands without Power April 15, 2019 Severe thunderstorms blasted the U.S. East Coast with gusts of wind up to 50 miles per hour on Monday morning,...
When Perils Combine – Concurrent Causation and Texas Law August 31, 2017 By Shannon O'Malley, partner with Zelle LLP Hurricane Harvey is the strongest hurricane to hit the Texas coast in over 55 years. Like all hurricanes, in some...
Floods, Damaging Winds Most Destructive Natural Hazards in 2016 January 26, 2017 Last year’s natural hazards were reportedly below average or average with the exception of flood and wind, both of which...
NIST Leads Federal Windstorm Initiative July 14, 2016 Congress recently designated the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to be the lead agency for the National Windstorm...
Farmers Data Outlines Hazards Related to Spring Weather March 11, 2016 The start of spring means it’s the season for wet and often wicked weather, which can be unpredictable and may...