Editor’s Picks for October 2024

• Most Homeowners Worried About Impact of Natural Disasters and Climate Change, New Survey Shows
• Tennessee Eyes Claims Denials, Florida Offers to Check Contracts with Adjusters in Wake of Hurricanes
• Survey Finds Consumers See Link Between Attorney-Repped Claims and Higher Auto Insurance Costs
• Global Natural Catastrophe Insured Losses Exceed $102B During Q1-Q3 2024: Aon
• Universal, AmCoastal Report Some Costs from Helene, Milton for Q3
• Cargo-Ship Owner to Pay US $102M Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse, DOJ Says
• Florida’s Heritage Insurance Reports 5,400 Claims, $57M in Cat Losses From Milton
• McDonald’s Is Racing to Contain Fallout From E. Coli Outbreak
• Appeals Court Says Experts Must Show Causal Relationship in BP Oil Workers’ Suits
• Claims from Hurricane Milton Continue to Rise in Florida — 221K and Counting
• People’s Trust Managed Repair Clause Survives Another Florida Legal Challenge
• Worker Injured While Drunk on the Job Wins Claim Approval
• CoreLogic: Insured Wind and Flood Losses from Milton $17B to $28B, Property Restoration Difficult
• HCI Group Expects to Pay $600M to $750M in Claims from Recent Hurricanes
• Progressive to Pay Policy Limits in Fatal Boat Crash That Involved Murdaugh’s Son
• Milton’s 152,180 Claims So Far to Mean New Pressure on Reinsurance, Rate Hikes
• Google Endorses Bill to Reveal Funders Backing Lawsuits
• Louisiana Contractor Charged for Allegedly Damaging Homeowners’ Roof
• Much of Milton’s Worst Damage Came From Wind, Not Water
• AccuWeather Estimates Damage and Economic Loss from Milton at $160B to $180B
• Hurricane Milton Leaves Millions Without Power, Snarls Flights
• Severity of Ransomware Attacks Rose 68% in First Half of 2024, Report Shows
• Southeast Asia Scammers Stole Up to $37 Billion in 2023, UN Says
• With Back-to-Back Storms, Florida Now Facing Delays in Claims Adjusting
• Unlicensed Work Does Not Void Contract With Condos, Florida Appeals Court Says
• Hurricane Milton Could Cost Insurers $60B, Raise Reinsurance Rates, RBC Says
• Expert: Fraudulent Jewelry Claims a Low-Cost, High-Payout Endeavor
• Verisk’s Insured Loss Estimates From Helene in Line with Other Modelers
• Hurricane Milton Is About to End Tampa’s Century of Good Luck
• Moody’s Estimates U.S. Private Market Insured Losses for Hurricane Helene at $8B to $14B
• Hurricane Milton Nears Category 5 Strength as It Menaces Florida
• AccuWeather Increases Total Damage and Economic Loss Estimate From Helene to Between $225B-$250B
• American Dams Weren’t Built for Today’s Climate-Charged Rain and Floods
• Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation
• Biden to Deploy 1,000 Troops to Aid North Carolina After Helene
• State Farm, Citizens Brace for Losses From Hurricane Helene
• Hurricane Devastates Southern Cotton Crops Just Before Harvest

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