NOAA Says Highly Active Hurricane Season Likely to Continue in The Atlantic August 9, 2024 The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which has already forecast an extremely active hurricane season, is now saying it could...
Redfin: More People Are Moving in Than out of Fire- and Flood-Prone U.S. Counties August 9, 2024 More people are moving in than out of parts of the U.S. where wildfires, flooding and extreme heat are more...
California Commissioner Orders Insurance Cancelation Moratorium for 185K Residents August 8, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara issued a one-year moratorium on insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than...
Court Rules Florida Insurer Can’t Object to Appraiser After the Award Is Decided August 8, 2024 By William Rabb If a property insurer is going to object to an appraisal panel member’s fee arrangement, it must do so early...
Removing U.S. Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds August 7, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman The U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer...
Weather Service: Extreme Flood Risk Increasing in Next Few Days from Debby August 6, 2024 An extreme risk to lives and property from widespread flooding is expanding across the Southeast this week before Debby makes...
Medical Worker Wants Home Insurance to Cover Her Against Patients’ Data Claims August 5, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Connecticut clinical social worker believes her homeowners insurer should defend and indemnify her against claims she violated patients’ privacy...
Hurricane Debby Threatens to Flood U.S. East After Hitting Florida August 5, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Debby threatens to unleash days of heavy rain and flooding on the US East Coast after slamming into Florida...
Hawaiian Electric Settles Fire Claims as Part of $4 Billion Deal August 5, 2024 By Mark Chediak Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. has agreed to pay almost $2 billion as part of a $4 billion settlement to resolve...
California Wildfire Now State’s Fourth Largest on Record, 540 Structures Destroyed August 2, 2024 Firefighters have increased containment on the Park Fire near Chico, California, which at 621-square-miles as of Friday is now the...