Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corporation, has released its Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during 2010. The survey is published by Impact Forecasting, Aon …
A rare tornado struck a small town in Oregon, about 45 miles south of Portland, Ore., on Tuesday. While no serious injuries were reported, the town center of Aumsville suffered major damage, and some families have been forced to move …
In its latest monthly assessment of the world’s catastrophes for November Aon Benfield highlights the first winter weather event of the season across Europe with “notable affects.” the report, published by the company’s Impact Forecasting team, who evaluate global natural …
Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine said that heavy winds, rain and thunderstorms on Nov. 30 caused an estimated $5 million in insured losses in Gwinnett County on Nov. 30. This estimate includes damage to cars as well as homes …
A church building and its congregation have become stronger in the wake of a tornado. It has been nearly six months since a twister producing winds up to 100 mph tore the roof from Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, destroying …
A handful of Rockford, Ill., middle school students and their driver escaped serious injury Monday, Nov. 22, 2010, when a tornado touched down at an intersection in Loves Park and knocked their school bus onto its side, authorities said. Four …
Insurance company adjusters now have access to street level weather information to gauge potential storm losses through a new online service from the Property Loss Research Bureau (PLRB). The interactive PLRB Map, available from PLRB Catastrophe Services, supplies data on …
The National Weather Service says the storm that uprooted trees in northeastern Pennsylvania earlier this week was a tornado. Meteorologist David Nocosia tells The Times-Tribune of Scranton the storm packed 95 mph winds as it passed through Jessup, Lackawanna County …
Minnesota can claim this touchdown record. It leads all others in the number of tornadoes that have swept through the state this year. The National Weather Service says 104 tornadoes touched down in Minnesota in 2010, shattering the old record …
State aid is available to farmers in 29 Minnesota counties hit by summer tornadoes or fall flooding. The Minnesota Department of Agriculture says the recent special legislative session appropriated $4 million in aid for eligible farmers. The Flood Disaster Assistance …