Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide described the storm, which struck Southern England and Wales last Friday night, November 13, as the “strongest storm of the season.” Winds gusting up to 160 kilometers per hour (100 mph) were recorded on …
Gov. Mike Beebe has named 46 more Arkansas counties as disaster areas following severe storms caused tornadoes and flooding last month. Beebe took the action Saturday. It is separate from previous declarations for earlier October flooding that named five counties. …
A.M. Best Co. has revised the outlook to stable from positive and affirmed the issuer credit rating (ICR) of “bbb” of Upland Mutual Insurance, Inc. of Junction City, Kansas. Best also affirmed Upland’s financial strength rating (FSR) of ‘B++.’ The …
Thanks to El Nino, the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season has been the quietest in more than a decade, offering a reprieve for residents in the danger zone and a chance for insurance firms to refill depleted coffers. With the peak …
The National Weather Service has confirmed tornado touchdowns during storms last Friday in Marion, Monroe and McMinn counties. A report by meteorologist Tim Troutman in the Morristown office said assessment teams confirmed there was evidence that EF0 tornadoes touched down. …
The Missouri Department of Insurance reports that it has recovered almost $10.7 million from insurance companies during the first nine months of 2009. The money was returned to consumers who filed complaints with the department. The most common reasons for …
Hurricane Hugo was the most costly hurricane ever to hit the United States when it made landfall in South Carolina in 1989, causing $4.2 billion in insured damage. Since then, the total insured property along South Carolina’s coast has grown …
Craig Fugate brought three lessons with him when he took over the Federal Emergency Management Agency: Always be ready for disasters, make sure people take responsibility for themselves and get the message out creatively. He also is stressing FEMA isn’t …
Arkansas emergency officials say something big is coming — but they don’t know what it will be or when it will get here. The Arkansas Department of Emergency Management issued a reminder Wednesday for residents to prepare for a disaster …
People who lived through Hurricane Ivan can’t forget the haunting images left by one of the strongest storms ever recorded: condo towers collapsed in roiling surf, splintered homes or flat slabs, fragments of highways lost in a sea of sand. …