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CoreLogic Ranks the Windiest Cities in the U.S.

Jackson, Miss., is the windiest city in the nation, according to new data released by CoreLogic. Springfield, Mo., Boston and Cambridge, Mass., followed by Shreveport, La., rounded out the top five windiest cities. The CoreLogic Windy City Ranking provides a …

Coastal Louisiana Struggles 10 years After Hurricane Rita

Vacant slabs, weed-choked lots and solitary stairs to nowhere permeate this tiny town in southwest Louisiana. All that remains of the Klean-N-Kruise car wash is a rusted white sign overlooking an empty, overgrown lot. Residents travel 30 miles away for …

Windstorm Christian Insured Losses Between EUR 1.5 and 2.3B: AIR

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that insured losses from Windstorm Christian (known as St. Jude in the UK) will range between EUR 1.5 billion and EUR 2.3 billion, with the majority of insured losses occurring in Denmark and Germany. …

Public Meeting on Texas Windstorm Insurance Issues Announced

The Texas Department of Insurance announced that a public meeting of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association expert panel will be held Aug. 22 from 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm in Austin. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the …

Storms Cause Damage Across Wide Swath of Montana

Strong thunderstorms that moved across Montana left a trail of damage to crops and buildings along with downed trees and power outages. The worst damage from Thursday’s storm may have occurred in Gallatin County, where winds gusting up to 89 …

Mississippi School Districts’ Property Insurance Premiums Spike

Property insurance premiums have skyrocketed for Pine Belt school districts in Mississippi. Some have had problems just finding a company to insure them. John Wells, with the state Commissioner of Insurance’s office, says many districts statewide have complained about property …

Union Statue at Gettysburg Park Damaged in Storm

A statue of a Union soldier swinging his rifle like a club at the Gettysburg, Pa., battlefield was damaged by heavy winds Tuesday, on the eve of the 150th anniversary of the pivotal American Civil War battle. The statue has …

Sandy Damage Survey Report Part Two: AIR

This report is the second in a series from AIR Worldwide’s ongoing damage survey of areas impacted by Sandy, which made landfall on October 29, 2012, five miles southwest of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The commentary here will illustrate the …

Sandy Damage Survey Report Part One: AIR

Sandy’s diameter made it the largest Atlantic hurricane on record in terms of the span of tropical storm-force winds, according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide. The huge radius helped to keep the winds at Category 1 intensity and allowed …

U.S. Insurers Prepare for Impact of Hurricane Sandy

Insurers say they are making the usual preparations for a hurricane – activating claims teams, staging adjusters near the locations most likely to be affected and generally getting ready to pay for a potentially huge volume of losses. “We plan …