Best Read Hurricane Headlines
Headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page with the most time spent reading.
#1 The 2023 Hurricane Season: Are Insurers Prepared for the Growing Risks?
Jun 2 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. As the 2023 Hurricane Season approaches, it is crucial for coastal and inland communities alike to understand and prepare for the potential risks associated with...
#2 Movie Star Anthony Mackie Returns to New Orleans to Repair Hurricane-Damaged Roofs
Sep 25 2023 // NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Movie star Anthony Mackie was back in his home town – and back at an old job – as he took part in a program to repair roofs damaged by natural disasters for people who aren’t financially or...
#3 Florida OIR Wants Enhanced Hurricane Ian Data by Sept. 27. Claims Have Topped 740,000
Sep 21 2023 // The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is reminding carriers that additional information about Hurricane Ian claims is due no later than Sept. 27. By law, the office is required to collect data after hurricanes. Simple...
#4 Federal Judge Rejects Law Firm’s Claim for Hurricane Damage Lawsuit Fees, Citing Illegal Client Acquisition
Sep 26 2023 // A federal judge rejected a request by McClenny Moseley & Associates to claim an interest in legal fees and expenses from a hurricane damage lawsuit, saying the law firm obtained its clients illegally by using a...
#5 Hurricane Lee to Push Unusual Cape Cod Bay Surge: Weather Watch
Sep 14 2023 // Hurricane Lee’s winds are dropping but its size continues to swell as it comes north toward New England and the Canadian Maritimes where the storm will bring coastal flooding and possible widespread power outages...
#6 Lee Heads to New England; Maine on Hurricane Watch
Sep 15 2023 // Coastal communities from Cape Cod to Canada are expecting Hurricane Lee to arrive tonight and Saturday, bringing coastal flooding, damaging winds and heavy rains. The National Hurricane Center placed Maine under a...
#7 New Models Aim to Better Predict Storm Surge, Insured Losses From Hurricanes
Jun 2 2023 // Two new hurricane forecast models promise to help property owners and insurers better predict the losses from storms that may be increasing in intensity as ocean waters continue to warm. The National Hurricane Center...
#8 More SE Houses Being Built to Withstand Hurricanes – and Cut Emissions
Nov 6 2023 // When Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle five years ago, it left boats, cars and trucks piled up to the windows of Bonny Paulson`s home in the tiny coastal community of Mexico Beach, Florida, even though the house...
#9 Cleanup Begins After Hurricane Idalia Hits Gulf Coast
Aug 31 2023 // Cleanup and recovery from Hurricane Idalia began on Thursday along Florida’s Gulf Coast, where property damage, loss of life and power disruptions paled in comparison to the last major hurricane that struck the state...
#10 ‘Eyewall Replacement’ Led to Weakening of Hurricane – This Time, NHC Says
Sep 6 2023 // In the final hours before Hurricane Idalia struck Florida the storm had grown into a Category 4 beast lurking off the state’s west coast, and the forecast called for it to continue intensifying up until landfall. An...
#11 Unusually Warm Atlantic Ocean Is Supercharging Hurricane Idalia
Aug 29 2023 // Hurricane Idalia, now a Category 1 storm, is expected to make landfall along Florida’s Gulf Coast on Wednesday. The hurricane’s likely transformation between now and then will be due in part to the unusually...
#12 Federal Court Splits North Carolina Hurricane Insurance Claims
Nov 14 2023 // A North Carolina investment firm and its property insurer have each won partial victories in a dispute over hurricane insurance claims that has been in court since 2019. A federal district court judge for Eastern North...
#13 Citizens Suspends Binding, Could Be Most Affected as Hurricane Aims for Big Bend
Aug 29 2023 // Florida property insurers were keeping their fingers crossed Tuesday as the latest projections indicated that the worst of Hurricane Idalia may miss some of the most heavily populated parts of the state’s west...
#14 Hurricane Season May be Over, but High Winds Still Lashing South Florida
Dec 18 2023 // FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It’s beginning to look at lot like … hurricane season — at least across much of South Florida, where it’s been windy and rainy for two days and the forecast...
#15 New Research Shows Renters Are Hit the Hardest When a Hurricane Strikes
Dec 15 2023 // Newswise — With a severe shortage of affordable housing in the United States, renters living along the East and Gulf coasts are uniquely vulnerable to hurricane disasters. Two new studies based on data from 2009 to 2018...
#16 As Acapulco Rebuilds After Hurricane Otis, Other Mexico Resorts Urged to Heed Lessons
Nov 6 2023 // Hurricane Otis not only devastated Acapulco, but also exposed fatal weaknesses in aging infrastructure, teaching hard lessons that coastal cities throughout Mexico must draw on. As Acapulco rebuilds after the deadly...
#17 Warren Buffett’s Bet on Mild Florida Storm Season Faces Test With Hurricane Idalia
Aug 30 2023 // Berkshire Hathaway Inc. bet big earlier this year that Florida’s reinsurance market would deliver huge premiums with minimal losses. Hurricane Idalia is about to offer a test of that calculus, with months of...
#18 $2M Insurance Policy in Effect for Hawaii Coral Reefs in Time for Hurricane Season
Jun 14 2023 // An environmental group has a $2 million insurance policy on Hawaii’s coral reefs, which is in effect in time for a busier hurricane season that could damage the vital natural resources that are increasingly under...
#19 Forecasters Stress Uncertainty in Latest Hurricane Forecast
Aug 4 2023 // Forecasters from Colorado State University (CSU) stressed uncertainty in their latest outlook on Thursday for the current Atlantic hurricane season, even as they held steady the number of storms expected. This year’s...
#20 Already Soaked New England Warned of More Flooding Today, Hurricane Lee on Weekend
Sep 13 2023 // Already saturated communities in New England are facing continued heavy rains with additional flooding today and the prospect of even more bad weather from Hurricane Lee over the coming weekend. The National Weather...
