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#1 South Carolina Allows Out-of-State Adjusters After Massive Hail Storm
Apr 23 2024 // In the wake of last week’s widespread hail storm that damaged homes and automobiles, the South Carolina director of insurance said that emergency rules allow out-of-state adjusters and appraisers to work claims, as...
#2 Q1 Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses Driven by Severe Convective Storms: Aon
Apr 30 2024 // Global natural catastrophes cost insurers $17 billion during the first quarter of 2024 with economic losses rising above $45 billion, according to Aon’s Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap – April 2024. Q1 natural disaster...
#3 Multiple Tornadoes Hit Nebraska and Iowa, Leaving Trails of Damage
Apr 28 2024 // OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, damaging hundreds of homes and other structures as it tore for miles along farmland and into subdivisions. Some injuries were reported but...
#4 Tornadoes Damaged 7,200 Residential Properties, Left $2B in Reconstruction Costs
May 1 2024 // The tornadoes that ripped through parts of Nebraska, Iowa and Oklahoma late last week damaged some 7,200 homes, leaving a reconstruction tab of $2.1 billion, according to CoreLogic, the data analytics firm. Some 127...
#5 Global Insured Natural Disaster Claims Again Dominated by Severe US Storms: Gallagher
Apr 18 2024 // Global insured losses from natural catastrophes in the first quarter were estimated at $20 billion, with US claims accounting for more than $15 billion, or 75%, of the Q1 total, according to a Gallagher Re in a...
#6 Tornadoes in Tennessee, North Carolina Kill Three, Damage Properties
May 9 2024 // High winds, hail, heavy rain and tornadoes battered Southern states from Alabama to North Carolina Wednesday and Thursday morning, leaving three people dead and hundreds of properties with heavy damage. USA Today, CNN and...
#7 Severe Storms Cause Damage in Middle U.S.
Apr 19 2024 // ST. LOUIS (AP) — Strong storms caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. this week and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt. An EF-1 tornado touched down shortly after 6 a.m....
#8 Tornado in Southern China Kills 5 People, Damages Factories in City of Guangzhou
Apr 30 2024 // A tornado struck the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou on Saturday, killing five people and damaging more than 140 factory buildings, state media said. The China Meteorological Administration said the tornado struck about...
#9 Tornadoes Kill 4 in Oklahoma, Leaving Trail of Destruction
Apr 30 2024 // SULPHUR, Okla. (AP) — Tornadoes killed four people in Oklahoma, including an infant, and left thousands without power Sunday after a destructive outbreak of severe weather flattened buildings in the heart of one rural...
#10 After Deadly Oklahoma Tornado, Storms Bring Twisters to Midwest
May 9 2024 // DETROIT (AP) — Severe storms battered the Midwest on Tuesday, unleashing a curtain of heavy rain, gusty winds and tornadoes throughout the region a day after a deadly twister ripped through a small Oklahoma town and...
#11 1 Person Killed, Homes Destroyed After Tornado Rips NE Kansas
May 2 2024 // WESTMORELAND, Kan. (AP) — One person died Tuesday when a tornado ripped through the small city of Westmoreland in northeastern Kansas, destroying houses, RVs and outbuildings, authorities said. Pottawatomie County...
#12 Storms Bring Floods and Damaging Wind Across the South
Apr 12 2024 // SLIDELL, La. (AP) — Severe storms blamed for a death in Mississippi spawned a tornado that demolished buildings in one Louisiana city Wednesday while inundating streets in low-lying New Orleans with hours of steady rain...
#13 McMaster Requests Federal Help After Wind, Hail Storm That Damaged SC Homes
May 8 2024 // South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster has requested a presidential disaster declaration to assist in recovery after wind and hail damaged homes the northern part of the state on April 20. “I have determined that the...
#14 Parts of US Gulf Coast Face Possible Tornadoes: Weather Watch
Apr 29 2024 // States across the US Gulf Coast are bracing for possible tornadoes as certain parts of the region face a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms, according to the US Storm Prediction Center. Severe thunderstorm warnings and...
#15 Nebraska, Kansas Brace for Possibly More Tornados: Weather Watch
Apr 16 2024 // Wild weather is sweeping the central US on Tuesday with tornado watches posted across parts of Nebraska and Kansas and an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms later in Iowa, Missouri and Illinois, the National Weather...
#16 Oklahoma Sues Natural Gas Companies Over Price Spikes During Winter Storm Uri
Apr 12 2024 // OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Two Texas-based natural gas companies are being sued by Oklahoma, which alleges they fraudulently reduced gas supplies to send prices soaring during Winter Storm Uri, making huge profits while...
#17 TWIA Board Approves $500M Line of Credit Ahead of 2024 Storm Season
May 10 2024 // The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) Board of Directors met in Austin on May 7 for its second quarterly meeting of the year, where it completed financial preparations for the 2024 storm season. TWIA’s...
#18 Weathering the Storm: The Impact of Climate-Driven Risk Reassessments on the Housing Market
Apr 15 2024 // One of the most pressing challenges facing insurance professionals today is the escalating impact of extreme weather events in traditionally disaster-prone areas. Last year alone, the U.S. witnessed a staggering $92.9...
#19 Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Provides Resources for Storm Victims
Apr 30 2024 // Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready notified residents of where to seek help and report damage in response to severe storms that killed four and left more than 20,000 people without power. “Our hearts go...
#20 Oklahoma Sues Gas Companies for Alleged Fraud During Winter Storm Uri
May 6 2024 // Two Texas-based natural gas companies are being sued by Oklahoma, which alleges they fraudulently reduced gas supplies to send prices soaring during Winter Storm Uri making huge profits while thousands shivered across the...
