Latest Earthquake Headlines
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Study Reveals Potential for $100 Billion Earthquake Loss in Beijing, China
Mar 16 2007 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced the preliminary results of a study analyzing the impacts of the 1679 Sanhe-Pinggu Earthquake based on the 2007 population and property exposures of the Beijing, China area. The...
Julie Mix McPeak, Kentucky, Executive Director, Office of Insurance
Mar 12 2007 // Julie Mix McPeak, an attorney with more than a decade of experience in state government, was appointed executive director of the Kentucky Office of Insurance (KOI) by Gov. Ernie Fletcher last June. McPeak succeeded Glenn...
Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond
Mar 12 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year. How could insurance industry predictions be so...
Kentucky Guardsmen, Emergency Teams Practice Earthquake Drills
Mar 6 2007 // National Guardsmen and emergency management officials in 13 western Kentucky counties spent last week responding to an earthquake that hadn’t actually occurred. The exercise simulated response to a magnitude 7.5...
Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond
Feb 26 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year. How could insurance industry predictions be so...
Lessons learned from Katrina and beyond
Feb 25 2007 // The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that there would be two to five major hurricanes that year. How could insurance industry predictions be so...
Burns & Wilcox Offers Fire, Earthquake, DIC in Hawaii
Feb 23 2007 // Burns & Wilcox announced it now will provide personal lines fire, earthquake and DIC coverage in Hawaii. Coverage includes owners of primary, secondary, tenant-occupied and seasonally rented homes on the Hawaiian...
Earthquake Rattles Midwest City, Okla.
Feb 14 2007 // A small earthquake rattled the Midwest City, Okla., area Feb. 12, but no damage or injuries were reported, officials said. The magnitude 3.0 earthquake occurred at 12:33 p.m., 31/2 miles west of Midwest City, according to...
Close to New Madrid Fault, Memphis Undertakes Earthquake Planning
Feb 13 2007 // Shelby County, Tennessee emergency planners must identify “pinch points” that are most vulnerable to earthquake damage, Mayor A C Wharton says. “The best safety tool we have is to be aware of what we can...
Lessons learned from 2005’s Katrina and 2006’s calm hurricane season
Feb 12 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfall and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
P/C industry may be long overdue for massive losses from an extreme “great” earthquake
Feb 12 2007 // >Study says industry could suffer from a $100 million loss The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is long overdue for heavy losses from a massive earthquake, reports A.M. Best in its recent “2006 Annual...
Lessons learned from 2005’s Katrina and 2006’s calm hurricane season
Feb 11 2007 // It’s been more than a year since Katrina made landfill and businesses are still recovering. Then the 2006 Atlantic hurricane season came and went with barely a blip — despite initial projections by some that...
P/C industry may be long overdue for massive losses from an extreme “great” earthquake
Feb 11 2007 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry is long overdue for heavy losses from a massive earthquake, reports A.M. Best in its recent “2006 Annual Earthquake Study.” It is likely that if an earthquake of...
Kent Wholesale Offers DIC Earthquake and Flood Coverage
Feb 9 2007 // Kent Wholesale Insurance Brokers headquartered in Portland, Ore., is providing DIC including earthquake and flood coverage on admitted paper for Oregon and Washington risks. The product is rated in-house, and indications...
Small Earthquake Shakes Western Kentucky
Feb 5 2007 // A small earthquake along the New Madrid Fault shook two towns in far western Kentucky, but no injuries or damages were reported. The magnitude 2.9 quake, centered 3 miles northwest of Bardwell, was recorded at 5:47 p.m....
BRACING FOR THE “BIG ONE:” EARTHQUAKES JUST AS RISKY”
Jan 29 2007 // Although hurricanes have received wide attention in the media, earthquake exposure also should be a significant concern. Forecasts of potential damages indicate that earthquake destruction could be just as massive as that...
CALIF. HOSPITALS MAY NOT MEET EARTHQUAKE SAFETY STANDARDS
Jan 29 2007 // Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing during a major earthquake will not meet a state deadline for safety improvements, according to a new study. Standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Calif. hospitals may not meet earthquake safety standards
Jan 28 2007 // Nearly half of California hospital buildings in danger of collapsing during a major earthquake will not meet a state deadline for safety improvements, according to a new study. Standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Small Quakes Shake Old Faithful Area
Jan 26 2007 // A series of small earthquakes shook the Old Faithful area but caused no damage. The quakes occurred just before midnight Monday. “It woke up a lot of people,” said Henry Heasler, Yellowstone’s lead...
Earthquake Rattles Indonesia, But No Major Destruction
Jan 23 2007 // A 7.3-magnitude earthquake rattled buildings in northeastern Indonesia Sunday, causing panicked residents to flee homes, churches and shopping malls in fear of a tsunami that never came, officials and witnesses said. A...
