Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Study: Many California Hospitals Will Not Meet Deadline for Earthquake Safety Measures
Jan 22 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. Tough standards passed after the deadly 1994...
Burns & Wilcox To Offer Commercial Earthquake Coverage
Jan 16 2007 // Burns & Wilcox, a Farmington Hills, Mich.-based national specialty insurance wholesaler, underwriter and managing general agent, is offering of a new commercial “all risks” property program that includes...
Earthquake Rattles Two Southeastern Oklahoma Towns
Jan 11 2007 // Oklahoma’s first earthquake of 2007 rattles two small southeastern towns, authorities said. No damage or injuries were reported when the 2.5 temblor hit the western Coal County communities of Tupelo and Clarita about...
House Reps. Introduce National Catastrophe Insurance Proposal
Jan 5 2007 // U.S. Representatives Ginny Brown-Waite (FL) and Vern Buchanan (FL) today introduced the Homeowners’ Insurance Protection Act of 2007, a comprehensive catastrophic insurance bill that would establish a federal...
2 Small Earthquakes Rattle Oklahomans’ Nerves
Dec 26 2006 // Two minor earthquakes shook central Oklahoma, rattling nerves but causing no serious damage or injuries, authorities said. The quakes were centered in the Del City-Midwest City area east of Oklahoma City. The first struck...
Commissioners, compensation rules, earthquakes made for shaky ground
Dec 25 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Top 10 Stories of the Year – West
Dec 24 2006 // In the era when cowboys and gold panners roamed, the West was characterized as a wild yet adventurous place to live. Judging by 2006’s insurance industry headlines, those sentiments don’t seem to have...
Dec 24 2006 // People Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners elected 2007 officers during the group’s winter meeting in San Antonio. Alabama Insurance Commissioner Walter Bell was named president, Kansas...
Aon Places California Earthquake Catastrophe Bond
Dec 22 2006 // Aon Corp., based in Chicago, announced that its investment banking group, Aon Capital Markets, completed the private placement of $190 million of principal at- risk variable rate notes for Munich Re. The placement provides...
Experts Warn Insurance Regulators About Dangers of New Madrid Fault
Dec 11 2006 // Earthquake, insurance and building code experts from across the country today warned state insurance regulators of the catastrophic consequences when middle America experiences a replay of the 1811 and 1812 New Madrid...
RMS Appoints Zoback VP of Earthquake Risk Applications
Dec 6 2006 // Risk Management Solutions, Newark, Calif., announced that Mary Lou Zoback has joined the firm as vice president of earthquake risk applications. A 28-year veteran of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), Zoback is a...
Southeast regulators united in call for national disaster plan
Nov 20 2006 // The New Madrid fault line, the Atlantic hurricane season and tornado alley are just a few factors that weigh heavily on the minds — and regulatory decisions — of insurance regulators in the southeastern United...
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Nov 19 2006 // Southeast regulators united in call for national disaster plan The New Madrid fault line, the Atlantic hurricane season and tornado alley are just a few factors that weigh heavily on the minds — and regulatory...
Hawaii’s earthquake losses, not earthquake policies, on the rise
Nov 6 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
Hawaii acknowledges tsunami warning deficiencies
Nov 6 2006 // Hawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to...
Hawaii’s earthquake losses, not earthquake policies, on the rise
Nov 5 2006 // Estimated damages from the two earthquakes that struck Hawaii on Oct. 15 have been rising. Yet the recent disaster has not spurred homeowners and businesses to purchase earthquake coverage, according the state’s...
News Currents
Nov 5 2006 // Hawaii acknowledges tsunami warning deficiencies Hawaii may have just suffered through two earthquakes, but the state says it has a potential flood problem. Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in...
Hawaii Acknowledges Tsunami Warning Deficiencies
Nov 2 2006 // Hawaii’s tsunami warning system has serious deficiencies in reliability and coverage area, according to state emergency officials. About 100 of the tsunami sirens don’t have emergency backup power, meaning they...
Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Issues Notice of Earthquake Coverage
Oct 27 2006 // The Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Insurance Division has issued a notice to residents that some relief for earthquake related losses may be available under homeowners’ policies. “As you...
Bar Harbor, Maine Braces for More Quake Aftershocks
Oct 25 2006 // Additional aftershocks are possible in the days and weeks ahead after a series of four small earthquakes shook the BBar Harbor, Maine area last Sunday. The tremors were normal aftershock activity from an Oct. 2 quake with...
