Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Ike Insured Damage Estimates Range from $6B to $18B
Sep 15 2008 // Estimates of insured damage from Hurricane Ike vary widely – from $6 billion to $18 billion, according to several catastrophe risk modeling firms, but Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin has pointed out that...
Experts Meet in South Carolina, Discuss Making Homes Hurricane Ready
Sep 12 2008 // Getting people back in their homes quickly is vital to hurricane recovery, the head of a national program to build more storm-resistant homes said at a conference in South Carolina. “The faster you get the people...
PartnerRe Estimates Gustav Losses Between $25 to $45 Million
Sep 12 2008 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. announced that its preliminary estimate of claims relating to its exposure to Hurricane Gustav are currently expected to be between $25 and $45 million on a pre-tax basis, net of reinstatement...
Okla. Gov. Declares Emergency Ahead of Hurricane Ike
Sep 12 2008 // Gov. Brad Henry has declared a state of emergency for Oklahoma in case hurricane evacuees from Texas are brought to the state. Hurricane Ike is expected to hit Texas Saturday and Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management...
State Offices Close in Advance of Ike in 2 SW Louisiana Parishes
Sep 12 2008 // Still recovering from Labor Day’s Hurricane Gustav, south Louisiana braced Sept. 11for a brush with Ike, a powerful hurricane on a projected course for the Texas Gulf Coast. Calcasieu Parish officials in...
Hurricane Ike Idles Texas Oil Industry, Threatens Floods
Sep 12 2008 // Powerful Hurricane Ike bore down on the heart of the U.S. energy sector in Texas Friday, leaving most production idled and threatening a fifth of the nation’s refining capacity with howling winds and a possible...
Like Ike, Insurance Exposures Along Texas Coast Are Massive
Sep 12 2008 // With a giant Hurricane Ike taking aim at the upper Texas coast, the value of insured property at risk is huge, according to the Insurance Information Institute. The total value of insured coastal property in Texas was more...
Louisiana Won’t Be Spared by Ike
Sep 12 2008 // Although Galveston, Texas, is expected to experience the brunt of the storm, Hurricane Ike is a very, very large storm, extending nearly 900 miles across according to some estimates. Louisiana figured it might have been...
Ferocious Hurricane Ike in Gulf of Mexico, Headed for Texas
Sep 11 2008 // Hurricane Ike gathered strength as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters Thursday on a track that would skirt the heart of the U.S. offshore oil patch before slamming into the Texas coast late Friday or...
Thousands Flee Texas Coast as Hurricane Ike Shifts Northward
Sep 11 2008 // On Sept. 10, it looked like Hurricane Ike was going to make landfall along the middle Texas coast, with Corpus Christi being the largest city with the most to lose from the storm, which is expected to make landfall...
Louisiana Still Mopping up From Gustav as Ike Enters Gulf
Sep 10 2008 // Hurricane Ike entered the Gulf of Mexico on Sept. 9 and the latest path projected by the National Hurricane Center has the storm making landfall in Texas, possibly near Corpus Christi. Meanwhile, Louisiana is still mopping...
UPDATE: Ike ‘Growing in Size and Strength’ Says NHC
Sep 10 2008 // Although Hurricane Ike weakened considerably as it passed over Cuba, the most recent bulletin (11:00 a.m. EDT) from Miami’s National Hurricane Center warns that is now “growing in size and strength in the...
North Carolina Committee to Study Beach Plan’s Ability to Cover Risks
Sep 9 2008 // The North Carolina Legislature mandated a committee to study the North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association’s (Beach Plan) ability to respond financially to a significant hurricane landfall. State Rep. Bruce...
Texas Bracing for Possible Strike by Hurricane Ike
Sep 9 2008 // As Hurricane Ike barrels over Cuba and heads toward the Gulf of Mexico, it has the potential to become the storm that insurance companies in Texas have feared most, according to the Insurance Council of Texas. As of Sept....
CCRIF Named Re/Insurance Initiative of the Year
Sep 8 2008 // The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has been honored as the “Re/Insurance Initiative of the Year” at the 2008 Review Worldwide Reinsurance Awards. It’s the first such recognition for...
High Rip Current Risk Precedes Ike on Florida’s Atlantic Beaches
Sep 8 2008 // The National Hurricane Center posted a hurricane watch Sept. 7 for the Florida Keys in advance of Hurricane Ike. By Sunday afternoon, all Keys residents and visitors were under a mandatory evacuation order. Florida...
Florida Closes Last Hurricane Gustav Shelter
Sep 8 2008 // The last American Red Cross shelter in Florida for Hurricane Gustav evacuees closed Sept. 6. As Hurricane Ike moves in from the west, Florida evacuees from Hurricane Gustav are finally able to return home. Craig Fugate,...
Army Corp of Engineers Wins Flood Fight During Hurricane Gustav
Sep 8 2008 // No breaches. Limited brash talk. No “no word” from the Army Corps of Engineers. Few foul ups. Clear risk analysis. And the flood fight got done during Hurricane Gustav. Under a microscope since the catastrophic...
Hurricane Ike over Cuba, Heading for US Gulf Coast
Sep 8 2008 // Hurricane Ike is not yet weakening over Cuba and will likely reach the Gulf of Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane before taking aim at the oil-rich Texas-Louisiana coast later in the week, the U.S. National Hurricane Center...
Tropical Storm Hanna Landfalls in Carolinas, Ike Threatens Florida
Sep 7 2008 // Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early on Sept. 6 at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said Hanna’s...
