Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Zurich, Vertus Launch Hurricane Deductible Buy-Back Program in Florida
Jun 11 2019 // Zurich has launched Cat4Home, a new hurricane deductible buy-back program through Vertus Insurance Partners. Cat4Home is a supplemental insurance policy available to residential homeowners in Florida and covers 100% of the...
Florida Timber Industry to Receive $480M from Feds for Hurricane Michael Recovery
Jun 10 2019 // Governor Ron DeSantis says nearly half a billion dollars from the federal government will help Florida timber growers recover from the impacts of Hurricane Michael. The governor met with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny...
7.3 Million Homes, $1.8 Trillion at Risk from Hurricane Storm Surge: CoreLogic
Jun 4 2019 // The Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1, puts 7.3 million homes at risk with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion, CoreLogic said in its 2019 Storm Surge Report. That’s 300,000 more homes and...
Forecasters Say Hawaii May Have Busy Hurricane Season
Jun 3 2019 // Hawaii and the Central Pacific could experience more storms than normal during this year’s hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted in late May that there will be five to eight...
FCC: Wireless Carriers Were Ill-Prepared for Hurricane Michael Outages
May 31 2019 // A Federal Communications Commission report says wireless carriers’ poor preparation and coordination lengthened communication outages in the Florida Panhandle after Hurricane Michael. The Panama City News Herald...
IBHS Chief Wright Urges Congress to Consider Tax Credits for Climate Resilience
May 30 2019 // Roy E. Wright, CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, wants Congress to consider financing resilience. The IBHS chief testified during a recent appearance before the House Ways and...
AAA Survey: Floridians Concerned for Upcoming Hurricane Season
May 29 2019 // Floridians are becoming more concerned about hurricane season, after enduring four major storms in the past three years, including a category five last year, according to a survey from AAA. The AAA survey, conducted online...
Watchdog Report: North Carolina Delayed Spending Federal Hurricane Matthew Funds
May 24 2019 // Administrative mistakes and a lack of expertise caused delays in North Carolina’s spending of federal funds for Hurricane Matthew recovery, according to a report released Monday from the General Assembly’s...
Forecasters Say Hawaii May Have Busy Hurricane Season
May 24 2019 // Hawaii and the Central Pacific could experience more storms than normal during this year’s hurricane season. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Wednesday there will be five to eight named...
As Many as 8 Hurricanes Forecast for ‘Near Normal’ 2019 Hurricane Season
May 24 2019 // As many as 8 hurricanes may form in the Atlantic in 2019, a “near normal” season following two years of storms that have left a trail of death and destruction in the Caribbean and U.S. coast. Nine to 15 named...
Texas House OKs Bill to Spend More Than $3B for Flood Control Projects
May 22 2019 // Nearly two years after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Texas coast, the Texas House approved legislation that would pull more than $3 billion from the state’s rainy day fund to help pay for flood control projects...
Texans in Congress Push for Release of Billions in Federal Harvey Aid
May 21 2019 // After urging the Trump administration for over a year to release billions in long-awaited disaster relief funding to Texas and other disaster-affected states to no avail, Texans in Congress are now taking more aggressive...
Hurricane Florence 9th Most Destructive Storm, Caused $24B in Damage
May 20 2019 // Hurricane Florence killed 22 people across three Southeastern states, was the ninth most destructive storm in terms of property damage in U.S. history and spawned 44 tornadoes, according to a report from the National...
Milliman: Hurricane Katrina Litigation Could Hike Mississippi Homeowners Rates
May 16 2019 // Mississippi homeowners could see premiums rise up to 25 percent thanks to Hurricane Katrina-related subrogation litigation being brought by the Mississippi attorney general, according to a recent report by Milliman. The...
Hurricane-Force Winds Damage Buildings on Alabama Coast
May 15 2019 // The National Weather Service says hurricane-force winds left a trail of damage on the Alabama coast. An assessment from forecasters says winds blowing from 70 mph to 80 mph (113 kph to 129 kph) ripped metal roofing off...
Florida Passes ‘Catch All’ Insurance Bill Impacting Surplus Lines, Catastrophe Fund
May 13 2019 // A Florida bill that the insurance industry says will help modernize the state’s surplus lines system, as well as impact property insurer contracts under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and reduce “bad...
How Homes Are Being Built, Raised to Withstand Extreme Weather
May 13 2019 // Breezy Point is beautiful in the summertime, a quaint neighborhood sitting on a slim peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic just south of New York City. In a storm, though, that dreamy setting can become a...
House-Passed Hurricane, Farm Disaster Aid Bill Includes Flood Insurance Extension
May 13 2019 // The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases, as Democrats try to dislodge the...
Trump Visits Storm-Damaged Panhandle, Pledges Financial Aid
May 9 2019 // President Donald Trump blamed congressional Democrats for a lagging federal response to the hurricane-ravaged Florida Panhandle on Wednesday, declaring that his political opponents care more about investigating his...
Project Owl Wi-Fi Network for Natural Disaster Connections Wins IBM-Backed Contest
May 9 2019 // From a cramped living room in Brooklyn, New York, a handful of young computer nerds has developed a new way to use technology to help save lives in natural disasters. They have designed tiny electronic nodes inside...
