Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Experts Warn of Long Waits for Post-Hurricane Home Repairs
Oct 13 2016 // There will be plenty of large-scale reconstruction to do in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which has been blamed for dozens of deaths since it made its first U.S. landfall Friday and is still causing catastrophic flooding...
Caribbean Cat Facility, CCRIF, to Pay $29.2M to Nations Hit by Hurricane Matthew
Oct 13 2016 // CCRIF SPC (formerly the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility) will make payouts of US$29.2 million to CCRIF member countries as a result of damages incurred from Hurricane Matthew. The payouts, which will be made...
Category 4 Hurricane Nicole Lashes Bermuda with Winds & Flooding Rain
Oct 13 2016 // Hurricane Nicole, which has become a Category 4 hurricane, will continue to lash Bermuda with winds and flooding rain through Thursday, according to a report issued by AccuWeather. As a Category 4 hurricane with sustained...
Kennedy Space Center Reopens After Suffering Significant Hurricane Damage
Oct 13 2016 // NASA’s Kennedy Space Center reopened for business Tuesday, relying on industrial air conditioners rushed in from around the country in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. Director Robert Cabana said the damage – mostly...
Study Finds Climate Change Could Lead to More Hurricanes on NYC Coast
Oct 12 2016 // Hurricanes could start flooding New York City’s coastline as often as every 20 years due to the effects of climate change on sea-level rise and hurricane activity, scientists said on Monday. Water could surge some 9...
Residents in Areas Not Hard Hit by Matthew Question Evacuation Orders
Oct 12 2016 // Maureen Miller was among the 2 million people ordered to evacuate coastal areas in the Southeast ahead of Hurricane Matthew. Her family and their dog spent two nights in a hotel and struggled through police roadblocks to...
North Carolina Flooding from Hurricane Matthew Worsens, Death Toll Rises
Oct 11 2016 // Flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew has displaced several thousand people in North Carolina, and authorities were helping more evacuate on Tuesday as swollen rivers threatened a wide swath of the state. Governor...
North Carolina Prepares for More Flooding in Wake of Matthew
Oct 11 2016 // Anthony Writebol, left, and his cousin, Melissa Hill paddle past a stranded tractor trailer on Hwy 211 in Lumberton, N.C., Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016. They were heading to meet friends who were going to let them stay after their...
Wind and Rain from Hurricane Matthew Block Roads, Cut Power in Virginia
Oct 11 2016 // High water and downed trees are blocking roads and tens of thousands of people are without power as southeastern Virginia cleans up after Hurricane Matthew’s heavy rain and winds. Dominion Virginia Power says more...
Citizens Warns Florida Policyholders of AOB Scams in Wake of Hurricane Matthew
Oct 10 2016 // Citizens Property Insurance Corp. is urging its policyholders to call Citizens first to report losses following Hurricane Matthew in order to protect themselves from assignment of benefit (AOB) scams, according to a...
Hurricane Matthew Smashed Haiti Villages; Death Count Near 900
Oct 9 2016 // Hurricane Matthew killed almost 900 people and displaced tens of thousands in Haiti before plowing northward on Saturday just off the southeast U.S. coast where it caused major flooding and widespread power outages. The...
Forecasters Lower Matthew Loss Estimates
Oct 9 2016 // On Friday, a catastrophe modeling firm slashed its estimate for insurance losses from Hurricane Matthew on Friday, as the storm skirted Florida but failed to make landfall. Kinetic Analysis had estimated the insured losses...
Catastrophe Bonds Fell Most in 4 Years on Hurricane Matthew Risk
Oct 9 2016 // Bonds tied to weather risks tumbled the most in four years as Hurricane Matthew lashed Florida. The Swiss Re Cat Bond Price Return Index dropped 1.7 percent last week, the steepest decline since Superstorm Sandy in 2012....
Southeast Turns to Recovery from Matthew; Reports of Deaths, Rescues, Power Outages
Oct 9 2016 // Residents of the southeastern United States ravaged by Hurricane Matthew turned their focus on Monday toward recovery and clean-up, but officials in several states warned that deadly flooding could continue as swollen...
Hurricane Matthew More Hype Than Bite So Far But Insurers, Agents Remain on Alert
Oct 7 2016 // While Hurricane Matthew rages along Florida’s coast, with the end potentially still hours away, the insurance industry seems to be breathing a sigh of relief, thus far. As of Friday morning, Matthew seemed to have...
Fitch: Matthew Losses Manageable for Florida Property Insurers
Oct 7 2016 // Hurricane Matthew will pressure the earnings of some insurance underwriters in Florida and other southeast states but is not expected to present a major capital challenge, Fitch Ratings says. Fitch estimates that if the...
Reinsurers’ Capital Likely to Remain Strong Despite Hurricane Matthew: S&P
Oct 7 2016 // While Hurricane Matthew has the potential to erode some of the global reinsurance sector’s excess capital, its overall capital position is not expected to deteriorate below the ‘AAA’ level, according to a...
Could Hurricane Matthew’s Insured Losses Surpass Sandy’s?
Oct 7 2016 // A hurricane threatening the first direct hit on the United States in more than a decade could cause insurance losses of $25-30 billion and be the second costliest U.S. hurricane on record for insurers, according to initial...
Florida Gov: Some 600,000 Florida Homes Without Power Due to Hurricane
Oct 7 2016 // About 600,000 Florida homes were without power on Friday due to Hurricane Matthew and more outages were likely, Governor Rick Scott told a news conference, as the storm moved near the state’s Atlantic coast on a...
Vacationers Along East Coast Prepare for Delays Ahead of Hurricane Matthew
Oct 7 2016 // Travelers along the East Coast are preparing for delays and cancellations as Hurricane Matthew heads toward the U.S. Airlines are preparing to suspend flights from Florida up through Georgia, South Carolina and North...
