Most Popular Windstorm Headlines This Year
The most viewed headlines from our Windstorm Topic Page over the last year.
#1 At Least 4 Dead; Marina, Homes Destroyed as Storms Slash Through Southeast
Jan 10 2024 // Four people were killed and property was ripped apart as tornadoes and severe thunderstoms moved across the Southeast Tuesday. The New York Times and other news services reported that an 81-year-old woman died after her...
#2 19 Dead, Hundreds of Auto Accidents from Ice Storm in Tennessee, Mississippi
Jan 19 2024 // Tennessee health officials have confirmed at least 14 weather-related deaths from the icy storm that has gripped much of the country. Memphis-Shelby County Schools, the state’s largest public school system with about...
#3 Atlantic Storm Lee Set to Explode in Strength
Sep 6 2023 // Tropical Storm Lee is on track to tie Hurricane Franklin to become 2023’s strongest Atlantic storm with winds of 150 miles per hour by this weekend as it plows through the ocean north of Puerto Rico, the US National...
#4 Is Industry Prepared? Hail, Convective Storms, Population Now Driving Billions in Losses
Oct 4 2023 // Hurricanes in the East. Wildfires in the West. Those are the big disasters that grab the headlines and are driving property insurance costs and cancellations, to a large degree, right? Yes, but insurers also are seeing a...
#5 Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms in US Top $50B for 1st Time: Aon
Oct 20 2023 // Insured losses from severe convective storms in the United States continued to increase during the third quarter, surpassing the $50 billion mark for the first time on record and accounting for roughly 60% of all global...
#6 Reinsurers Cautious About US Regional Property Cat as Storm Losses Rise: Gallagher Re
Nov 22 2023 // After a costly 2023 severe convective storm season in the US, reinsurers underwriting in the regional property catastrophe market are skeptical about providing frequency cover, but their overall appetite remains healthy,...
#7 AM Best Says Losses from California Storms Largely Uninsured, Underinsured
Feb 9 2024 // The economic losses from the latest round of California storms will be significant, with many of these losses may not be insured because only 2% of California residents have purchased flood insurance, David Blades,...
#8 After $70 Billion Hit, Insurers Wake Up to Growing Risks of Severe Convective Storms
Jan 25 2024 // The insurance industry is grappling with a new kind of weather risk that’s increasingly driving its biggest loss category. While no single weather event caused more than $10 billion in losses for insurers last year,...
#9 Global Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms Hit New High of $60B: Swiss Re
Dec 7 2023 // Global insured losses from severe thunderstorms have hit a new all-time high of US$60 billion in 2023, with overall natural catastrophe claims surpassing $100 billion, according to Swiss Re Institute in a new report. As...
#10 Houston Windstorm Causes Preliminary Economic Loss of $5-7B: AccuWeather
May 20 2024 // The destructive windstorm that blew out windows in downtown Houston and left hundreds of thousands of southeast Texas residents without power caused upwards of $5-7 billion in total damage and economic loss, according to...
#11 Over 700 Tornado Reports Filed in 2024, Above Historical Average – AccuWeather
May 13 2024 // Approximately 700 preliminary tornado reports have been filed so far in 2024, above the historical average for this time of year, according to AccuWeather Global Weather Center. The roughly 700 preliminary tornado reports...
#12 Florida Bills Moving, But Agents Disagree on One That Bars Cancellations After Storms
Feb 29 2024 // Florida legislation that has been called an “agents’ bill” because it could perhaps make life a little easier for insurance agents after storms, passed a major hurdle this week, moving it closer to...
#13 Beryl’s Remnants Spawned 4 Indiana Tornadoes, Including an EF-3: NWS
Jul 15 2024 // MOUNT VERNON, Ind. (AP) — The remnants of Hurricane Beryl spawned at least four tornadoes in Indiana, including an EF-3 twister with winds as high as 140 mph (225 kph) that tore through a small city in the state’s...
#14 A Perfect Storm: Looking Ahead to the 2024 Hurricane Season
Jun 7 2024 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. The Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States are officially in hurricane season, which every year starts on June 1 and lasts through the end of November. People...
#15 Q1 Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses Driven by Severe Convective Storms: Aon
Apr 30 2024 // Global natural catastrophes cost insurers $17 billion during the first quarter of 2024 with economic losses rising above $45 billion, according to Aon’s Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap – April 2024. Q1 natural disaster...
#16 Severe Convective Storms Top Insured Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Swiss Re
Aug 9 2023 // Global natural catastrophes cost insurers US$50 billion in the first half, (H1 2022: $48 billion), with most of the losses stemming from severe convective storms, according to Swiss Re. “Severe convective storms –...
#17 Hurricane Lee Strengthens to Category 5 Storm
Sep 8 2023 // Hurricane Lee has become the strongest Atlantic storm since 2019 with winds of 165 miles (266 kilometers) per hour, and the US National Hurricane Center said the Category 5 system isn’t done growing yet. While the...
#18 Tornado, Winds Again Pound Kentucky, Leaving 5 Deaths, Heavy Damage
May 28 2024 // The same weather system that spawned deadly tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas also killed five people in western Kentucky and left hundreds of properties damaged. Local news reports said that people died in Mercer...
#19 Tropical Storm Hilary Damage and Economic Loss Estimate in Western U.S. is $7B to $9B
Aug 21 2023 // AccuWeather’s preliminary estimate of the total damage and economic loss from Tropical Storm Hilary in the U.S. is $7 to $9 billion. Hilary brought widespread flooding through Southern California, washing out roads...
#20 KBRA: Florida Insurers Got Creative in 2023 but Higher Reinsurance, Storms Coming
Dec 13 2023 // Things are looking up in the buffeted Florida market, but reinsurance rates will continue to rise for the next two years, and a 2024 hurricane season could be busy. It all suggests that property insurers will continue to...
