Tropical Storm Fiona is located about 610 miles, 980 kms south of Bermuda, according to the National Hurricane Center’s 8:00 a.m. AST bulletin. The storm is moving toward the northwest near 17 mph, 28 km/hr. The NHC said this “general …
With Hurricane Earl on a path to skim the barrier islands and the coast of North Carolina beginning this evening, state Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin is reminding all North Carolinians to take precautions before the storm’s arrival. “Hurricanes can affect …
On Thursday, with Hurricane Earl about 250 miles to the south, and on a trajectory to skim the coast of North Carolina, Larry Whitt of Outer Banks Insurance said the sun was shining in Kill Devil Hills. There was no …
As Hurricane Earl prepares to approach North Carolina tonight, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) says it is preparing for the storm and supporting state and local officials along the East Coast as they work to protect their communities. FEMA …
AIR Worldwide has given preliminary estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Earl’s passage near the northern Leeward Islands earlier this week are between $50 million and $150 million. AIR said the “estimate includes wind damage to insured onshore properties in …
Visitors and some residents evacuated from low-lying vacation islands off the North Carolina coast Wednesday as Hurricane Earl bore down on the U.S. eastern seaboard, churning up dangerous swells. Earl, still a major Category 3 hurricane, weakened slightly overnight but …
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) is preparing to make a payout to the Government of Anguilla as a result of Tropical Cyclone Earl which passed close to Anguilla and other islands in the northeastern Caribbean as a major …
Hurricane Earl, now a Category 4 storm, moved away from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands this morning, continuing on a track that could bring it close to the East Coast later this week, possibly Thursday. The National Hurricane Center …
According to catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the sixth, seventh, and eighth named storms of the northwest Pacific season are approaching the Asian mainland bringing high winds and expected heavy rains. Typhoon Kompasu, the seventh of this year’s tropical …
Kenneth Feinberg, who last week took over the claims process for BP Plc’s Macondo well oil spill, has so far paid nearly $10 million in emergency payouts to Gulf Coast residents who have suffered economic harm, documents show. Feinberg, who …
