Wildfires – Western US The information below is from the FEMA Daily Ops Briefing issued 10/06 @ 8:30 am Situation: : Of the over 7 million acres burned, the... Read more
Commissioner Lara urges insurance companies to cover wildfire property losses without requiring a home inventory From the Press Release. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In response to California’s latest destructive fires, Insurance Commissioner... Read more
NYC, Boston ban road travel as huge storm hits A historic snowstorm blasted its way through the Northeast on Monday, bringing with it havoc, flight cancellations, school closings and worry that... Read more
Taming the Flaming Cats From the article; "Among the many lessons for insurers coming out of Fort McMurray, one may be in how to handle claims caused by wildfires... Read more
Beazley takes $40m hit from worst wildfires in California history The payouts from reinsurance hit the company’s bottom line after fires damaged several settlements and killed dozens in the US’s most... Read more
48,390 Homes at High or Extreme Risk from Destructive California Wildfires, CoreLogic Finds Read more
Severe weather, nat-cats cause record insurable damage in Canada: IBC/CatIQ Severe weather last year exacted a heavy toll in terms of insured losses, with the $4.9 billion hit dwarfing the previous annual record of $3.2... Read more
Texas floods: Enough rain to cover entire state with 8 inches of water in May (CNN)So much rain has fallen this May on flood-ravaged Texas that it could cover the entire state with 8 inches of water, meteorologists... Read more