Commissioner Lara urges insurance companies to cover wildfire property losses without requiring a home inventory Commissioner Lara urges insurance companies to cover wildfire property losses without requiring a home inventory California’s Commissioner 10-2-2020 Press Release Sunday, October 4, 2020 From the Press Release. SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In response to California’s latest destructive fires, Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is requesting that insurance companies help wildfire survivors who are overwhelmed with the... Read more
Wildfires – Western US Wildfires – Western US Source: FEMA - Updated 10/6 Sunday, October 4, 2020 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 National Watch Center continues to track 11 active fires that have burned nearly 2 million acres... Read more
Taming the Flaming Cats Source: CanadianUnderwriter.ca Thursday, April 4, 2019 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 – a peril that insurers have predicted for some time will only get worse." Read more
Severe weather, nat-cats cause record insurable damage in Canada: IBC/CatIQ Severe weather, nat-cats cause record insurable damage in Canada: IBC/CatIQ by Canadian Underwriter Friday, January 6, 2017 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 billion in 2013, Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) reports. Stormy Weather Ahead Road Sign Flooding... Read more
Texas floods: Enough rain to cover entire state with 8 inches of water in May Saturday, May 30, 2015 (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 say. And it ain't over yet. Every drop of rain these days is a drop too many in much of Texas, where 22... Read more
NYC, Boston ban road travel as huge storm hits NYC, Boston ban road travel as huge storm hits Source: USA Today Monday, January 26, 2015 A historic snowstorm blasted its way through the Northeast on Monday, bringing with it havoc, flight cancellations, school closings and worry that up to 3 feet of snow and hurricane-force winds might be on the horizon. Both New York City and... Read more