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2024 Severe Weather Losses a Wake Up Call for Exposure Management
This year is on track to be another record-breaking year for weather-related disasters in the United States. By mid-August, the nation had already...
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Above-Normal Hurricane Season: A Call to Action for the Insurance Industry
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a stark and urgent warning: the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is predicted to...
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Ian Will Strengthen To Hurricane, Hit South Carolina on Friday
After leaving a wake of damage across Florida overnight, Tropical Storm Ian has crossed into warm Atlantic waters and will strengthen today. Ian made...
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Florida Residents and Insurers Brace for Hurricane Ian
Hurricane Ian is gaining strength and is expected to hit the west coast of Florida as a Category 3 hurricane on Wednesday evening. Over 2.5 million...
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Proactive Claims Management Optimizes Hurricane Response Time
When a catastrophe strikes, every second counts. And when people are displaced and property is damaged, the insurance companies are often the first...
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Weather Researchers Anticipate Active Hurricane Season Even With Slow Start
Weather researchers anticipate an active hurricane season again this year. With the possibility of 14 to 21 named storms this year, including three...
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Tropical Depression Four To Make Landfall in Coming Hours
Tropical Depression Four has formed off the coast of South Carolina this morning and may continue to strengthen into a Tropical Storm before reaching...
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National Hurricane Preparedness Week
This week is National Hurricane Preparedness Week. As the start of the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season is quickly approaching, it is crucial for...
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Top Hurricane Forecasters: 2021 Will Be Another Above Normal Season
Look out, hurricane forecasters expect the 2021 Atlantic hurricane season to be above-normal for the sixth year in a row.
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Study: Hurricanes Persisting Longer After Landfall
A recent study suggests that a warming climate may be changing the behavior of hurricanes after they have made landfall, and not for the better.
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Hurricane Iota Intensifies While Approaching Central America
Hurricane Iota was upgraded to a Category 5 Hurricane, the most intense on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, and is expected to make landfall...
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Tropical Storm Eta Continues to Linger in the Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Eta has stalled in the Gulf of Mexico and has forecasters puzzled on its next move.