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Damage From Mid Atlantic Storms Tops $2 billion
(2/17/2010)
The nation’s capital is digging out from a week which saw two major snowstorms paralyze the city and bring almost everything to a halt... Full Story
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Outspoken Louisiana Hurricane Expert Sues Over Dismissal
(2/17/2010)
Dr. Ivor van Heerden, the former deputy director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center, is suing the university to get his job back.... Full Story
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What’s the Insurance Value of Pre-season Hurricane Predictions?
(2/2/2010)
At the start of December a pair of forecasters at Colorado State University kicked off the 2010 hurricane prognostication season with a call for an above-average hurricane season in the Atlantic... Full Story
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Recent Quake Events Are an Insurance Wake-Up Call for California
(1/20/2010)
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake that recently struck the shore of Northern California didn't even come close to the devastation of the quake that destroyed much of Haiti on January 12... Full Story
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Forecasters Will Now Issue Hurricane Warnings 12 Hours Earlier
(1/13/2010)
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has announced it will begin issuing storm watches and warnings 48 hours ahead of time, about 12 hours sooner than they have been doing... Full Story
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PIA Supports Weatherization Bill (S. 2818)
(12/9/2009)
Legislation to increase home weatherization assistance for low-income homeowners as a means of catastrophic loss abatement has been introduced in the U.S. Senate... Full Story
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Good News: The Hurricane Season That Wasn’t
(12/9/2009)
Here’s some really good news: the 2009 Atlantic hurricane season was the tamest in 12 years... Full Story
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NCOIL Committee Discusses Cat Financing Proposal
(11/24/2009)
On November 19, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators’ (NCOIL) Natural Disaster Subcommittee considered a proposal regarding public-private catastrophe financing, sponsored by Rep. George Keiser (ND)... Full Story
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