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Researchers at the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project said yesterday that this year's Atlantic hurricane season is forecast to include nine hurricanes--one more than the team's June

Tornado exposure has and will always be a consistent threat to insurers. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in an average year the U.S. experiences 1,200

Indeed, since 2005, insurers have become more capable of absorbing a catastrophic event, thanks to better management of their risk concentration, as well as development of more efficient

David Langdon, vice president with the consulting firm Towers Perrin's reinsurance business out of Hartford, Conn., said that since 2005 insurers have become more prepared for a catastrophic event wit

David Langdon, vice president with the consulting firm Towers Perrin's reinsurance business out of Hartford, Conn., said that since 2005 insurers have become more prepared for a catastrophic event wit

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts a 90 percent chance of a near-normal or above-normal hurricane season this year for the Atlantic Basin. There could be up to five hurricanes with winds up to 111 mph in the Atlantic Basin

NOAA said there is a 60-to-70 percent chance of a total of 12-to-16 named storms, including six-to-nine hurricanes and two-to-five major hurricanes of Category Three or higher which reach or exceed th

In preparation for the 2008 hurricane season, WeatherFlow has completed the initial phase of installing its hurricane-hardened weather stations throughout Florida, primarily in the state's coastal