National Weather Service

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  Twister Levels Oklahoma Town as Midwest Storm System Lingers

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  May 21, 2013

  Average tornadoes move at less than 35 miles per hour and last just a few minutes, but yesterday a two-mile wide EF4 tornado packing 166 to 200 mph winds ripped through the suburbs of Oklahoma City for 40 minutes.

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  2-Mile Wide Tornado Strikes Outside Oklahoma City; Death Toll Estimate Lowered

  By Carey Gillam, Reuters, Ian Simpson, Reuters  |  May 21, 2013

  Emergency workers searched for survivors in the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, but officials on Tuesday sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm.

• Tornadoes Pummel Midwest with More to Come

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  May 20, 2013

  More than 20 tornadoes roared through the Midwest Sunday, and reports promise continuing severe weather today.

• Persistant Drought Sparks Concern About 2013 Wildfire Season

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2013

  On the heels of a dry winter, experts worry the impending wildfire season could echo last year’s devastation, during which 9.2 million acres burned.

• Experts Predict A Smoke-Filled 2013 Wildfire Season

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2013

  It's still early, but experts are predicting an active wildfire season, especially in parched Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and California.

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  Nor'easter Headlines Weekend Weather Events Expected to Impact Insurers

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  February 11, 2013

  A winter storm blanketing the Northeast captured the headlines this past weekend, but major storm activity that spread through the Midwest and South has also left insurers with plenty of damage to assess.

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  Twisters Cause $75M in Insured Losses in Georgia, Says Commissioner

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 1, 2013

  Georgia Insurance Commissioner Ralph Hudgens says tornadoes in northern Georgia on Jan. 30 caused an estimated $75 million in insured losses.

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  Slideshow: Hurricane Sandy Tops 2012 Disasters, But More in Store for 2013

  By Laura Mazzuca Toops, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 3, 2013

  Ongoing coastal building and pervasive drought conditions throughout the U.S. could increase the likelihood of more weather-related losses in 2013.

• Christmas Day Produces Tornadoes, Blizzard-Like Conditions

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 26, 2012

  On Christmas day, tornadoes battered the Gulf states while freezing rain and blizzard conditions hit the U.S. midsection, causing property damage and leaving holiday travelers in the dark.

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  Rebuilding Year: Top 10 Stories of 2012

  By PC360 Staff  |  December 13, 2012

  In sports terms, 2012 has been what one could call a rebuilding year, as P&C carriers looked to recover from a disastrous 2011 and a string of heavy losses. For many carriers, 2012 was a time to totally reappraise their roster of risks, which meant both exploring new lines of...

• ‘Rebuilding Year’: The Top 10 Stories of 2012

  By Staff Writer  |  December 13, 2012

  In sports terms, 2012 has been what one could call a rebuilding year, as P&C carriers looked to recover from a disastrous 2011 and a string of heavy losses. For many carriers, 2012 was a time to totally reappraise their roster of risks, which meant both exploring new lines of...

• RMS: Sandy Insured Losses Could Reach $25B

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 26, 2012

  After taking its time to consider the many variables it said would prevent a quick assessment, catastrophe-modeler Risk Management Solutions has finally released its estimate of insured losses due to Superstorm Sandy: between $20 billion and $25 billion.

• Industry Reps Offer Varying Takes on States' Hurricane-Deductible Decision

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 13, 2012

  While one industry representative blasted states’ decisions to bar insurers from invoking hurricane deductibles after superstorm Sandy as an act of “political expediency” that will result in higher rates, another says he believes the state officials “acted within the letter of the law.”

• Willis Re: Low Wind Damage from Sandy

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 12, 2012

  Despite the high winds recorded from Superstorm Sandy, actual wind damage from the storm was “surprisingly minor,” a report from reinsurance broker Willis Re says.

• Industry Reps Engage With States Over Denial of Hurricane Deductibles

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  November 12, 2012

  Insurance companies and trade groups continue to appeal to state regulators over the decision made by nine jurisdictions to prevent insurers from imposing hurricane deductibles for losses suffered from Superstorm Sandy.

• Sandy: The Debate Over ‘Hurricane Deductibles’ Begins

  By Howard Altschule  |  November 12, 2012

  Homeowners in Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia won’t have to pay “hurricane deductibles” on insurance claims stemming from Superstorm Sandy since officials contend that the deductibles weren’t triggered because Sandy was not classified as a hurricane when it made...