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• Normal Hurricane Season Predicted, but U.S. ‘Overdue’ for Landfall

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 25, 2012

  Two prognosticators of the 2012 Atlantic-hurricane season are standing pat on their previously-released outlooks but the U.S. is “overdue” for a landfall.

• WSI: Fewer Storms Forecast for 2012 Atlantic Hurricane Season

  By Tom Brown, Reuters  |  April 26, 2012

  The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be less active than in recent years with 11 tropical storms, six of which will intensify into hurricanes, U.S. private forecaster Weather Services International said on Wednesday.

• WSI Ups Atlantic Forecast to 18 Named Storms; Gulf Coast at Greatest Risk

  By Staff Writer  |  August 24, 2011

  As Hurricane Irene, the ninth named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, spins violently in the Bahamas, WSI (Weather Services International) has upped its tropical forecast to 18 named storms while admitting that amount may still be an underestimation.

• Hurricane Season Arrives Amid Strained Cat Budgets

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com, Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2011

  As updated hurricane predictions continue to point to an active season with a greater chance of U.S. landfall, Fitch Ratings has warned that the season is approaching as many reinsurers have already used up their catastrophe budgets.

• WSI Calls For ‘Much More Impactful’ U.S. Hurricane Season

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 25, 2011

  Weather Services International has issued another update to its 2011 predictions for what will surely be a closely watched hurricane season in the Atlantic beginning in about a week.

• 2011 Expected To Be Another Busy Hurricane Season

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com, Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 3, 2011

  Two groups of forecasters are predicting another busy hurricane season this year after coming off nearly spot-on predictions for a very active 2010 season.

• La. And Texas Beware: Another Active Hurricane Season On Tap

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 22, 2010

  Expect another active hurricane season in 2011, according to Weather Services International.

• Preparedness, Codes Protect Bermuda From Igor's Wrath

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 27, 2010

  Bermuda, preparing for the worst, lucked out when Hurricane Igor's wallop was not as strong as anticipated--leaving behind losses of less than $100 million.

• WSI: Storm Season Has Gone "Supernova"

  By Marguerite Swallow, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 27, 2010

  Weather Services International (WSI) has increased the number of intense hurricanes expected for the remainder of 2010.

• AIR: Insured Losses From Hurricane Karl Up To $200M

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 22, 2010

  Modeler AIR Worldwide said insured losses from Hurricane Karl, which struck Mexico twice last week, will be in the range of $100 million to $200 million.