Catastrophe & Restoration

Officials are cautiously optimistic that damage won't be as extreme as initial forecasts predicted.

Navigating insurance can be more difficult given the increase in frequency and severity of natural disasters.

Some weather-risk modelers are saying this hurricane could be another Katrina.

Policy shifts may have long-term effects on insurers, insureds, underwriters, mortgage pros and real estate agents.

Impacted residents in a region still recovering from Helene's devastation have been urged to evacuate again.

State insurance leaders offer advice for those impacted by the hurricane as a new storm develops over the Gulf of Mexico.

Only about 4% of Americans have flood insurance, though one analysis pegged that figure at 2.5% or lower.

About 25% of enterprises never reopen after a severe weather tragedy.