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Calif. Wildfires Kill 11, Prompt Massive Evacuations, Damage Prime Vineyards
Wildfires that tore through northern California's iconic wine-growing regions have prompted evacuations of more than 20,000 people, killed 11 and damaged some of the most valuable vineyards and ...
AIG Warns of Possible $3.1B Catastrophe Loss Hit for Q3 from Hurricanes, Earthquakes
American International Group warned it faces as much as $3.1 billion in pre-tax catastrophe losses for the 2017 third quarter, largely from three hurricanes and two Mexico earthquakes. The ...
Hurricane Nate’s Insured Losses Will Reach Close to $500M: Karen Clark & Co.
Hurricane Nate will likely cause close to $500 million in insured losses, according to a flash estimate from catastrophe modeling form Karen Clark & Co. While the number is not insignificant, it ...
Texting Isn’t to Blame for Still-Rising U.S. Traffic Deaths
Traffic fatalities in the U.S. jumped for the second straight year in 2016 despite a dip in crash deaths linked to distracted driving, according to data released by federal highway safety regulators. ...
Hurricane Nate Becomes 4th Hurricane in 2 Months to Make U.S. Landfall
Hurricane Nate on Saturday became the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. in the past two months. Unlike the other mammoth hurricanes, however, this one landed at Category 1. Hurricanes ...
Trump Administration Proposes Curtailing Flood Insurance in Flood-Prone Regions
President Donald Trump proposed ending federal flood insurance for new homes in areas most at risk of flooding, a change that could curtail new construction in vast parts of Florida, Louisiana and ...
Allianz, AXA, Generali, Others Agree to Crack Down on Pirate Fishing
A coalition of insurance firms agreed on Friday to crack down on pirate fishing by banning coverage for trawlers whose illegal catches are worth at least $10 billion a year. Firms would deny ...
Oil Rigs in Path of Tropical Storm Nate
Tropical Storm Nate has formed off of Nicaragua, threatening to inundate Central America, shut oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and damage cotton and citrus crops across the U.S. South. Nate ...