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Hurricane Forecasts Good News for Already Stable P/C Insurers: Fitch
Early forecasts for the 2014 hurricane season indicate that moderate El Nino conditions are likely to persist throughout the year, which could inhibit tropical storm formation in the North Atlantic ...NOAA Forecasts 3 to 6 Hurricanes for Atlantic Storm Season
Three to six hurricanes will probably form in the Atlantic this year in what is forecast to be a near- to below-normal storm season. Eight to 13 named systems are expected in the six-month season ...
Florida Cat Fund Has $13B as Hurricane Season Starts
Florida is entering a new hurricane season with continued good news. The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida has billions in the bank and appears capable of withstanding a ...El Niño and Hurricanes By the Numbers: Assured Research Analysis
Forecasters are weighing in on the chances of an El Niño event developing later this year, with some assigning probabilities as high as 65 percent. But what exactly does that mean for U.S. property ...
CoreLogic Releases 2013 U.S. Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis
CoreLogic, a residential property information, analytics and services provider, on Wednesday released its annual Natural Hazard Risk Summary and Analysis detailing the most significant natural ...
Low Frequency Hinders Study of Northeast Hurricanes
Seventy-five years ago, "the Great New England Hurricane of 1938" laid waste over large areas of the northeastern United States. Last year's Hurricane Sandy provided a more immediate reminder that ...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Quietest in 45 Years, Experts Say
The 2013 Atlantic hurricane season looks set to go down as a big washout, marking the first time in 45 years that the strongest storm to form was just a minor Category 1 hurricane. There could still ...
Fla. Hurricane Fund Still Strong at End of Season
Florida is ending this year's storm season with some good news. The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida remains in the best financial shape it has been in since it was ...

