Insurance Resources » hurricanes http://www.insurance-website.com/Content Insurance-Website.com Articles Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:01:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Florida Business Group Urges Property Insurance Rate Increase http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/10/22/florida-business-group-urges-property-insurance-rate-increase/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/10/22/florida-business-group-urges-property-insurance-rate-increase/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2009 23:01:45 +0000 ike5266 http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/10/22/florida-business-group-urges-property-insurance-rate-increase/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/10/22/florida-business-group-urges-property-insurance-rate-increase/feed/ 0 Catastrophic Losses and Home Insurance http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/protecting-homes-against-catastrophe/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/protecting-homes-against-catastrophe/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=8 With more and more homes being built in hurricane-prone areas, the tab for weather-related insurance losses will increase accordingly.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/protecting-homes-against-catastrophe/feed/ 0 Many Americans Susceptible to Flood Damage http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/many-americans-at-risk-from-flood-damage/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/many-americans-at-risk-from-flood-damage/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=9 A recent survey indicates more Americans are at risk from flood damage than they realize and don't know the extent to which they are vulnerable.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/many-americans-at-risk-from-flood-damage/feed/ 0 Gulf States Are Among Most Expensive for Homeowners Insurance http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/homeowners-insurance-costs-most-in-gulf-states/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/homeowners-insurance-costs-most-in-gulf-states/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=13 Homeowners living along the hurricane-prone Gulf coast pay as much as $1,000 more for the same insurance coverage an Idaho potato farmer might pay for a similar home in his state.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/homeowners-insurance-costs-most-in-gulf-states/feed/ 0 Hurricanes Make Florida National Leader in Catastrophic Losses http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-make-florida-national-leader-in-catastrophic-losses/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-make-florida-national-leader-in-catastrophic-losses/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=16 Almost a fourth of catastrophic insurance losses occur in hurricane-prone Florida, and residents with homeowners insurance likely aren't as well protected as they think.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-make-florida-national-leader-in-catastrophic-losses/feed/ 0 Hurricanes’ Dirty Half Dozen Hazards http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-dirty-half-dozen-hazards/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-dirty-half-dozen-hazards/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=17 Homeowners along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts face six specific threats when a hurricane reaches landfall, and most homeowners insurance plans won't provide full protection.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-dirty-half-dozen-hazards/feed/ 0 External Threats Most Perilous for Homeowners http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/external-threats-most-perilous-for-homeowners/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/external-threats-most-perilous-for-homeowners/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=22 Hurricanes have the greatest single impact on the number of homeowners insurance claims filed in a given year, but other external perils threaten our homes even more.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/external-threats-most-perilous-for-homeowners/feed/ 0 Catastrophic Events Forcing Home Insurance Market Changes http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/catastrophic-events-forcing-home-insurance-market-changes/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/catastrophic-events-forcing-home-insurance-market-changes/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=28 An increasing trend toward buying homeowners insurance through non-profit "insurers of last resort" is impacting many taxpayers in coastal states.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/catastrophic-events-forcing-home-insurance-market-changes/feed/ 0 Hurricanes, Financial Woes to Increase Homeowners Insurance Premiums? http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-financial-woes-to-increase-homeowners-insurance-premiums/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-financial-woes-to-increase-homeowners-insurance-premiums/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=31 Some industry experts caution a brutal hurricane season could combine with other financial losses at companies like AIG to increase homeowners insurance rates when renewing policies.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/hurricanes-financial-woes-to-increase-homeowners-insurance-premiums/feed/ 0 Costliest Hurricanes in History Happened Mostly in Recent Years http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/costliest-hurricanes-in-history-happened-mostly-in-recent-years/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/costliest-hurricanes-in-history-happened-mostly-in-recent-years/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=33 Eight of the 11 costliest hurricanes to make landfall in the United States have occured during the past four years.

]]> http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/costliest-hurricanes-in-history-happened-mostly-in-recent-years/feed/ 0 North Carolina Officials Examining Coastal Homeowners Insurance Risk http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/north-carolina-officials-examining-coastal-homeowners-insurance-risk/ http://www.insurance-website.com/Content/2009/09/29/north-carolina-officials-examining-coastal-homeowners-insurance-risk/#comments Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +0000 admin http://insurance-website/Content/?p=36 North Carolina's coastal insurance company might not have the finances necessary to fully protect residents participating in the public homeowners insurance plan for hurricane-prone properties.

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