Colorado Ranks Second To Texas For Hail-Related Claims

Angry skies spitting out lightning bolts and icy marbles could soon replace the gray clouds and misty rains that ruled this week along the northern Front Range. "As soon as it warms up, we are headed into our peak storm season," warned Carole Walker, executive director for Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association. Colorado ranks second only to Texas for the number of insurance claims filed due to hail strikes on homes, property and cars the past three years, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau. Hail-related insurance claims in Colorado numbered 182,591 between 2013 and 2015, accounting for 9 percent of the U.S. total.