
Inaugural Innovation Summit Steers Climate Resilience from Ideation to Action
To foster better collaboration and transparency, the Catastrophe Resiliency Council proposes an Open Industry Exposure Database for climate risk research.
December 4, 2023
Catastrophe
Education & Training
Risk Management
Technology
Alabama
Pennsylvania

Rising Natural Disasters and Economic Factors Lead to Increasing Homeowners Insurance Costs
Homeowners insurance affordability declines nationwide, influenced by increased natural disasters and economic factors, with significant state-to-state variations in insurance costs.
November 20, 2023
Catastrophe
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Risk Management
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Hampshire
Oklahoma

Homeowners Insurance Affordability Study Reveals Significant Variations Across States
A recent study by the Insurance Research Council reveals stark differences in homeowners insurance affordability across the United States.
November 14, 2023
Catastrophe
Legislation & Regulation
Property
Risk Management
Alabama
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Hampshire

The Threat of Tornadoes and Severe Weather Rises in the South
Portions of the South are facing the increased threat of severe weather and tornadoes this time of year. We are in the period known as the ‘second tornado season’ for many residents in the south. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) urges residents, particularly across the South and southern Plains to stay vigilant.
October 5, 2023
Catastrophe
Education & Training
Property
Risk Management
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kansas

Towing Firm Owner Faces Court Battle in Insurance Fraud Allegations
Danny Williams, the proprietor of Southport Towing located in Mobile, is set to face trial next April following a decision by a Mobile County District Court Judge on Tuesday. The trial will revolve around charges of insurance fraud, which were brought against Williams in 2020.
August 16, 2023
Fraud
Alabama

Intense Storms Last Day Of March: 50 Tornadoes And 32 People Dead
Parts of the Midwest and South devastated by catastrophic tornadoes will have almost no time to recover before another round of dangerous storms takes aim at hard-hit areas.
April 3, 2023
Auto
Property
Alabama
Arkansas
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana

35 Tornadoes Reported Across The South Left At Least 7 Dead
At least seven people, including a child, were killed Thursday as severe storms swept across the South, where ferocious winds sent residents running for cover, blew roofs off homes and knocked out power to thousands.
January 13, 2023
Property
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky

Likely Montgomery, Alabama Tornado Damages Dozens Of Homes
A possible tornado struck neighborhoods in east Montgomery before dawn Wednesday, damaging homes, ripping down trees, and tossing vehicles.
January 4, 2023
Auto
Property
Alabama

2 Killed In Alabama As Severe Storms And Tornadoes Sweep Across The South
Severe storms and tornadoes ripped through parts of the South from Tuesday into Wednesday morning, killing at least two people in Alabama and damaging homes and other buildings in at least three states, officials said.
November 30, 2022
Property
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi

State Farm Hit With $6.5M Verdict Over Unpaid Injury Claim
A verdict has been served against State Farm Insurance Company, ordering the insurer to pay $6.5 million to a woman who had sued the company over unpaid collision injury claims.
October 13, 2022
Auto
Litigation
Alabama

Claim Payout Was $22K, But Insurance Fraud Investigation Digs Up Hummer
Behind a barn off a dirt road in Washington County near the Tibbie community, a track hoe began digging and with every scoop of earth it pulled away what had been buried for six years was slowly revealed a white, 2006 Hummer H2.
April 8, 2022
Auto
Fraud
Alabama

March Sets Record For Most Tornado Reports
After back-to-back tornado outbreaks two weeks in a row, last month set the record for most tornado reports during the month of March. As of Friday morning, the current preliminary number was 233 tornado reports, breaking the record of 225 reports in 2012, with records going back to the year 2000.
April 4, 2022
Auto
Property
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
Mississippi

At Least 2 Killed In Florida As Tornado Outbreak Batters Southern US
A line of severe storms packing isolated tornadoes and high winds ripped across the Deep South overnight killing at least two in the Florida Panhandle, toppling trees and power lines and leaving homes and businesses damaged as the vast weather front raced across several states.
March 31, 2022
Property
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Mississippi
Missouri

4 Die In Alabama Flooding As Rain Drenches Southeast
Days of torrential rainfall triggered widespread flooding across the Southeast, leaving at least four dead in Alabama, officials said, which has been hit particularly hard by the stormy pattern.
October 8, 2021
Auto
Property
Alabama

As Nicholas Stalls Over Louisiana, Three Potential Storms Are Crowding The Atlantic
Three weather disturbances lurking in the Atlantic could spell trouble for U.S. coastal areas once the relentless rains from the remnants of Hurricane Nicholas finally pass.
September 16, 2021
Property
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi



