North Carolina Insurance Claims News (Page 15)

Historic Hurricane Michael: How It Stacks Up To Other U.S., Florida Storms

Hurricane Michael made landfall Wednesday on the Florida Panhandle with winds of 155 miles per hour. A hurricane reaches Category 5 status when winds reach 157 miles per hour.

October 11, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Michael Is The Strongest Hurricane To Hit The Continental US In 14 Years

Hurricane Michael hit the Florida Panhandle with frightening fury.<br /><br />The Category 4 storm was packing maximum sustained winds of 155 mph as it made landfall near Mexico Beach.

October 11, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Michael, A Category 4, Could Become The Strongest Hurricane On Record To Strike The Florida Panhandle

Hurricane Michael rapidly gained strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and continued to intensify Wednesday morning, threatening to become the most intense hurricane on record to strike the Florida Panhandle. The dangerous Category 4 hurricane has winds up to 145 mph, and is predicted to make landfall Wednesday afternoon.

October 10, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Evacuations Ordered As Florida Braces For Hurricane Michael

Residents of northwest Florida had until early Tuesday to leave their homes ahead of Hurricane Michael, forecast to crash ashore midweek as a major Category 3 storm with "life-threatening" flash flooding possible.

October 9, 2018 Catastrophe Property Alabama Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi

Tropical Storm Michael nears hurricane strength, state of emergency declared in Florida

Tropical Storm Michael has strengthened overnight and is nearing hurricane-force winds on Monday morning as it sets its sights on the Florida Panhandle.<br />Florida Gov. Rick Scott already declared a state of emergency in 26 counties in the northern part of the state on Sunday.

October 8, 2018 Property Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina

Leveraging Technology To Save The Day For Policyholders

Now that Hurricane Florence has pummeled the southeastern coastline with dozens of inches of rain, lashing winds, and flooded rivers, homeowners and insurers are scrambling to survey the damage to properties.

September 25, 2018 Catastrophe Property North Carolina South Carolina

Thousands Urged To Flee Ahead Of Post-Florence Flooding In South Carolina

As many as 8,000 people in and around the city of Georgetown, South Carolina, have been urged to evacuate ahead severe flooding expected this week from two rain-gorged rivers in what may be the final destructive chapter of Hurricane Florence.

September 24, 2018 Catastrophe Property North Carolina South Carolina

South Carolina County Prepares For Flooding A Week After Florence

Residents in Georgetown County, South Carolina, where five rivers flow into the ocean, will prepare on Friday for a deluge of water in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, which has killed more than 40 people.

September 21, 2018 Catastrophe Property North Carolina South Carolina

Factors Contributing To Flood Risk: A Comparison Of Hurricanes Lane And Florence

In the days following Hurricane Florence’s assault on the south-eastern coast of the US, some experts are already predicting $2.5 billion in insured losses. However, this wasn’t the season’s first severe storm — Lane hit Hawaii just a few weeks before and while the devastation wasn’t as significant on the island, the hurricane did outpace Florence in some metrics.

September 20, 2018 Catastrophe Hawaii North Carolina South Carolina

Hurricane Raises Questions About Rebuilding Along North Carolina’s Coast

When Florence was raging last Friday on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, the hurricane tore a 40-foot (12-meter) chunk from a fishing pier that juts into the ocean at the state’s most popular tourist destination.

September 20, 2018 Property North Carolina

Millions Of Farm Animals Perish In North Carolina Floodwaters

North Carolina estimated on Tuesday that 3.4 million poultry birds and 5,500 hogs died in Hurricane Florence, exceeding the number killed in the state’s last major hurricane two years ago.

September 19, 2018 Catastrophe Property North Carolina

Did ’Downgraded’ Florence Contribute To A False Sense Of Security?

From 1 to 5, the numbers we use to categorize hurricanes are ingrained in the minds of millions of Americans from Texas to Maine. But the famed 47-year-old Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale, which only measures wind speed, may not be the best way to gauge a storm’s ferocity.

September 19, 2018 Catastrophe Property North Carolina South Carolina