Insurance Scammers Move In On Hurricane Matthew Victims
Shell-shocked, emotionally distraught and displaced from their homes, the victims of Hurricane Matthew have clearly been through more than most of us dare to imagine. However, now their plight is being made all the worse by a series of scam artists bringing a bad name to the insurance industry.
November 15, 2016
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Risk Toolbox Launches Free COI-Related Compliance Resource for the Insurance Industry
Risk Toolbox (Parsippany, N.J.) announced at ACORD 2016 in Boca Raton, Fla., that it has published more than 200 pages of certificate-of-insurance (COI) related information on its website in order to provide a compliance resource for carriers, agents and brokers.
November 15, 2016
Technology
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Drought Conditions Contributing To Wildfires In The Southeast
Unseasonably warm dry weather has deepened a drought that’s igniting forest fires across the southeastern U.S., forcing people to flee homes in the Appalachian Mountains and blanketing Atlanta in a smoky haze.
November 11, 2016
Property
Georgia
Kentucky
North Carolina
Tennessee
GOP Headquarters Vandalized, Set On Fire
What started as a suspected political act of terror in North Carolina soon helped bring party lines together on Sunday night, after a GOP building was firebombed.
October 17, 2016
Property
North Carolina
Estimated North Carolina Hurricane Damage Is $1.5B
North Carolina emergency officials have estimated that the destructive and deadly Hurricane Matthew caused $1.5 billion worth of damage to more than 100,000 homes, businesses and government buildings in the state.
October 17, 2016
Catastrophe
Property
North Carolina
Waters Keep Rising; North Carolina Death Toll Is Now At 20
Rain-fed waters are still rising in parts of North Carolina, and the governor said storm-related deaths now stand at 20.
October 14, 2016
Auto
Property
North Carolina
Homeowner, Auto Claims Stacking Up From Florida To Virginia
Homeowner and auto insurers are dealing with thousands of claims in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. And some policyholders are discovering — or rediscovering — a hard truth: Standard homeowners’ policies typically do not cover flood damage, that is, damage from rising water.
October 13, 2016
Auto
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Matthew’s Damages May Reach $10 Billion Overall
Hurricane Matthew impaired or destroyed more than 1 million structures, forced businesses from Florida to North Carolina to close and put thousands temporarily out of work.
October 12, 2016
Auto
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Insured Losses May Not Be As Bad As Predicted From Matthew
Early industry estimates had suggested that Hurricane Matthew insurance losses may be the second highest the country has ever seen. This storm represented the first direct hit the United States has experienced from a hurricane in over ten years.
October 11, 2016
Auto
Marine
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
North Dakota
New Flood Dangers Force More Evacuations In North Carolina
Days after the storm formerly known as Hurricane Matthew moved out to sea, people far inland in the Carolinas faced new flood dangers Tuesday as officials warned residents along rain-soaked rivers to evacuate.
October 11, 2016
Auto
Property
North Carolina
Matthew Death Toll Rises To 21
Hurricane Matthew has left at least 10 dead in North Carolina, Gov. Pat McCrory said Monday, pushing the death toll across the Southeast to at least 21 even as the weakening storm still carried dangers of flooding.
October 10, 2016
Auto
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina Flooding Expected To Get Worse
Matthew was long gone from the Atlantic coast early Monday, but the devastation lingered, most notably in North Carolina, where flooded cities tried to dry out and those downstream kept a close eye on rising rivers.
October 10, 2016
Auto
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Dakota
Cyclone Devastates Haiti; Red Cross Gets Ready For Massive Relief Operation Along East Coast
As predicted, Hurricane Matthew devastated the entire southern region of Haiti overnight with wind damage, flooding, houses which have been destroyed or washed away, landslides, power outages, and crop losses.
October 6, 2016
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida Governor: "Less Than 24 Hours To Prepare, Evacuate And Shelter"
With Hurricane Matthew ready to slam the US in the next day or two, time is running out to get ready. "I cannot emphasize enough that everyone in our state must prepare now for a direct hit," Florida Gov. Rick Scott said Wednesday.
October 5, 2016
Catastrophe
Marine
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
More Airlines Waiving Fees As Cyclone Disrupts U.S. Flights
Air travelers were keeping a wary eye on Hurricane Matthew as forecasts continued to show it tracking toward the U.S. East Coast later this week. Underscoring the ominous forecast, several big U.S. airlines have extended their Matthew-related change-fee waivers to cover U.S. airports.
October 5, 2016
Catastrophe
Marine
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
