Tropical Storm Eta, the 28th named storm of this year’s busy hurricane season, made landfall on the central part of the Florida Keys late Sunday night, bringing strong winds and heavy rains to the region, the National Hurricane Center said.

As Canadians carry on their love affair with condos, the number of units being built — and the rapid pace of their construction — have indirectly contributed to the severity of condo insurers’ claims costs, says a senior P&C insurance claims executive.

Insurance industry analysts estimate storm damage from Hurricane Zeta in Louisiana could cost between $1.7 billion and $2.8 billion in repairs. Analytics business CoreLogic estimated that when storm damage in Mississippi and Alabama are factored in Hurricane Zeta caused $3.5 billion in destruction.

The personal and commercial property claims process has traditionally lagged well behind other segments of P&C insurance in the adoption of technology and innovation.

One home was leveled and two more were severely damaged in a fire after a gas explosion Sunday morning in Nassau County, fire officials said. In all, three homes burned in Meadowmere Park.

A sinkhole the size of a movie theater is in the heart of Gainesville. A family’s home is in jeopardy after their pool was sucked into the earth. Geologists said the sinkhole is growing each day and half a dozen nearby homes are in danger.

Hurricane Zeta plowed quickly across the Coast on Wednesday evening, felling trees, flooding neighborhoods and Biloxi casino garages, shoving boats onto the beach highway, drowning at least one person and leaving thousands without power.

The two largest wildfires in Colorado’s recorded history have destroyed more than 300 homes and hundreds of additional structures including detached garages, barns and sheds.

Hurricane Zeta was poised to crash into Louisiana on Wednesday with a “life-threatening storm surge” and winds that will reach far inland, the state’s sixth lashing this year from a Gulf Coast storm.

A power company in southern California says its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that has forced evacuation orders for around 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters.

Oil producers on Monday were evacuating offshore production platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as the 27th named storm of the season strengthened overnight and is expected to become a hurricane.

The East Troublesome Fire is continuing to devastate parts of northern Colorado, swallowing homes and businesses in its path. Long lines of cars made their way out of the area as the fire continued to grow Thursday.

As smoke drifts across the entire U.S. from a very active wildfire season creating some apocalyptic-looking sunsets, more than 30,000 firefighters remain engaged in a relentless battle to save lives and structures

Using a smart phone to take pictures of property damage as soon as it happens could speed up the claims process and reduce fraud risk, the head of a Canadian claims technology vendor suggests.

Halloween has become one of the more popular traditions in the United States. In the four years prior to 2020, around 70% of Americans planned to participate in Halloween celebrations, according to Statista, a market and consumer data provider.