August brings warmer ocean waters, lower wind shear, and more tropical waves, creating conditions that favor hurricane development. Early August activity can also offer clues about how active the rest of the Atlantic season may become.
Forecasters say El Niño reduces activity in the Atlantic’s traditional hurricane breeding grounds while increasing the importance of storms developing in the Gulf and western Atlantic. Warm ocean temperatures could make those systems more significant for coastal communities and insurers.
Two new studies conclude that mitigation discounts encourage home hardening for some property owners but fail to overcome affordability barriers for many households, even as climate-driven insurance costs continue to rise across much of the Southeast.
Utility warns record electricity demand could force outages in the Carolinas unless generators are allowed to temporarily exceed environmental permit limits during a multi-day heat event.
The National Hurricane Center has begun issuing daily Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlooks for the 2026 season. No tropical cyclone formation is expected over the next seven days, but parts of Florida and the Southeast Coast are being watched as higher-risk areas this year.
Rising deductibles, aging vehicles, and increasing bodily injury costs are concentrating risk and reshaping how claims are filed, evaluated, and settled.
New parametric-style contracts promise instant payouts and real-time risk pricing, but questions remain about regulation, reliability, and claims implications.
New research links a warming Atlantic to more extreme hurricane activity, with Florida, New York, and the Carolinas facing sharp increases in storm-driven insurance claims.
A jury in Orangeburg County, South Carolina awarded $18 million to former college football player Robert Geathers and his wife Debra after finding that the NCAA was negligent in failing to warn him of the long-term effects of repeated head trauma.
Tort reform efforts in states like Georgia and Florida are reshaping the liability claims landscape in 2025, as litigation costs soar and attorney involvement rises rapidly.
High Noon is recalling vodka seltzers mistakenly labeled as Celsius energy drinks, leading to a risk of accidental alcohol consumption. No illnesses have been reported.
