Initial insured loss estimates for Hurricane Ian range up to $75 billion, a Fla. record

Oct. 2— The good people of Florida were suffering, and Hurricane Ian wasn't even through with the southeastern states of the Atlantic coast as it trashed its way through central Florida back into the ocean. But Florida and its neighbors had not escaped, with Hurricane Michael and Hurricane Irma having hit the Sunshine State. One would have to go back as far as…

While most Floridians woke up to a normal Sunday with plans for church, family gatherings, and football watching, many people in the Southwest Florida coast, the areas most ravaged by Hurricane Ian, spent the day growing weary, frustrated, and angry as they waited for electricity, gas, water, food and other basic needs. "We do not have any help in St. James City, there are so…

FORT MYERS, Fla.— A year ago, Francie Pucin moved from Illinois to Florida, eager to enjoy the better weather that the Sunshine State ostensibly has to offer. Hurricane Ian ripped through her mobile home park, Palmetto Palms RV Resort, sending a wall of water coursing through her single-wide. Pucin, 55, was an insurance agent in Illinois, but she says like most everyone…

In New England, the region could see some rainfall and wind this weekend. WCVB Meteorologist Mike Wankum said Ian will reach tropical storm level as it works its way northward, likely bringing rain to southeastern New England on Saturday and possibly into Sunday. The last to make landfall in New England was Hurricane Bob in 1991.

Based on a century of data analyzed by the National Hurricane Center, a hurricane can be expected to reach Cape Cod, for example, every 13-16 years. In New England, the region could see some rainfall and wind this weekend. The last to make landfall in New England was Hurricane Bob in 1991.

Florida's insurance market was in meltdown mode for two years before Hurricane Ian swamped Southwest Florida as a catastrophic Category 4 storm with 155- mph winds and record storm surge. In Ian's aftermath— as parts of the Gulf Coast including Naples, Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel were underwater before the storm's eyewall reached the peninsula— industry…

Florida's insurance market was in meltdown mode for two years before Hurricane Ian swamped Southwest Florida as a catastrophic Category 4 storm with 155- mph winds and record storm surge. In Ian's aftermath— as parts of the Gulf Coast including Naples, Fort Myers Beach and Sanibel were underwater before the storm's eyewall reached the peninsula— industry…

The CEO of Neptune Flood Insurance said new Floridians might think they’re covered for certain accidents, like floods, when they aren’t.

Democratic candidates are seizing on the panic and frustration to help elevate their prospects against opponents and a Republican-leaning electorate just a few weeks before the midterm elections.

Former executives and directors of Pacific Gas & Electric have agreed to pay $117 million to settle a lawsuit over devastating 2017 and 2018 California wildfires sparked by the utility’s equipment.

Driven up by the increased cost of repairing and replacing vehicles and the impact of social inflation, accidents are getting more expensive.

Unless they need emergency repairs, policyholders are urged to first contact their insurers with damage claims before signing over their benefits rights to repair contractors.

It was a span any flood insurance policyholder would hope for, as just 18 claims were filed in Connecticut for reimbursement from flood damage over 12 months through this past June under the National Flood Insurance Program.

Verisk estimates that on an annual average basis, catastrophes around the world are expected to cause about $123 billion in insured losses compared to an average of $74 billion in actual losses over the past 10 years.

This is a good reminder to take a good look at your insurance policy.

Vehicle and catalytic converter thefts and carjackings have continued to plague many cities in the United States since the start of the pandemic.

Hurricane Ian is playing havoc with political season in Florida, prompting at least a temporary pause in the state’s high-stakes governor’s race,U.S. Senate campaign and scores of other contests.