Hurricane Andrew

Type: Keyphrase

Name: Hurricane Andrew

First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Miami Herald memories from the kitchen to the newsroom

As I walked into at its Biscayne Bay location for the last time last week, I pictured all of the characters who entered and exited the building like a stage during its half-century run.I imagined hearing the echoes of all the scandalous politicians, flashy ... [Published Miami Herald - May 19 2013]

Entities: Miami (Florida, United States), Havana, Memory

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Hurricane Catastrophe Fund money talks

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Advisors with Florida's Hurricane Catastrophe Fund will meet Thursday to discuss borrowing extra money before hurricane season begins.Thousands of homes were damaged by hurricane Wilma in 2005 and Floridians are still paying a surcharge ... [Published WPTV TV Channel 5 - May 16 2013]

Entities: Hurricanes, Hurricane Wilma, Hurricane Andrew

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 3 reports

State insurance fund going strong for 2013 hurricane season

TALLAHASSEE ? Florida is heading into the 2013 hurricane season in good financial shape.A draft report released Wednesday showed that a state-created fund that would help insurers pay off claims in the event of a massive hurricane like Andrew or Katrina ... [Published South Florida Sun-Sentinel - May 16 2013]

Entities: Hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew, Financial Analysts, Raymond James

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Carol Stone - Her talents help the Treasure Coast

Most of the people I’ve interviewed for our “5 Minutes With” features over the years have interests that follow a common thread. Not so Carol Stone!From flowers to sailing to disaster relief to volunteering against spousal abuse, Carol’s interests and ... [Published TCPalm - May 15 2013]

Entities: Hobe Sound (United States), Disaster, Hurricane Andrew

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

AIR Vice President: Model Under Development for US Flood Risk, Pandemics

AIR is eyeing models for both U.S. flood risk and for how pandemic risk could impact a population, according to Peter Dailey, vice president and director of atmospheric science for AIR. Dailey, who said the flood model should be ready by 2014, spoke to ... [Published Individual.com - May 14 2013]

Entities: Pandemic, extreme events, Climate, Global Warming/Climate Change

First reported May 13 2013 - Updated May 13 2013 - 1 reports

County: Miami-Dade could raise water bills 33 percent over next five years

As Miami-Dade negotiates with federal authorities over fixing its antiquated water and sewer system, the public is getting a preview of the massive costs taxpayers will have to shoulder.County residents, who have long enjoyed some of the lowest water ... [Published Individual.com - May 13 2013]

Entities: Sewer, Wastewater, Sea Level Rise, Water Treatment

First reported May 09 2013 - Updated May 09 2013 - 1 reports

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

Benghazi Hearings and the 2 am Phone Call

Today’s Benghazi hearings focused on the lack of adequate preparedness or response to attacks by terrorists on September 11, 2012. Key lessons apparently need to be re-learned by our leaders about why resources should be deployed quickly, even if they ... [Published seattlepi.com - May 09 2013]

Entities: FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency, Disaster, Benghazi, Hurricane Iniki, Hurricane Andrew

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 3 reports

Fla. Legislature approves small changes to insurer

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida lawmakers took modest steps Thursday to shrink the size of the state-created Citizens Property Insurance _ but they rejected a plan to allow the insurer to dramatically raise its rates.The Florida Senate voted 32-1 in favor ... [Published CNBC - May 03 2013]

Entities: Property Insurance, Clearinghouse, David Simmons, Rate Hike

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

Researchers predict busy hurricane season

The first long-term forecast for the 2013 hurricane season predicts a busier-than-average slate of storms for the Atlantic Ocean, an outlook that local meteorologists and emergency planners said was unlikely to significantly affect their preparations ... [Published Sun Journal - May 02 2013]

Entities: Hurricanes, NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Andrew

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Regardless of hurricane predictions, officials urge preparation

Hurricane Irene makes landfall along the North Carolina coast in this 2011 NOAA imageNOAAThe first long-term forecast for the 2013 hurricane season predicts a busier-than-average slate of storms for the Atlantic Ocean.According to the forecast, released ... [Published Havelock News - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Hurricanes, NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, Hurricane Andrew

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Busy hurricane season projected

Entities: Hurricanes, Hurricane Andrew, NOAA National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 4 reports

93% of New York, New Jersey claims from Sandy settled

The majority of claims received in New Jersey and New York following Superstorm Sandy have been settled, and estimated insured losses make the storm the third costliest in U.S. history, according to the Insurance Information Institute.Insurance regulators ... [Published Canadian Underwriter - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Robert Hartwig, Hurricane Andrew, Hurricane Katrina, United States, Superstorm Sandy

Quotes

"Floridians should not be forced to rely on good luck to keep them safe from a financial catastrophe" wrote state Rep. Bill Hager, R-Boca Raton, in the Sun-Sentinel, last month, arguing to shrink the fund

State insurance fund going strong for 2013 hurricane season [Published South Florida Sun-Sentinel - May 16 2013]

"We don't want to be a one-storm wonder and have a crisis the next day" Nicholson said

Florida Insurance Fund Strong This Year [Published Lakeland Ledger - May 16 2013]

...2 billion in that timeframe," Nicholson said. "But if a large Category 5 hits and we have to pay out our entire limit in six months or less - that could be a problem."

Fla. insurance fund stronger as storm season looms [Published Miami Herald - May 15 2013]

"It's a good first step, but it does not go as far as I wanted it to go," said Simmons, whose district includes southwest Volusia County. "We do need to address these problems in the future. It is the Achilles heel to the financial integrity of this state."

Lawmakers take a bite out of Citizens Insurance [Published Daytona Beach News Journal - May 14 2013]

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