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Insurance & Technology March 9, 2007 Nathan Conz	Travelers Deploys Mobile Catastrophe Units to Respond to Florida Tornadoes By deploying mobile claims vehicles to the recent tornado-damaged central Florida region, the P&C insurance provider was able to focus its response efforts and minimize claims adjustment lag time.
Insurance & Technology January 14, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell	Pacific Northwest Storm Challenges Insurers The geographical breadth of December 2007's Pacific Northwest storm challenged insurers' catastrophe management teams to anticipate claimants' needs.
Insurance & Technology March 7, 2006 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Storm Surge Refusing to be caught off guard again, insurance companies are reexamining their IT strategies and operations in anticipation of the fast-approaching 2006 hurricane season.
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005 Maria Woehr	Bracing for the Claims Storm Many insurance carriers have invested in new back-office and field technologies within the past year to enable more-efficient claims processing and provide better customer service. And, for many, it wasn't a moment too soon.
Insurance & Technology June 1, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell	Kansas Tornados Are Occasion to Hone CAT Management Skills The devastating tornado that struck Greensburg Kansas provided the opportunity for insurers such as State Farm and Travelers to exercise their catastrophe management competence on a small scale.
Insurance & Technology November 28, 2005 Maria Woehr	Tracking Super Cats The devastating effects of Hurricane Katrina will prompt more insurers to work with super catastrophe, or Super Cat, modeling.
Insurance & Technology September 16, 2005 Deena M. Amato-McCoy	Eye of the Storm Insurers that implement processes and technologies for accurately assessing data and measuring risk across business lines and geographies before disaster strikes will weather the storm.
Geotimes February 2007 Richard J. Murnane	Science, Catastrophe Risk Models and Insurance An appreciation of how scientific research is used in the insurance industry's catastrophe risk models provides some insight on the relationship between geoscience and insurance.
The Motley Fool September 14, 2005 Mann & Hanson	Prepare for Your Insurance to Triple Money is difficult to talk about in the wake of a disaster, but insurance companies aren't evil for not wanting to pay more than their fair share. Any attempt to make them pay for damages for which they're not contracted will have disastrous consequences.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Emil Lee	Disaster Preparedness: Are Insurers Ready for the Big One? With private insurers withdrawing from the coastal areas, leaving the taxpayers holding the bag, one wonders: What should investors do if the big one does hit?
Insurance & Technology July 12, 2006 Maria Woehr	Not Risking It The availability of catastrophe models generated overconfidence among insurers, which, after the past hurricane season, are realizing the technology's limitations. However, insurers will still continue to rely on cat modeling to reduce risk exposure.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Buz Livingston	Katrina Winds Still Blowin' State Farm is suspending sales of all new commercial and homeowner policies in the state of Mississippi. The effect of this could ripple across the nation as insurers will be forced to pay higher premiums for catastrophe coverage.
Searcher June 2006 Piper & Ramos	A Failure to Communicate: Politics, Scams, and Information Flow During Hurricane Katrina The Katrina disaster was exacerbated by poor communications. Some help was provided by the Internet, but it was also a breeding round for Katrina-related scams.
Insurance & Technology February 1, 2007 Anthony O'Donnell	The Worst Storm in a Decade Brings Widespread Destruction and Tests Insurers' Resources A mid-December storm brings catastrophe to the Pacific Northwest, resulting in an intensive test of claims-adjusting resources to the region.
Insurance & Technology November 11, 2008 Anthony O'Donnell	Insurers Prepare for the Worst by Strengthening Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery To some extent, American National's example reflects the superior preparedness typical of the financial services industry.
InternetNews August 31, 2005 Jim Wagner	Tech Community Rallies For Katrina Relief As with previous natural disasters, tech companies are doing their part to help with relief operations after hurricane Katrina devastated the gulf region.
Insurance & Technology December 13, 2006 Anthony O'Donnell	Location, Location, Location Insurers' capability to respond quickly to catastrophes - on whatever scale - is extremely relevant to their mission.
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Aaron Pressman	An Unbreached Financial Levee Hurricane Katrina wasn't powerful enough to trigger losses in catastrophe bonds.
Popular Mechanics March 2006	Now What? The lessons of Katrina
BusinessWeek May 14, 2007 Coy & Aston	Hurricane Ahead, But Lower Insurance Why the price of property coverage is going down in the face of dire predictions.
Insurance & Technology August 12, 2005 Anthony O'Donnell	Stormy Weather Hurricane Dennis provoked an early debut of technologically driven tools and strategies demonstrating the evolution of CAT-related solutions, or simply representing such technology's increasing availability.
Geotimes August 2005 Naomi Lubick	Hurricane Katrina Hits Hard One of the largest hurricanes to make landfall in the U.S. Gulf Coast region since Hurricane Camille in 1969, Hurricane Katrina left a trail of devastation behind it as it touched down in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
Insurance & Technology September 5, 2006 Maria Woehr	Get Real (Time) MetLife Auto & Home taps Xactware to simplify communication between the carrier's field staff and claims office.
Geotimes January 2006 Linda Rowan	The Rise and Fall of FEMA With the threat of terrorism still high, more hurricanes expected in the near future, unpredictable earthquakes, and significant population growth in high-risk regions, federal disaster preparedness and response have never been more important.
Entrepreneur March 2006 Jackie Larson	After the Storm For beleaguered businesses left swamped by Hurricane Katrina, survival was a matter of fight or flight. These entrepreneurs demonstrate how some accepted the challenges and opportunities that came in with the floodwater.
IEEE Spectrum January 2008 Wilson & Keliger	Flood or Hurricane Protection?: The New Orleans Levee System and Hurricane Katrina Why was the New Orleans levee system so vulnerable to failure in Hurricane Katrina?
National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	An Insurance Storm One month into hurricane season, commercial property owners along the Gulf and Florida coasts are coming to grips with the jaw-dropping costs of insuring against future hurricanes.
The Motley Fool September 9, 2005 Bill Mann	Insurance Disaster Scenario: Meet Stan Insurance companies that made it through the storm of the century intact might not survive a second blow. It's one area of investment where gambling on marginal players carries substantially higher levels of risk.
Geotimes November 2005 Megan Sever	The Increasing Costs of U.S. Natural Disasters Population trends, mitigation efforts and federal disaster relief policies all contribute to encouraging high-risk land use and ultimately to making our society more vulnerable to the costs of natural disasters.
The Motley Fool September 3, 2004 Bill Mann	Frances to Hit Hartford Frances is a big storm, very dangerous in Florida. It might be just as dangerous in the traditional home of the insurance industry, Hartford.
Insurance & Technology September 1, 2008 Katherine Burger	Heeding the Lessons of Katrina, Insurance Companies -- and Other Institutions -- Improve Catastrophe Response The responses to Hurricanes Fay and Gustav shows that much has been learned in the three years since Hurricane Katrina. But are carriers as insightful about the symbolic implications of these storms?
The Motley Fool September 10, 2004 Rich Duprey	Insurers Eye Ivan the Terrible How will companies and investors fare if the storm spawns moderate damage?
The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Emil Lee	Profit From Disaster? Here are some investment strategies for playing a possible insurance industry downturn.
Financial Advisor September 2007 David J. Drucker	Your Client's Hidden Risk Not only are "sophisticated" consumers unfamiliar with the shortcomings of their homeowners insurance, many financial advisors need to get a clue as well.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2009 Robert Steyer	Betting Against God Casino investors must beware bad weather as much as bad balance sheets.
Insurance & Technology February 18, 2005 Wendy Toth	Picking Up The Pace The pace of claims settlement from Florida's recent hurricane season is setting records: Insurers have closed nearly 86 percent of the record total of claims reported for the four major storms of 2004.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	In the Wake of Katrina: A Broader View The effects of Hurricane Katrina will ripple throughout the entire U.S. economy.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Gail Davis Cardwell	Lending Questions Arise in Wake of Hurricanes The disparate damage estimates surrounding Hurricanes Katrina and Rita indicate the challenges commercial loan servicers face in evaluating the adverse effects on properties located in these disaster areas.
Insurance & Technology July 19, 2004 Anthony O'Donnell	The Emerging Wireless World Wireless may not yet live up to the hype, but many insurers are steadily moving wireless strategies off the drawing board and into the competitive arena.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2006 Brian Lawler	Nice: No Hurricanes Thankfully, we experienced nice weather in 2006. After the unprecedented losses incurred in 2005, almost anything would have been better for insurers this year. Investors, take note.
Information Today September 6, 2005 Miguel Ramos	Blogs and Information Community Respond to Hurricane Katrina Blogs help keep Katrina victims informed on the latest developments within their community and also provide the rest of the world with an in depth account of their experiences.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Tim Beyers	Foolish Advice on Homeowner's Insurance As with life and auto policies, homeowner's insurance is essential protection.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2006 Tim Hanson	Back in Business, Better Than Before A look at how one regional bank is recovering from Hurricane Katrina. Interested investors should be aware that much of that growth has already been priced into Hancock Bank's stock.
Insurance & Technology October 7, 2005 Maria Woehr	The Sun Will Come Out For small insurance entities, recovering from a disaster often depends on a third-party provider. Here's how SunGard Availability Services maintained a third-party administrator's systems and preserved its viability in the wake of Katrina.
Insurance & Technology January 17, 2006 Maria Woehr	Claims Tool Kit The 2005 hurricane season brightened the spotlight on emerging technologies with which insurance carriers arm their adjusters: Ruggedized Laptops... Mobile Phone... GPS System... Straight Line Laser...etc.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Jennifer Popovec	When the Chips Are Down Many commercial real estate professionals are working to help the Gulf Coast recover from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Here are a few of their stories: Building and Owners Management Association (BOMA)... Jerry Wallace Interests... etc.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2005 Roy Lewis	Deadlines Extended for Katrina Victims For affected taxpayers, Sept. 15 filings are now due Oct. 31.
InternetNews August 30, 2005 Jim Wagner	Katrina's Path Wends Through Web As Hurricane Katrina tears along the Southeastern U.S. coastline, the Internet is once again proving its worth as a medium for first-hand information.
Geotimes August 2006 Megan Sever	When Levees Fail Many of the levees in the United States were built more than a century ago to protect farmland, and have been negligibly, if at all, maintained. For New Orleans, such a lesson came too late, but the city can still plan for the future.
Insurance & Technology December 23, 2005 Maria Woehr	Forecasting Disaster Benfield, a London-based reinsurance and risk intermediary, in partnership with Tropical Storm Risk, an independent research organization, developed ReMetrica, a new modeling methodology to help carriers with investments affected by the weather in the U.S. manage risk effectively.