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Poll reveals that many residents in hurricane-prone areas are still not ready for hurricane season
HARTFORD, Conn. -- In preparation for this year's...
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HURRICANE SEASON IS HERE, and it's time to stock your safety kit with essentials - food, flashlights and, now, a smartphone.
According to a new study from the National Hurricane Survival Initiative, 45 percent of Americans would rely on social media to reach friends and family during a natural disaster.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Florida Governor Charlie Crist urged Americans in hurricane-vulnerable states to "get ready now" for the 2010 hurricane seaso...
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SAINT PAUL, Minn. -- Seeking to educate residents of hurricane-prone states on how to be prepared for a natural disaster, St. Paul Travelers (NYSE:STA...
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While people continue to clean up after last year's record- breaking hurricane season, millions of coastal homeowners remain inadequately insured and unprepared for the 2006 season according to the Insurance Information Institute.
A new survey, conducted for the National Hurricane Survival Initiative by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, reported that as many as one-third of residents in hurricane-vulnerable states may not be adequately insured. The poll found one in three of those surveyed said it has been three years or more since they reviewed their insurance coverage.
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Climate change and the rising number of weather-related losses have become a major area of concern among insurance buyers, insurers, reinsurers, agents and brokers. While the insurance industry may not be capable of doing anything about the weather itself, action is being taken to try to minimize the human impact. It is worth looking at a few examples of how the insurance industry is responding to the environmental concerns of their customers. Designed for the unique property exposures of green commercial buildings, Fireman's Fund's Green-Gard coverages feature the elimination of limitations for vegetated roofs. The Chubb Group of Cos has formed a green energy team of underwriters and engineers, designed to develop products and services specifically in the energy sector. Given their exp...
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