storm damage

• Driven by Weather, Insured Losses in 2012 Hit $77 Billion Globally

  By Mark Ruquet  |  March 28, 2013

  Nine of 10 most expensive events were in the United States, including $35 billion from Sandy and largest drought claims ever.

• Hurricane Sandy: Experian Warns Consumers About Damaged Cars

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 7, 2012

  More than nine million vehicles registered in counties affected by the superstorm, Experian Automotive says.

• Hurricane Sandy: SBA Approves $150 Million in Disaster Loans

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  December 7, 2012

  A month after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation, the SBA said it has approved more than $150 million in disaster loans in four states.

• Hurricane Sandy: Moody’s Says Insurers Weathering Storm

  By Mark Ruquet  |  November 16, 2012

  Moody’s Investors Service says the U.S. property and casualty personal-lines sector remains stable despite expected Hurricane Sandy losses.

• Hurricane Sandy: No Hurricane Deductibles in Pennsylvania

  By Mark Ruquet  |  November 5, 2012

  Pennsylvania joined three other East Coast states telling insurers they cannot impose hurricane deductibles for losses suffered from Superstorm Sandy.

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  Hurricane Sandy Swamps The East

  By Staff Writers  |  November 5, 2012

  The aftermath is “unthinkable devastation” said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie when describing the massive destruction left behind by Hurricane Sandy that blasted the East Coast in the evening of Oct. 29. The monster storm caused massive flooding throughout New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, igniting fires that destroyed...

• Hurricane Sandy: New Jersey's Largest Credit Union Still Shuttered

  By Peter Strozniak  |  October 31, 2012

  The 15 branches of Affinity Federal Credit Union remained closed Wednesday and its online banking service also was not available.

• Hurricane Sandy: Delaware Ducks Super Storm

  By Peter Strozniak  |  October 31, 2012

  Despite its proximity to the Jersey shore, Delaware missed the worst of Hurricane Sandy and its 27 credit unions report no damage.

• Hurricane Sandy: Could Be One of Nation's Costliest to Insurers

  By Chad Hemenway  |  October 29, 2012

  Catastrophe modeler Eqecat says it expects Hurricane Sandy will cause up to $10 billion in losses for the insurance industry.

• Isaac Prods Insurers to Shift Into Proactive

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  September 10, 2012

  Hours after the Navy destroyer USS Cole was bombed in Yemen on Oct. 12, 2000, killing 17 American sailors and injuring 39, the families of members of Navy Federal Credit Union likely didn’t know that much more was going on behind the scenes on their behalf.