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Hurricanes
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Louisiana Law Blog
Insurance and Hurricanes
By Mark Mese
June marks the beginning of Hurricane Season and should serve as a reminder to review your personal and business property insurance coverage. The effect of recent Hurricanes on the Gulf…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Federal Flood Deadline Allegedly Extended 60 Days
By Chip Merlin
Tina Nicholson received word that the Federal Flood Deadline for Hurricane Ike Claims has been extended 60 days from the impending deadline next Monday. As I indicated in a post last week,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Proposed TWIA Law Smacks Hurricane Ike Claimants
By Chip Merlin
Why do some elected representatives kick the people who voted for them and pander to insurance companies? Tina Nicholson forwarded me a bill that has passed the Texas Senate that guts…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Weak El Nino and Cooler Tropical Waters Lead to Predictions of Fewer Hurricanes
By Chip Merlin
Hurricane prognosticators are still trying to beat psychics at the game of hurricane prediction. As I indicated in two past posts, When, Where and How Big are the Windstorms of…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Gavelston Revisited – Seven Months After Hurricane Ike
My wife and I were in Houston again last week. Over the weekend, we drove to Galveston, continuing a chain of visits from both before and after Hurricane Ike. [See prior posts here…
Insurance Law Hawaii
Hurricane Damage Not Covered under Alaska Native Corporation’s All Risk Policy
I can't resist reading a decision regarding a dispute over hurricane coverage for property owned by an Alaska Native Corporation. See Arctic Slope Regional Corp. v. Affiliated FM Ins. Co.,…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
A Call To Reassess How We Gauge Damage From Hurricane Winds
By Chip Merlin
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Ike Policyholders to Meet and Network on Thursday April 16
By Chip Merlin
Our law firm is helping to sponsor a seminar and meeting with Hurricane Ike policyholder attorneys this Thursday, April 16, in Houston. We held a similar meeting following Hurricane Katrina…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
One Day Hurricane Ike And Dolly Windstorm Symposium Tomorrow
A reminder that the Windstorm Insurance Network is sponsoring a special Texas Windstorm Insurance Symposium. It will be a one day event on April 2, 2009, at the Hilton Hobby.…
Property Insurance Coverage Law Blog
Part 2: Hidden Causes of Hurricane Damage: Meteorologist Rocco Calaci Explains That Hurricanes Are More Than Just High Winds And Water
(*Chip Merlin's Note--Rocco Calaci has been a noted meteorology expert witness in the Katrina Legal Wars. After meeting him at a recent FAPIA Convention, I invited him to write a…