Tropical Storm Risk (TSR) has released its pre-season forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season today and has raised its figures for the number of storms and hurricanes it predicts, also raising the number of landfalling US hurricanes in its forecast to 3, while joining calls for an above-average level of activity.Back in December 2024, … Read more
With warmer than normal ocean waters, forecasters are expecting yet another unusually busy hurricane season for the Atlantic. But they don’t think it will be as chaotic as 2024, the third-costliest season on record as it spawned killer storms Beryl, Helene and Milton. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday unveiled its outlook for … Read more
Eyes in the sky Weather satellites that monitor tropical storms from space provide continuous views of each storm’s track and intensity changes. The equipment on these satellites and software used to analyze it make increasingly accurate hurricane forecasts possible. Much of that equipment is developed by federally funded researchers. For example, the Cooperative Institutes in … Read more
Re/insurance broking giant Aon has announced the launch of a new parametric insurance solution that is designed to address and mitigate losses from hurricane-related storm surge along the coast of the United States, developed in partnership with Floodbase, a specialist in parametric flood risk, and global commercial insurer, Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.A key aspect of … Read more
TDI experts answer Texans’ top auto insurance questions. What should auto insurance cost, and what’s the best kind to get? To answer a question about cost, you need to know what a policy covers first. TDI’s automotive insurance guide can help, and there’s a policy comparison tool at www.opic.texas.gov. It’s important to know what you … Read more