Paying for a Storm That Passed in 1992
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Today, as Florida homeowners continue with the cleanup from their second big hurricane in less than a month, they are finding that they are bearing a greater share of the cost themselves than they would have in the past.
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Just because Katrina was the perfect storm, a catastrophic combo of the wrong hurricane in the wrong place at the wrong time, doesn't mean that history can't repeat itself, leaving another city obliterated by another tempest. It can.
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The damage done to trees by the October Surprise storm was heart- wrenching, and it was clear from the beginning that many resources would have to be pooled to help the urban forest recover. That effort got a huge boost recently, HSBC Bank sent $100,000 to the Olmsted ReLeaf campaign.
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Wind, rain, floods. All cause damage--and are to blame for some states' super-high home insurance rates.
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Weather forecasters said there was a chance of rain yesterday. By 6 p.m., folks had to wonder if there was a chance it would ever stop.
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By Ellen Gedalius, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Jun. 5--TAMPA -- Look at your water bill today.   Double it.   That's about how much you will be paying for water by 2012, according to a proposal obtained late Monday by The Tampa Tribune.
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It took years for many insurance claims to be paid following Hurricane Andrew in 1992. This time, technology is helping speed along the claims process for residents hardest hit by Hurricane Charley.
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By Michael Newsom, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb.
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If Hurricane Charley blows your house down, how can you make your insurance company pay?
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By Patrick Donohue, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla.  Jun. 9--DESTIN -- Absent even a mild tropical storm, inclement weather is still hitting Destin's charter boat captains where it hurts--their wallets.
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By Rob Tucker, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Feb. 5--The pre-Christmas windstorm socked Pierce County with more than $16 million in public and private damage, according to a county disaster report.
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Residents of Boscastle are counting the cost today of the damage estimated at millions of pounds caused by a freak downpour.
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By Leigh Coleman, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Feb. 20--ESCATAWPA -- The first money of the $30 million Mississippi Hurricane Funds has built an Escatawpa family a new home and bought them some peace of mind.
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By ANN SANNER  WASHINGTON - A 59-year-old man was sentenced Monday to 8 1/2 years in prison on charges stemming from his use of stolen identities in an attempt to acquire more than $100,000 in payments intended for victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
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It's taking on water, and debt.
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The Swiss reinsurance company Converium, whose finances have already been dented by US casualty losses, said that a string of hurricanes and typhoons that hit the US and Japan this year would cost the company 90 million dollars (73.2 million euros).
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Last weekâs storm has cost the airline $10 million in refunds, $16 million in travel vouchers and $4 million in expenses like overtime.