
Hurricane Sally: Significant Flood Damage But Moderate P/C Losses, Moodys Says
On 16 September, Hurricane Sally made landfall on Wednesday near Mobile Bay, Ala., and the western portion of the Florida Panhandle as a Category 2 storm with destructive winds of 105 mph, causing significant rain and storm surge.
September 22, 2020
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Alabama
Florida
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Sally Moving Slowly Northeast, Creating Flood Threats Inland After Causing Havoc On Coast
The remnants of Hurricane Sally are dropping torrential rain on southeastern states — and its center was still in Alabama early Thursday, more than 24 hours after making landfall as a Category 2 hurricane. The storm has brought rainfall that is being measured in feet, not inches, in many places.
September 17, 2020
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Florida
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City Of Charleston Sues 24 Oil And Pipeline Firms Over Chronic Flooding
The city of Charleston, South Carolina filed a lawsuit against two dozen of the largest pipeline and oil conglomerates, saying the firms are responsible for making the floods that often hit the port city more frequent and more damaging.
September 11, 2020
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Peach Recall Expanding Over Possible Salmonella Contamination After 78 Sickened In 12 States
A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
August 28, 2020
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Multiple Industries To Be Affected By Nationwide Availability Of Flood Risk Scores
As Hurricane Laura bears down on the Gulf Coast, residents are preparing for what could be a historic storm surge.
August 26, 2020
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California

Torrential Rain, Nine Suspected Tornadoes As Isaias Tracks Into The Northeast
Isaias is racing up the East Coast, dumping between 2 and 6 inches in much of the D.C. region and spawning numerous tornadoes from Central Virginia through Southern Maryland though the worst of the storm appears to be past us.
August 4, 2020
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Isaias Could Become Hurricane As It Pulls Away From Florida
Isaias was forecast to be near hurricane strength as it approached the Carolinas Monday, just a day after bands of heavy rain from the tropical storm lashed Floridas east coast.
August 3, 2020
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Potential Tropical Storm Fay Producing Heavy Rainfall Along East Coast
If the weather system meandering through the Southeast develops, it will become Tropical Storm Fay, the sixth named system of the Atlantic hurricane season.
July 9, 2020
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South Carolina

15 Million U.S. Homes Are At Risk Of Flooding 70% Higher Than FEMA Estimates
Think the risk of your home filling up with floodwater, magnified these days by climate change, is only an issue near the coasts and rivers? New research detailing nearly every corner of the U.S. shows otherwise.
June 29, 2020
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Tropical Storm Bertha Makes Landfall, Bringing Heavy Rain To South Carolina And Inland
A tropical storm that could unleash heavy rainfall and produce life-threatening flash flooding made landfall along the South Carolina coast on Wednesday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.
May 27, 2020
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South Carolina

NOAA Forecasts Busy Hurricane Season
Forecasters at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are predicting an above-normal 2020 Atlantic hurricane season.
May 21, 2020
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Insurer Asks SC Supreme Court To Remove Former Justice From Asbestos Lawsuits
An insurance company involved in asbestos-related litigation is attempting to remove a former South Carolina Supreme Court chief justice from hearing several lawsuits by alleging the judge is biased and prejudicial.
May 14, 2020
Litigation
South Carolina

Lose It Or Lose Big: Anger And Defensiveness Cost Insurance Companies Millions
When it comes to so-called “nuclear verdicts”or “social inflation” in the insurance industryhindsight is 20/20, as a survey of the highest payouts in motor vehicle accident and premises liability cases across the Southeast U.S. reflects.
May 12, 2020
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States Introduce Legislation: Business Interruption Policies Would Be Required To Cover COVID-19-Related Claims
Eight states (Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina) have introduced legislation that would require specified business interruption policies to cover claims for small businesses based on coronavirus for the duration of the public health emergency, even in the face of a specific virus exclusion.
May 7, 2020
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Michigan
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New York

EF2 Tornado Left 5.5 Mile Track In Greenville County, SC
A powerful tornado with winds reaching 115 mph cut a path from Montebello to East North Street on Saturday night, uprooting massive trees, tearing apart business facades and leaving thousands without power.
April 27, 2020
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