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Content tagged with Claims posted in August 2009
Farmers Dispatches Vehicles, Claims Personnel to California Wildfires
News  |  8/31/2009  | 
The insurer has dispatched two customer care vehicles and claims staff from around California to the fires, which have claimed the lives of two firefighters and threaten thousands of homes.
Hurricane Jimena Strengthened to Category 4 Storm
News  |  8/31/2009  | 
Hurricane Jimena is forecast to make landfall within the next two days.
EQECAT Releases WORLDCATenterprise 3.13
News  |  8/31/2009  | 
Improvements to WORLDCATenterprise are based on new science and data, as well as other relevant information about North Atlantic hurricanes, European floods and earthquakes, particularly in the Himalayan Frontal Thrust region and South America, according to the vendor.
Zurich Launches Customer/Distributor Microsite for Wind Event Information
News  |  8/21/2009  | 
The Zurich HelpPoint Wind site will provide a collection of information resources before, during and after wind events, including hurricanes, tornadoes and other windstorms.
Hurricane Bill Brings Coastal Flooding to Dominican Republic, Bermuda
News  |  8/21/2009  | 
Hurricane Bill, which may become a Category Four storm again briefly today, is predicted to drop two to six inches of rain on Bermuda before before weakening to a Category One storm approaching the Canadian Maritime coast.
Hurricane Bill Now Category 4, Expected to Miss U.S., Bermuda
News  |  8/19/2009  | 
Latest forecasts indicate that neither the U.S. or Bermuda likely to be affected by Hurricane Bill, though Nova Scotia could feel the effects of the storm early next week, according to some scenarios.
Stronger Hurricane Bill Likely to Miss U.S.
News  |  8/18/2009  | 
Now a Category Two hurricane, Bill is expected to veer northward within the next couple of days, away from the U.S. coast but could impact Bermuda.
Warming Atlantic Delivers Three Tropical Cyclones, First Hurricane of the Season
News  |  8/17/2009  | 
Tropical Storm Bill is predicted to become a major hurricane between 48 and 60 hours, as it moves to the northwest from a position east of the Lesser Antilles.
RMS Releases New North American Earthquake Risk Models
News  |  8/6/2009  | 
Risk Management Solution's new North America earthquake risk models, which incorporate new science on ground motions, show increased loss risk in Los Angeles relative to San Francisco.
AIR Worldwide Updates U.S. Earthquake Model
News  |  8/5/2009  | 
AIR Worldwide updates U.S. earthquake model; enhanced model includes updated view of seismic hazards consistent with U.S. Geological Survey maps.


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