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Weather Sentinel: Dorian Impacts Felt in the United States

Hurricane Dorian began a slow northwesterly track off of Grand Bahama Island on Tuesday afternoon, on a path paralleling the Florida Atlantic coastline. Hurricane force winds are remaining offshore of Florida, however storm surge and wave action along the coastline are causing significant beach erosion and flooding. The forecast for Dorian remains extremely challenging for ... Continue Reading »

Weather Sentinel: Weakening Hurricane Dorian – Ongoing Threats

Hurricane Dorian has rendered exceptionally severe impacts to portions of the northwestern Bahamas over the last 36 hours. In the meantime the storm has since weakened to a strong category-2 hurricane, and has developed a slow northwesterly motion in recent hours. The National Hurricane Center (NHC) best forecast takes Dorian parallel and offshore of the Florida Atlantic coast ... Continue Reading »

Weather Sentinel: Hurricane Dorian – Category 5 – Landfall in Bahamas, Impacts to US Still Uncertain

Hurricane Dorian strengthened to a category-5 hurricane overnight and is moving over Abaco Island on a slow path west toward the United States. The Northern Bahamas Islands are experiencing a storm surge of 15 to 20 feet above tide level in areas of onshore winds, coupled with destructive waves, rainfall in excess of 20 inches, and hurricane force winds. Much uncertainty ... Continue Reading »

Weather Sentinel: Hurricane Dorian – Category 4 – Threat to Bahamas, Southeast United States

Hurricane Dorian is now a strong category-4 hurricane posing an imminent threat to the northwestern Bahamas, for the threat of potentially devastating winds, storm surge and heavy rainfall. For the longer term into next week, the track forecast depends on an expected turn to the north, and the exact timing and placement of this turn carries great uncertainty. The National ... Continue Reading »

Terrorism Risk in Europe

The threat of Islamist extremism remains high in Europe, driven in part by radicalized individuals returning from fighting in Iraq and Syria. Religious extremist attacks in the E.U. will likely target the entertainment and hospitality sectors and public spaces frequented by tourists, according to the 2019 Terrorism Risk Insurance Report, from Guy Carpenter affiliate, Marsh. ... Continue Reading »

Weather Sentinel: Tropical Storm Dorian – Escalating Threat

Tropical Storm Dorian has regained structure and strength since crossing the Windward and Leeward Islands. It now appears that the storm will pass near or over the Virgin Islands over the coming hours. It is probable that the storm will strengthen to a hurricane later today. Hazards of concern include tropical storm wind conditions, heavy rainfall with some inland flooding, and ... Continue Reading »

Weather Sentinel: End of August Atlantic Update

Heading into the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season over the next 30 days, an uptick in activity is transpiring with Tropical Storm Dorian in the Caribbean and Tropical Depression #6 off the Eastern Seaboard of the United States. Along with Chantal from last week, this recent activity takes place after seasonal hurricane outlooks for the Atlantic Basin were increased in ... Continue Reading »

Property Terrorism Insurance Take-Up Rates Higher in Major Metropolitan Areas

Companies based in the Northeast United States have traditionally purchased property terrorism insurance at a higher rate than companies based in other regions. Unsurprisingly, 80 percent of companies based in New York purchased terrorism insurance in 2018, tying it with Chicago for the lead among major U.S. cities that are perceived as higher-value targets for terrorist ... Continue Reading »