Hurricanes and storm-related flooding are responsible for the bulk of damage from disasters in the United States, accounting for annual economic losses of about $54 billion, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).   These losses have been on the...

By Dr. Steven Weisbart, Chief Economist, Insurance Information Institute The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes extensive data on petroleum production, refining and supplies to users, with some data provided on a weekly basis. Gasoline supplied to...

Hurricane MichaelThe 2018 hurricane season officially ended on November 30. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) storm counts for the season were: 15 named storms, including eight hurricanes. Two of these were “major” hurricanes (Category 3,...

Special to the Triple-I Blog by Philip Klotzbach,Ph.D,Research Scientist, Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University and I.I.I. Nonresident Scholar Colorado State University (CSU) has just updated their outlook for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, and is now...

Hurricane Matthew, a dangerous Category 3 storm, appears to have the cities along Florida’s east coast in its sights as it heads across the Bahamas today and tomorrow. On its current track, Hurricane Matthew is expected to...