Hurricane Season: A Call for Insurance Adjusters
Posted:
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Category:
Insurance Training
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that this year’s Atlantic hurricane season, which officially ended on November 30, blew down some records, having kicked up 19 storms, including last August’s very destructive Irene. It actually tied years 2010, 1995, and 1887 as the third-most- prolific period since 1851. The average season spawns 11 storms, said NOAA.
“This season is a reminder that storms can hit any part of our coast and that all regions need to be prepared each and every season,” explained NOAA National Weather Service director Jack Hayes in a recent official statement, putting on alert not just state authorities but also local insurers and insurance agents in places like Texas (for example, for agents to get their Texas insurance license renewed they need to have finished their Texas insurance continuing education first).
That observation carried special weight in light of an estimate by the Insurance Information Institute (New York), which placed hurricane damage from 1991 to 2010 at $153.7 billion in insured U.S. losses. The total represents 44 percent of all catastrophic losses in the period, according to the insurance institute.
The need for adjusters in places such as Texas that are prone to hurricane damage can’t be overstated. For the best Texas adjusters license online head to LearnInsurance.com. It offers all the training one needs to prepare for the state exam required for a property and casualty insurance license.
