Hurricane Season Looming, a Great Disturbance in the Insurance Force, There Is!

A Storm is Coming I Feel It!

Hmm troubled times ahead I sense. The year 2025 a turbulent hurricane season it seems to promise. Forecasters at NOAA they do say a 60% chance of an above average season we face! 13 to 19 named storms winds howling like a Wookiee scorned they predict. Hurricanes forming 6 to 10 and major ones 3 to 5 a worry this is. Ready we must be. Like preparing for battle with Count Dooku it is. Fear leads to anger anger leads to hate hate leads to suffering... and also unpreparedness for a hurricane! Hmmm.

Budget Cuts A Climate Science Threat Or Are They?

Questions about budget cuts the acting administrator sidestepped she did. Climate science its impact a mystery it remains. "Ready to go we definitely are," says Laura Grimm. But fully prepared are we really? Like saying 'size matters not' when facing a Rancor confidence is good but preparation is better. Hope a powerful ally it is but not a strategy. Lost some investments are gone they are. Prepare we must! A storm coming there is.

Predicting the Future Accurate They Were!

Last year spot on NOAA's hurricane predictions were they boast. Improvements in science and technology much they have learned. But pride a slippery slope it is. Hurricane Helene and Milton $37 billion in insured losses they caused! A best underwriting performance since 2013 the industry saw? A surprise this is! Like finding a Sith Lord at a Jedi picnic unexpected it is.

Wildfires and Tariffs a Dark Cloud Looms

But beware! Wildfires in California and economic challenges from tariffs a dampening effect they could have. Insurers more than $50 billion in losses from the Los Angeles wildfires they face. The Force is strong with the climate but not always in a good way hmm? "Always two there are no more no less. A master and an apprentice." Disaster a master of chaos it is.

Tornadoes and Hail Oh My!

The Midwest severe thunderstorms it has suffered. Tornadoes 35% higher than average a worrying trend this is. Convective storms $10 billion in insured losses in the first quarter! Another $7 billion in May. "Do or do not. There is no try," the insurance industry must embrace. The last 10 years $33 billion annually in insured losses. A 90% increase a dark side of nature this is. An existential threat the insurance industry faces.

Mitigation Efforts the Path to Salvation Perhaps!

Mitigation the key it is! Building codes public works projects defensible spaces around buildings. "It's estimated that $13 is saved for every $1 spent on mitigation efforts," says Cynthia Lee Sheng. Wise words these are! Agencies working together a great improvement since Hurricane Katrina. United we stand. Divided we fall. Like the Jedi Council cooperation essential it is.