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Hurricane Earl taking aim at east coast catastrophe bonds

1st September 2010

The United States east coast is watching nervously as hurricane Earl approaches. Currently Earl is heading straight for the Carolinas coast, it is predicted to make a turn to the north-northeast prior to reaching the coast and then skirt the coastline as it heads towards Canada. That forecast track doesn’t leave much room for change. […]

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CCRIF to make payout after hurricane Earl hits Caribbean

1st September 2010

Hurricane Earl passed close enough to the Caribbean island state of Anguilla yesterday to trigger a payment under the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF). Early reports suggest that Earl, a major Category 4 hurricane, blew roofs off buildings in Anguilla, downed power lines and caused beach erosion and flooding from the storm surge and […]

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Earl now a Category 4 hurricane, threatens the U.S. East Coast

31st August 2010

The Atlantic tropical storm season has kicked off with a vengeance. There are three named storms in the Atlantic right now; Danielle which reached Category 3 but never threatened land, Earl (more about him later) and Fiona who is a few days off becoming a hurricane. Both Danielle and Earl have blown up to become […]

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