The Wind Insurance Network will host its 14th annual conference, WIND 2013, January 28-31 in Orlando, Florida. Well into its second decade as an educational event in the claims industry, and on the heels of a tumultuous year of wind damage, the timely content of the conference proves the words of executive director, Michelle Griffin: “No matter which direction the wind is blowing, WIND will be there!” 
Griffin continues, “Our goal is to bring a fresh prospective to the ever-changing claims environment in regards to windstorm while allowing divergent points of view to be presented in a professional and balanced manner. Each year, we hand select professionals from the various niche audiences that we serve, so that we have a fresh approach and constant pulse on what each group wants to learn and explore.”
Q. How have the unique events of 2012 shaped the industry and the conference this year?
A. According to Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurance firm, North America is experiencing a tremendous rise in extreme weather disasters, a nearly fivefold increase over the past three decades. Specifically, Munich Re reported a 35-percent increase in the size of storms in the Gulf of Mexico since 1995 and also concluded that this is due to climate change, which will unquestionably continue in the future.
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