If your company wasn't impacted by Hurricane Matthew or the subsequent flooding, consider yourself fortunate.

However, it doesn't mean you're off the hook completely as more storms continue to brew while the calendar moves from autumn to winter. In fact, driven by El Nino, warm ocean currents are creating severe weather conditions in all parts of the country.

For example, in 2015 about 10.1 million acres were scorched in wildfires in the U.S., compared to 3.8 million the previous year. Meanwhile, winter storms caused an estimated $3.5 billion in insured losses in 2016, up from $2.6 billion in 2014.

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