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Insurance industry considerations following Hurricane Helene

As insurance professionals, it is crucial that we reflect on the implications of such disasters and strategize on how to better serve our clients.

By Darren Wood | November 25, 2024 at 12:38 AM
The community of Steinhatchee, Fla., returned to their small town after the Cat. 4 Hurricane Helene battered the West Coast of Florida, only to find it devasted by the storm’s destructive winds and over ten-foot storm surge. The storm surge lifted structures off their foundations, leaving residents searching for a place they once called home. (Credit: Brigida Sanchez/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District)

Natural disasters are unpredictable by design, but Hurricane Helene in September was especially devastating for the inland residents of North Carolina, where such severe weather is uncommon. As insurance professionals, it is crucial that we reflect on the implications of such disasters and strategize on how to better serve our clients in the wake of climate threats that work in seemingly mysterious and unexpected ways.

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