MEDIA ADVISORY: Contact the I.I.I. For Insurance Expertise, Information and Analysis on the 10-Year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

New York Press Office: (212) 346-5500; media@iii.org

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NEW YORK, August 24, 2015 — Reporters covering the 10-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and interested in interviewing insurance experts about hurricanes, floods and other natural disasters are encouraged to contact the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).

The I.I.I. can provide information on the economic impact of hurricanes, including state-specific data on historic hurricane-caused insurance claim payouts. I.I.I. staff can also talk about the lessons learned from the experience of Hurricane Katrina for homeowners, renters and business owners.

To explain #Katrina10 by the numbers, the I.I.I.’s Research and Creative teams have created an infographic that details both the path of the storm, which made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 3 Hurricane on August 29, 2005, as well as the Gulf region’s path back from the devastation caused by the event.

I.I.I. spokespeople are available in New York City, Florida and Atlanta, Georgia. On-site interviews in New Orleans can also be arranged. In addition, Dr. Robert Hartwig I.I.I. president and an economist, Jeanne Salvatore, chief communications officer and consumer spokesperson, and Elianne González, the I.I.I.’s Hispanic press officer, will also be available via Satellite to conduct broadcast interviews on Thursday, August 27, from 6 a.m. to 12 noon EST.

The following online resources are also available to reporters:

RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS

• Issues Update: Catastrophes – Insurance Issues
• Issues Update: Hurricane and Windstorm Deductibles
• Issues Update: Flood Insurance
• White Paper: Residual Market Property Plans – From Markets of Last Resort to Markets of First Choice

FACTS AND STATISTICS

• Hurricanes
• Hurricane Fact Files and Market Share by State
• Flood Insurance

CONSUMER INFORMATION

• Homeowners and Renters Insurance
• Insuring Your Business: Small Business Owners’ Guide to Insurance

VIDEOS

• Making Your Home More Hurricane-Resistant: Five Steps
• Are You Underinsured?
• Don’t Be a Dummy About Flood Insurance
• Filing a Homeowners Insurance Claim: Six Steps
• Disaster Planning with Pets
• Home Inventory Software

Reporters interested in booking an interview with an I.I.I. spokesperson via Satellite on Thursday, August 27 can contact Susan Higgins at: shiggins@dssimon.com; (212) 736-2727; (212) 736-2727.

To arrange other interviews with I.I.I. experts, please contact Mike Barry at michaelb@iii.org.

The I.I.I. has a full library of educational videos on its You Tube Channel. Information about I.I.I. mobile apps can be found here.

THE I.I.I. IS A NONPROFIT, COMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION SUPPORTED BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY.

Insurance Information Institute, 110 William Street, New York, NY 10038; (212) 346-5500; www.iii.org