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Hurricane Season Approaching -- Are You Ready?

Thursday May 24, 4:41 pm ET Yahoo News

COLUMBUS, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--National Hurricane Center is predicting a very active 2007 hurricane season with at least 17 named storms, nine hurricanes and five major hurricanes with category three to five range. Even though last season had no landfalling hurricanes, forecasters remind us we remain in an active hurricane cycle likely to last another 10 to 20 years.

As hurricane season begins, Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., the country's sixth-largest property and casualty insurance company, urges policyholders to review their insurance policies as part of storm season preparation.

"It's crucial for policyholders to know about their insurance coverage before a storm hits," said Ken Enscoe, Nationwide's director of catastrophe claims operations. "Advance planning is key to surviving the aftermath of a hurricane."