According to the World Health Organization, older adults who live at home face disproportionally high fatality
rates during natural disasters as evidenced by Hurricane Katrina where 71 per cent of the deaths resulting from that disaster involved people over 60 years of age.
It's not the end of Uber's notorious surge pricing model, but the on - demand car service agrees to stop charging excessive
rates during natural disasters and emergencies.
Not exact matches
Michael Barry, spokesman for the Insurance Information Institute, an industry trade group, says an unusual streak of
natural disasters in 2011 almost certainly contributed to a rise in homeowners insurance
rates for many
during 2012.