All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 19 2019 // One of 86 people who were killed in the deadliest wildfire in California history has been identified.The Butte County Sheriff’s office said on Friday it positively identified the remains of 68-year-old Judith Sipher...
Aug 19 2019 // ISO and Intterra are partnering with the Western Fire Chiefs Association to explore new ways of analyzing and understanding wildfire risk.Intterra has worked with the WFCA for several years to develop the Fire Data Lab, a...
Aug 19 2019 // Texas’ provider of last resort for wind and hail insurance for coastal properties won’t be raising its residential and commercial property rates next year.The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) said...
Aug 19 2019 // Forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who are monitoring oceanic and atmospheric patterns say with the demise of El Nino this summer, conditions are now more favorable for above-normal named...
Aug 16 2019 // Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2019 were responsible for USD $44 billion of economic losses globally, according to Swiss Re Institute’s preliminary sigma estimates.This figure is...
Aug 16 2019 // Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates insured losses in China from Typhoon Lekima will exceed CNY 6 billion.Lekima made landfall in Taizhou, Zhejiang, China, at 2 a.m. on August 10 local time, with...
Aug 16 2019 // PG&E Corp.’s court-appointed compliance monitor concluded the utility isn’t trimming trees that pose wildfire threats in high-risk areas of California and didn’t train its contractors properly.The...
Aug 15 2019 // Severe tropical storm Krosa lashed western and southern Japan with torrential rain and wind, causing Japan Airlines Co. and All Nippon Airways to cancel hundreds of domestic and international flights, and some train lines...
Aug 15 2019 // As scientists warn that Greenland is melting at a record pace, the island is relying on emergency services from outside its borders to help it extinguish a wildfire.Denmark will send 38 firefighters to Greenland to help...
Aug 15 2019 // Don’t be lulled by a quiet June and July, the real Atlantic hurricane season is about to kick off.The hurricane season generally runs from June 1 to the end of November. But the next six weeks — “the...
Aug 14 2019 // People affected by wildfires in Northern California in 2017 and 2018 can soon file claims for housing assistance and other immediate needs with Pacific Gas & Electric Co.They can file their claims online through the...
Aug 14 2019 // Much is being made of a recent call by Florida Insurance Commissioner, David Altmaier, for insurance companies to “redouble efforts to resolve all open claims…” related to Hurricane Michael. Here’s the...
Aug 14 2019 // Some global reinsurers have chosen to stop retrenching from catastrophe risks, deciding instead to take advantage of higher premium rates and increase their exposure, according to S&P Global Ratings.Although risk...
Aug 13 2019 // No damage has been reported following a series of earthquakes that rattled parts of Oklahoma.The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2 magnitude earthquake was recorded about 8:30 p.m. Sunday near Quinton, about 123 miles (198...
Aug 12 2019 // A broad California coalition is calling for support for package of bills to create a California Wildfire Warning Center, develop more skilled firefighters and establish defensible space standardsAction for Wildfire...
Aug 12 2019 // Germany’s forests – long a source of pride and national identity – are feeling the heat.A second consecutive year of unusually dry and warm weather has left swaths of dead and dying trees, fueling fears that the...
Aug 12 2019 // The death toll from a typhoon in eastern China rose to 32 on Sunday, with 16 people missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as the country braced for more travel disruptions as the storm moved further north up the...
Aug 12 2019 // Government meteorologists say this year’s hurricane season may be busier than initially expected now that summer’s weak El Nino has faded away.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate...
Aug 9 2019 // Total economic losses, largely flood-driven, were expected to exceed US$600 million, while public and private insurers paid out nearly US$300 million, said Aon in its latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap...
Aug 9 2019 // A lawsuit says a rancher, workers and the John Deere farm equipment company are at fault for a wildfire that burned parts of an Oregon Native American reservation.The Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs filed the...