All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 12 2023 // Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation are criticizing federal emergency managers for missing deadlines as residents seek recovery assistance following the largest wildfire in the state’s recorded...
May 8 2023 // Wildfires raging across western Canada forced the evacuation of 30,000 residents and cut at least 234,000 barrels a day of oil and gas production as companies shut down wells and pipelines.A total of 100 blazes were...
May 8 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at cybersecurity firm Lodestone Security and the broker Howden Tiger Fac.A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley’s Cyber Security Unit...
May 5 2023 // An unseasonably cold storm coated Southern California mountains with snow, dumped heavy rain elsewhere and spawned a small tornado Thursday as spring struggled to shake the grip of an exceptionally wet winter.More than 4...
May 4 2023 // Allstate Corp. posted a bigger first-quarter loss than analysts expected as higher premiums failed to offset rising auto costs and soaring catastrophe losses.The company reported a $342 million loss on an adjusted basis...
May 2 2023 // Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to address a wildfire crisis that they say will surely destroy more landscapes, communities and livelihoods as long-term drought persists around...
May 2 2023 // A tornado touched down in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on Saturday as a powerful storm system brought intense rain and powerful winds to the state, overturning cars, damaging homes and snapping tree branches.The National...
May 1 2023 // The Virginia Beach community in southeastern Virginia was hit by a tornado on Sunday, April 30, just minutes before 6:00 pm.City Manager Patrick Duhaney declared a state of emergency. Officials said there were no reported...
May 1 2023 // Research on a flat spot for air evacuations. Talk of old-style civil defense sirens to warn of fast-moving wildfires. Hundreds of urban firefighters training in wildland firefighting techniques while snow still blankets...
May 1 2023 // A northeast Mississippi tire plant that was damaged by an April tornado is expected to restart production in June.Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. said this week that it was likely to take several months for its Cooper Tire...
Apr 28 2023 // A restoration contractor that helped finance an effort by McClenny Moseley & Associates to file thousands of hurricane-damage claims in Louisiana wants its $3 million investment back.Access Restoration Services US...
Apr 28 2023 // PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon started Tuesday in Portland.The fires in 2020 killed...
Apr 27 2023 // The U.S. has experienced a record number of tornadoes in the first three months of 2023 according to preliminary data from the National Weather Service Storm Prediction Center (NWS SPC), delivering an active start to the...
Apr 27 2023 // The Federal Emergency Management Agency Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Claims Office, charged with administering nearly $4 billion in emergency financial aid for survivors of last year’s record-breaking wildfire in New...
Apr 26 2023 // QBE Names Davis to Newly Created Position: Global Head of CyberQBE Insurance Group Limited has appointed Serene Davis to newly the created position global head of cyber. Davis will begin working in the role on May 15....
Apr 26 2023 // First quarter net income at Chubb Ltd. fell several percentage points to about $1.9 billion as catastrophe losses evened gains in premiums written.P&C underwriting income was about $1.21 billion, down 5.5% from about...
Apr 25 2023 // A minor magnitude 3.6 earthquake shook parts of upstate New York on Sunday afternoon. There were no immediate reports of significant damage.The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the earthquake struck at 2:10 p.m. with...
Apr 20 2023 // A tornado outbreak on in central Oklahoma left three people dead and caused heavy damage Wednesday night.Three fatalities were reported in McClain County, where a tornado hit the town of Cole. Another tornado touched down...
Apr 20 2023 // Allstate Corp. said pre-tax catastrophe losses for the first quarter are expected to be about $1.7 billion, with about $1.3 billion occurring during the month of March.Losses in March were attributed to 10 events with 75%...
Apr 20 2023 // Insurance losses from the March tornado that carved a path of destruction through parts of Mississippi are approaching $100 million, and uninsured losses will likely exceed that number, the state insurance department...