Latest Catastrophe Headlines
All the headlines from our Catastrophe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Wildfire Forces Rural Community in Southern Texas to Evacuate
Oct 31 2025 // Thick smoke blanketed a rural community in southern Texas and many residents were ordered to evacuate as firefighters worked to contain a blaze Wednesday evening, officials said. The Mill Fire in Gregory, Texas, about 150...
Hurricane Melissa to Bring Wet, Windy Weather to Northern Europe
Oct 31 2025 // Hurricane Melissa is forecast to dissipate in the Atlantic Ocean next week, bringing wet and windy weather to northern Europe after wrecking havoc across the Caribbean. The record-setting storm left a trail of destruction...
Satellite Data Reveals Hurricane Melissa Damage in Jamaica
Oct 31 2025 // As Hurricane Melissa sweeps past Bermuda, new satellite data of Jamaica has revealed devastation for tourist center Montego Bay and much of the Western part of the country. At least 40% of the buildings and roads in the...
Expert Underwriter Secures Critical Wildfire Coverage for High-Risk California Warehouse, Saving Key Account
Oct 30 2025 // Monrovia, CA ., Oct 30, 2025 – In a notable victory against challenging market conditions, the specialized underwriting team at Greenwood General Insurance Agency successfully placed a complex property insurance policy...
Jamaica’s Grid Was Not Ready for Hurricane Melissa
Oct 30 2025 // After Hurricane Beryl devastated Jamaica’s grid last year, officials at the island’s sole utility vowed to fortify it. But the company’s initiatives were only in the planning and early implementation...
Hurricane Melissa Wreaks $8 Billion of Damage, Kills Dozens
Oct 30 2025 // The devastation from Hurricane Melissa came into focus after the record-setting storm moved past Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba with at least 33 deaths and almost $8 billion of damage in its wake. Across the Caribbean, the...
SCE Wildfire Fund to Pay Millions, Fast-Track Death Claims
Oct 29 2025 // Southern California Edison said on Wednesday it would pay several million dollars each to families who lost loved ones in the January wildfires that scorched 14,000 acres in greater Los Angeles and destroyed thousands of...
Reinsurers Hold Bulk of Jamaica’s Property Exposures From Hurricane Melissa: Reports
Oct 29 2025 // Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm – a record for the Caribbean island nation — which brought storm surge, torrential rain, strong winds and massive damages. Making landfall...
Hurricane Melissa Makes Cuba Landfall After Lashing Jamaica
Oct 29 2025 // Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica, where it left hundreds of thousands without power and forced hospitals to evacuate. Melissa crossed...
‘Catastrophic’ Hack Underscores Public Defender Security Gaps
Oct 29 2025 // Recent cyberattacks on public defenders’ offices in multiple Western US states have spotlighted the technological vulnerabilities of an often overlooked but critical part of the US judicial system. Public defenders,...
Jamaica Catastrophe Bondholders Now Face Full-Trigger Event
Oct 28 2025 // Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a full trigger event that would force payment of the entire $150 million bond to help the island deal with fallout from Hurricane Melissa. That’s according to...
Ex-PIMCO Executive Plans to Launch Europe’s First ETF Based on Catastrophe Bonds
Oct 28 2025 // Europe may soon get its first exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds. An application to register the ETF was filed in Ireland, according to Rick Pagnani, co-founder and chief executive officer of King Ridge...
Update: Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm
Oct 28 2025 // Hurricane Melissa is churning toward Jamaica as the island’s worst-ever storm, with high winds and flooding rains already pummeling coastal areas in the hours before landfall. Melissa’s top winds reached 185...
Catastrophe Bond Investors Told to Brace for Jamaica Payout
Oct 28 2025 // Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward the Caribbean island as a Category 5 storm. “Based on current models there is a high chance...
Hurricane Melissa Churns Toward Jamaica as Category 5 Storm
Oct 27 2025 // Hurricane Melissa plowed toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm, threatening to bring widespread destruction to the island. Melissa’s top winds reached 165 miles (266 kilometers) per hour, up from 160 mph...
Intruders Release Mink From Iowa Farm in What Trade Group Calls ‘Terrorist Act’
Oct 27 2025 // One or more intruders broke into an Iowa mink farm and released 2,000 of the furbearing animals in what a trade group called a “terrorist act” under federal law. Sometime between last Monday night and Tuesday...
Tropical Storm Melissa Brings Heavy Rain to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica
Oct 23 2025 // Tropical Storm Melissa began dumping heavy rain on Hispaniola on Tuesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in parts of the Caribbean region later this week. The rains snarled traffic in the Dominican...
Industry Groups Applaud Bill to Treat Forests, Mitigate Wildfire Risk
Oct 23 2025 // Insurance industry trades praised a Senate committee for the passage this week of the Fix Our Forests Act, a measure to address high-risk wildfire regions. “The risk of wildfire can no longer be ignored or...
Catastrophe Bonds’ Huge Market Gains Put Reinsurers on Backfoot
Oct 21 2025 // The seemingly unstoppable rise of catastrophe bonds may now be eroding the market share of reinsurers. After years of raising prices, reinsurers are finding that primary insurers have started relying less on them and more...
Charges Dropped Against Owner of Dog Found Left Behind in Hurricane Milton
Oct 20 2025 // Criminal charges have been dropped against a Florida man who authorities said abandoned his tied-up dog in floodwaters near a highway as residents evacuated Florida’s Gulf Coast last year shortly before Hurricane...
