Latest Earthquake Headlines
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Seismologists Monitor Carson City Quake Swarm
Jun 24 2013 // Nevada seismologists and emergency managers say they’re monitoring an earthquake swarm in Carson City that has the potential to result in a major temblor. But officials from the Nevada Seismological Laboratory at the...
New Residential Earthquake Claim Program Introduced by American Claims Management and QBE
Jun 18 2013 // San Diego, CA, 06/18/13 – American Claims Management Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator (TPA), is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the TPA for a new residential earthquake claim program for...
EQECAT: Likely No Damage From Two California Quakes
May 31 2013 // According to EQECAT’s CatWatch on two moderate sized earthquakes in California this week there should be little to no damage is expected. Two moderate sized earthquakes were felt in California: a magnitude 5.7 in...
Commentary: Accounting for Non-Modeled Sources of Loss
May 23 2013 // The purpose of modeling is to anticipate the likelihood and severity of catastrophes so that companies can prepare for their financial impact — before they occur. The evidence suggests that, for the most part,...
UN: $2.5 Trillion in Global Disaster Losses Since 2000
May 17 2013 // Economic losses from disasters since 2000 are in the range of $2.5 trillion, a figure at least 50 percent higher than previous international estimates, according to a U.N. report. The U.N. Office for Disaster Risk...
April Brought Fewer Tornadoes But Severe Hail, Floods to U.S.: Aon
May 8 2013 // Parts of the U.S. suffered severe hail and flooding damage during April, although there were fewer tornadoes than expected. Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model center at Aon Benfield, released its monthly Global...
PERILS Expands Estimates to Include Earthquake, Flood in Italy
May 7 2013 // PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has extended its market coverage to include Italy, and will provide data for both earthquake and flood perils with...
RIMS Conference in LA Risks No Loss of Subject Matter
May 6 2013 // Renewal of the Terrorism and Risk Insurance Act was a much talked about topic at the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society conference, a four-day event in Los Angeles, Calif. in late April that included panels...
Fireman’s Fund Historic Highlights
May 6 2013 // 1863 The first policy was one half-interest in 1,000 kegs of Boston syrup. The premium was $12 cash in advance. 1871 Great Chicago Fire – Fireman’s Fund paid all claims even though its losses exceeded its...
Business Disaster Planning
May 6 2013 // Each year businesses and individuals are impacted by disasters. However, a disaster does not have to be widespread to paralyze an agency. Every business (including your clients) should have a Disaster Preparation and...
Nevada Quake Lab Has New $4M Research Project
Apr 25 2013 // The University of Nevada’s world-renowned earthquake laboratory has launched a nearly $4 million research project aimed at making nonstructural parts of buildings more earthquake proof. Engineers at the...
Swiss Re in Co-op Agreement with GEM Foundation for Latin America Quake Risk
Apr 24 2013 // The Swiss Re Foundation and the GEM Foundation announced a “three-year collaborative project to create the first-ever comprehensive picture of seismic risk in Latin America to incorporate social and economic...
Earthquake Swarm Keeps Central Oklahoma All Shook Up
Apr 23 2013 // More annoying than threatening, tiny tremors are shaking portions of central Oklahoma with increasing frequency – rattling homes, knocking things over and interrupting sleep. “I feel them every time,”...
Willis Report Warns of Growing Risks from Natural Catastrophe Exposures
Apr 23 2013 // “The growing threat of natural catastrophes is raising serious challenges for corporate risk managers and the insurance industry,” according to the second issue of Resilience magazine, the risk management...
Earthquake Kills 207 People Injures 11,500 in China’s Sichuan Province
Apr 22 2013 // China’s worst earthquake in three years on Saturday killed at least 207 people and injured 11,500, 960 of them seriously, according to the latest figures available from China’s Ministry of Civil Affairs. The...
Series of Earthquakes Shakes Central Oklahoma
Apr 17 2013 // The U.S. Geological Survey says several earthquakes have shaken central Oklahoma. USGS geophysicist Jana Pursley says the temblors began about 1:45 a.m. Tuesday and all were centered northeast of Oklahoma City. She says...
Powerful M7.8 Earthquake Strikes Iran-Pakistan Border: AIR Analysis
Apr 17 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the powerful M7.8 earthquake, which struck a sparsely populated area of southeastern Iran about 50 kilometers (30 miles) from the country’s border with...
Munich Re Supports Quake Prevention Project in India
Apr 12 2013 // Munich Re announced that it is supporting a prevention project in a region in India that is prone to earthquakes. The two-year project in conjunction with GeoHazards International, is aimed at protecting people, buildings...
M6.3 Quake Strikes Iran Coast; Minimal Insured Losses Expected: AIR Analysis
Apr 10 2013 // Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a bulletin on the earthquake that struck the southwestern coast of Iran this morning, April 10, 2013. AIR said the quake was magnitude 6.3 and struck 55 miles [88 kms]...
Insurance Covered Half of U.S. Disaster Costs in 2012: Swiss Re
Apr 8 2013 // Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters caused $186 billion in economic losses globally in 2012 and took approximately 14,000 lives, according to global insurer Swiss Re’s latest sigma study. The United States...
