Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Calif. Earthquake Authority pushes for industry assessments
Jul 23 2007 // Southbound Highway 880 traffic was routed around a damaged section of Highway 580 in Oakland, Calif., Monday, April 30, 2007. Crews sifted Monday through the wreckage of a collapsed freeway overpass, and emergency response...
Strong Earthquake in Japan Takes 7 Lives, Destroys Hundreds of Homes
Jul 17 2007 // A strong earthquake struck northwestern Japan on Monday, destroying hundreds of homes, buckling seaside bridges and causing a fire at one of the world’s most powerful nuclear power plants. At least seven people were...
Calif. Earthquake Authority Pushes for Industry Assessments
Jul 11 2007 // Negotiations are continuing in the California insurance industry, as the state’s Earthquake Authority (CEA) continues to seek a way to make up $2.183 billion first industry assessment layer. At its recent governing...
RMS Releases Report on Recent Pu’er, China Earthquake
Jul 5 2007 // A preliminary loss estimate report from Risk Management Solutions indicates that the recent earthquake that struck the Chinese province of Yunnan will cost some 1.91RMB ($250 million) in economic losses. “The...
RMS Releases New European Earthquake Model
Jun 28 2007 // Risk Management Solutions has launched an extensive new model for earthquake risk in Europe, which it believes is the “most comprehensive model of its type.” It covers Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy and...
N.H. Coast Again Experiences Minor Earthquake
Jun 25 2007 // A minor earthquake shook people on New Hampshire’s Seacoast last Wednesday night. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the quake was centered in North Hampton. It registered as a magnitude 1.0. No damage was...
News Currents
Jun 18 2007 // Group challenges Fireman’s Fund’s earthquake rates Consumer advocates have filed a challenge to block a proposed 25 percent increase in Fireman’s Fund’s earthquake rates in California, a move that...
Consumer Group Challenges Fireman’s Fund’s Calif. Earthquake Rates
Jun 6 2007 // Consumer advocates have filed a challenge to block a proposed 25 percent increase in Fireman’s Fund’s earthquake insurance rates in a move that they say could save each of the company’s earthquake...
Aging, Skyscrapers, Malls Place Japan at Higher Risk of Disaster
Jun 6 2007 // Japan’s vulnerability to natural disasters is increasing as skyscrapers mushroom in cities, shopping malls go underground and the population ages, a recent government report said. While earthquakes are a primary...
Earthquake Rattles New Hampshire Seacoast
Jun 5 2007 // New Hampshire’s Emergency Management Agency says a mild earthquake shook the state’s Seacoast area June 2. Many residents called police to report hearing explosions and authorities were trying to figure out...
Swiss Re Sponsors $100 Million Mediterranean Earthquake Risk Bond
Jun 1 2007 // Swiss Re announced that it has obtained $100 million of protection against earthquake risk in Turkey, Greece, Israel, Portugal and Cyprus through a securitization – the first time the capital markets have been tapped...
Earthquake Rumbles Southeast Okla.
May 30 2007 // A small earthquake and two aftershocks rumbled parts of Pittsburg County, Okla., on Sunday, May 27, the Oklahoma Geological Survey reported. The earthquake happened about 4 p.m. and measured 3.2 on the Richter scale, said...
No Damage or Injuries Reported from Mild S.C. Quake
May 29 2007 // A minor earthquake shook parts of South Carolina’s Richland Count on last Thursday, emergency management officials said. Earthquake sensors in South Carolina pegged the quake at a magnitude 2.4, according to the U.S....
4.6-Magnitude Earthquake Causes Damage in Montana
May 15 2007 // An earthquake damaged an apartment building and knocked bricks off the facades of buildings in southwestern Montana , authorities said. The 4.6 magnitude quake, reported at 9:46 a.m. Tuesday, was centered about nine miles...
AIR, China Earthquake Administration Team up to Find Faults
May 14 2007 // Boston-based AIR Worldwide Corporation announced a collaboration agreeement with the China Earthquake Administration’s (CEA) Institute of Geology to research active faults and conduct “paleoseismic...
People
May 7 2007 // Doug Eden joined Main Street America Group as senior vice president, field operations. Eden will be a member of the company’s senior management team based at its corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, Fla. Eden...
Tenn. Earthquake Commission to Begin Meeting Next Month
May 3 2007 // Tennessee’s first commission devoted to dealing with a major earthquake is scheduled to begin reviewing disaster preparations next month. The West Tennessee Seismic Safety Commission was established after concerns...
Swiss Re Expands Nat Cat Global Asset Protection Services
May 1 2007 // Swiss Re announced from the RIMS Convention in New Orleans that its Global Asset Protection Services (GAPS) are offering new consulting capabilities to improve the management of risks that result from wind and earthquake...
Earthquake Hits Southeast England
Apr 30 2007 // A moderate earthquake rattled parts of southeast England Saturday morning, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power after the quake in the county...
Report Details P/C Insurers’ 2006 Proftability, Escape from Storms
Apr 18 2007 // Another report on the insurance industry confirms and details what has been widely acknowledged: a sharp decline in catastrophes in 2006 contributed to improved underwriting results for the year. The U.S. property/casualty...
