Giant Container Ship, Which Blocked the Suez in March, Again Crosses the Canal August 23, 2021 ISMAILIA, Egypt – The giant container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez canal for six days in March, crossed...
Hurricane Grace Crosses Mexico, Killing at Least 8 People August 23, 2021 By Maya Averbuch Hurricane Grace crossed through Mexico on Saturday, leaving at least eight people dead, causing floods and power cuts to more...
Parametric Catastrophe Insurer CCRIF to Make Record Payout of $40M for Haiti Quake August 19, 2021 CCRIF SPC, the Cayman Islands-based parametric catastrophe facility, will pay approximately US$40 million to the government of Haiti, following the...
Why Haiti Is Prone to Deadly Earthquakes August 19, 2021 By Ben Finley Earthquakes have been wreaking havoc in Haiti since at least the 18th century, when the city of Port-au-Prince was destroyed...
Firefighters Struggle to Control Blazes Fueled by Heatwaves in France and Spain August 17, 2021 By Laura Millan Firefighters are struggling to control blazes in France’s Gulf of Saint Tropez and in the Spanish province of Avila, another...
Insured Losses from Haiti Earthquake Estimated at $250M: Karen Clark & Co. August 17, 2021 The large 7.2 magnitude earthquake, which hit Haiti on Aug. 14, is likely to cost insurers around $250 million, according...
Heavy Rains Lash Haiti, Complicating Rescue Efforts for Earthquake Survivors August 17, 2021 By Laura Gottesdiener LES CAYES, Haiti – Heavy rains lashed Haiti on Tuesday night, complicating rescue efforts and drenching thousands left homeless by...
Death Toll Soars from Haiti Earthquake; U.S. Deploys Search and Rescue Teams August 16, 2021 By Jim Wyss and Ezra Fieser The U.S. deployed search and rescue teams to help find survivors among the debris of collapsed buildings in Haiti as...
Global Insured Disaster Losses Reach US$42B in H1 as 2nd Highest on Record: Swiss Re August 13, 2021 Estimated insured losses from natural catastrophes reached US$40 billion during the first half – driven by a deep winter freeze,...
Insured Losses from July Floods in Germany Could Approach $6B: AIR Worldwide July 28, 2021 AIR Worldwide, the Boston-based catastrophe modeling firm, estimates insured losses in Germany from July flooding could approach €5 billion ($6...