RenaissanceRe Expects Q1 Loss from U.S. Winter Storm Uri April 15, 2021 Bermuda-based RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. estimated that losses from Winter Storm Uri will have a net negative impact of approximately $180...
Cyclone Seroja Damages Towns in Western Australia with Strongest Winds in 50 Years April 14, 2021 PERTH, Australia (AP) – A destructive cyclone has damaged several towns on Australia’s western coast, shattering windows, snapping trees and...
$1B Insurance Price Tag for U.S. Severe Weather in March (and Other Global Events): Aon April 12, 2021 Multiple U.S. severe weather outbreaks, including tornadoes, hail, and flooding, resulted in losses of more than $1 billion for public...
Insurance Council of Australia Declares Catastrophe for Parts of New South Wales March 22, 2021 The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a Catastrophe for large parts of New South Wales, a state in...
Australia Battered by Worst Flooding in 60 Years March 22, 2021 By Jill Gralow and Renju Jose PITT TOWN, Australia — Australia was set on Monday to evacuate thousands more people from suburbs in Sydney’s west, battered...
A U.S. Storm that Will Break Insurance Records – and Other February Storms, Quakes March 15, 2021 February saw a spate of winter storms in the United States, including the period from Feb. 12-20, which will become...
Sinkholes Emerge After Croatia’s Deadly Earthquake in December March 8, 2021 By Darko Bandic MECENCANI, Croatia – After the deadly earthquake came the sinkholes. A central Croatian region about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest...
A Snowstorm that Cost Nearly $2.2B and Other January Natural Catastrophes: Aon February 11, 2021 A snowstorm in Spain, called “Filomena,” caused business interruption and property losses estimated at nearly €1.8 billion ($2.2 billion), according...
Rescuers Search for Workers Trapped at Hydropower Site in Flood-Hit North India February 9, 2021 By Rajesh Kumar Singh Rescue workers continue to battle mountains of slush and debris at a hydropower construction site in north India that was...
Australian Insurers Declare Catastrophe for Perth Hills Bushfires February 5, 2021 The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared a catastrophe for the Perth Hills bushfires which continue to burn north-east...