French Firefighters Battle to Control Worst Blaze Since 1949 August 7, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk French firefighters spent a third day tackling the country’s worst wildfire in more than seven decades, hoping to bring it...
Update: Deadly Wildfires Ravage Southwest France as Heat Wave Builds August 6, 2025 By Joe Wertz and Nayla Razzouk France’s biggest wildfire in about two decades ravaged vineyards and farms in southern France, leaving one person dead and forcing...
Global Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Could Top $150B in 2025: Swiss Re Report August 6, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$80 billion in the first half of 2025, which is almost double the...
‘Soft Market Under Stress’ Offers Unique Window of Opportunity for Insurance Buyers August 1, 2025 A buyer-friendly competitive commercial insurance market is likely to be short-lived, according to a new analysis of second-quarter 2025 market...
H1 Natural Disasters Had Insured Price Tag of $80B – Driven by US Claims: Munich Re July 29, 2025 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters across the globe cost insurers US$80 billion during the first half of 2025, up from $64 billion in...
Wildfires in Mediterranean Leave a Dozen Dead as Heat Soars July 24, 2025 By Georgios Georgiou, Paul Tugwell, Joe Wertz and Taylan Bilgic Wildfires fueled by soaring temperatures and strong winds across the eastern Mediterranean left a dozen people dead in Turkey and...
First-Half 2025 Insured Losses From Natural Cats Hit $100B, Driven by US Events July 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses during the first half of this year were at least $100 billion with more than 90% of...
Heat Waves May Cut GDP by 0.5 Percentage Point in Europe, Allianz Says July 2, 2025 By Maria Martinez Recent heat waves across Europe could slow economic growth in Europe by half a percentage point in 2025, a report...
Heat Wave Threatens Power Output and Wildfires Across Europe June 26, 2025 By Eva Brendel and Joe Wertz Europe’s heat wave is intensifying, fueling wildfires across the Mediterranean and threatening to curb electricity generation from both nuclear and...
Wildfire Alerts Issued Across Mediterranean as Heat Wave Builds June 25, 2025 By Joe Wertz Wildfire warnings were issued across the Mediterranean, as temperatures soar to 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, Italy, and Greece....