Albania News

Aon Benfield Cat Report for November Highlights Cold and Floods

In its latest monthly assessment of the world’s catastrophes for November Aon Benfield highlights the first winter weather event of the season across Europe with “notable affects.” the report, published by the company’s Impact Forecasting team, who evaluate global natural …

Northern Europe Counts Costs of Early Winter Weather

Heavy snow caused travel chaos across much of northern Europe on Thursday, keeping London’s Gatwick airport closed for a second day and disrupting road and rail travel in France, Germany and Switzerland. Days of sub-zero temperatures and snow in Britain, …

Political, Financial Risk Levels Continue High in 2010, Says Aon

Political and financial instability remain a feature of the business landscape as a result of the recession, according to Aon Risk Services, the global risk management and insurance brokerage business of Aon Corp. The company launched its 17th annual Political …

Forest Fires Burn Homes in Greece, Emergency Declared

Wildfires burned homes and forced the evacuations of villages, a convent and a children’s summer camp in southern Greece, authorities said July 19. The Fire Service reported 115 fires in 24 hours as temperatures reached 39 degrees Celsius (102 Fahrenheit) …

Over 30 Countries Agree: Bird Flu Preparedness is Key

The threat of the bird flu virus mutating into a strain capable of causing a pandemic intensifies amidst a growing number of outbreaks and human cases in different parts of the world. Since 2003, a total of 168 people have …

Burns & Wilcox Reports New Hires in Texas

Burns & Wilcox Ltd. vice president and Dallas/Fort Worth branch manager Don Carson announced the addition of five new staff members to his branch. Sarah Roark joins Burns & Wilcox as receptionist and is responsible for handling agent contracts and …