An M6.5 earthquake jolted the northernmost area of Sumatra, Indonesia, on Dec. 7 at 5:03 a.m. local time, with nearly...
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RMS and a group of actuarial societies each rolled out new products designed to respectively help measure risks related to...
New Zealand was rocked by a powerful earthquake early Monday that killed two people and caused extensive damage to roads...
The two powerful earthquakes that hit central Italy on Oct. 26 are considered aftershocks of the deadly Aug. 24, M6.2...
Typhoon Haima made landfall in China after it brushed past Hong Kong, forcing the city’s stock exchange to cancel trading...
Insurers in the U.S. are increasingly willing to disclose their risk management practices related to climate change, and that in...
With strong winds, drenching rain, high surf, and coastal flooding, Typhoon Lionrock made landfall in the Tohoku region of Japan...
RMS, the Newark, Calif.-based catastrophe risk management firm, has released a suite of Europe inland flood hazard data products. Describing...
Ports in Japan, China and the U.S. face the greatest financial risk from natural disasters because of their vulnerable locations...
China’s seasonal “Mei-Yu” rainfall in July led to the worst flooding since 1998, bringing total combined economic losses of an...