Japan Earthquake Halts Auto and Chip Plants, Testing Supply Chain Resilience July 31, 2026 By Tim Kelly, Maki Shiraki, Daniel Leussink and Sam Nussey The 7.1-magnitude quake that struck southern Japan this week has brought many car and semiconductor factories in the area to...
Japan Earthquake’s Insurance Claims May Top $1.1 Billion: Bloomberg Intelligence July 30, 2026 By Bloomberg News Insurance claims from this week’s earthquake in Japan may top the 175 billion yen ($1.1 billion) average for the country’s...
Powerful Quake Hits Southern Japan, Workers Missing After Shopping Mall Blast July 28, 2026 By Anton Bridge, Satoshi Sugiyama and Kantaro Komiya A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan’s southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and...
Insurer Mapfre Estimates Venezuela Quake Losses at €25 Million July 24, 2026 By Marta Serafinko and Mireia Merino Spanish insurer Mapfre said on Thursday that losses from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela would be up to €25...
World Bank Estimates Quakes Cost Venezuela $20 Billion in Damage July 24, 2026 By Jorgelina do Rosario The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last month may have caused $19.6 billion in physical damage to buildings and infrastructure,...
Venezuela Seeks Quake Survivors as Death Toll Hits 589 June 26, 2026 By Andreina Itriago, Patricia Laya and Fabiola Zerpa The death toll from twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela rose to at least 589 with nearly 3,000 more injured, as...
Thousands Feared Dead After Two Major Earthquakes Hit Venezuela June 25, 2026 By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas,...
Rescue Efforts Underway as Philippine Quake Death Toll Hits 37 June 9, 2026 By Cliff Venzon and Neil Jerome Morales The death toll from the strongest earthquake to hit the Philippines in five decades has increased to 37, an official...
Hedge Fund Fermat Invests in First-of-a-Kind Catastrophe Bonds May 4, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee and Gautam Naik Fermat Capital Management has invested in the Asian Development Bank’s first-ever catastrophe bonds, designed to shield Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan against...
Japan Removes Tsunami Warnings After Powerful Quake in North December 9, 2025 By Gareth Allan Japanese authorities ended all tsunami warnings after a powerful magnitude-7.5 quake struck off the coast of Aomori, in the northeast...