S&P: ILS Investors Could Get Burned as Covered Perils Expand, Terms Widen August 19, 2015 By L.S. Howard The catastrophe bond market will continue to grow by 10 to 20 percent per year, driven in part by the...
Nevada Hit by More Than 5,000 Earthquakes in Past Year August 13, 2015 Seismologists say a year-long swarm of earthquakes in northwest Nevada could be linked to volcanic activity. The University of Nevada’s...
Global Insured Cat Losses in First Half Are Below Long-Term Average: Munich Re July 14, 2015 Overall losses and insured losses from natural catastrophes during the first half of 2015 were below long-term average values, according...
Colorado Commissioners Move Injection Well Proposal Forward June 26, 2015 A company is closer to putting an injection well online with approval from commissioners in a northwest Colorado county. The...
California Assembly Advances Earthquake Safety Bills June 3, 2015 The California Assembly is advancing a pair of bills designed to help buildings withstand earthquakes. The legislation approved unanimously this...
M5.8 And M5.5 Quakes Strike Off Oregon Coast, No Damage June 2, 2015 Two sizeable earthquakes struck off the coast of Oregon on Monday but officials say no tsunamis were triggered. A magnitude...
Swarm of Small Quakes Shake Southern California Desert May 22, 2015 A swarm of small earthquakes have struck a sparsely populated area of the Southern California desert, but there were no...
Quakes From Hawaiian Volcano May Signal New Eruption May 18, 2015 By Cathy Bussewitz A series of earthquakes and shifting ground on the slopes of Kilauea have scientists wondering what will happen next at...
Coalition Wants Well Moratorium in Oklahoma Earthquake Areas May 12, 2015 A coalition of environmental and grassroots organizations is calling for a moratorium on the use of wastewater disposal wells by...
Scientists Say Drilling at Oil Field Not a Factor in Southern California Quakes May 5, 2015 Scientists say the earthquakes to hit central Los Angeles recently have not been related to Inglewood Oil Field drilling. The...