Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re July 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated US$43 billion with an overall economic price tag...
Global Insured Losses Estimated at $15B in Q1, With Economic Price Tag of $63B: Aon April 17, 2023 Private and public insurance entities saw an estimated $15 billion of global losses during the first quarter – close to...
Turkey’s Southeast Exodus After Deadly Earthquake Puts Manufacturing at Risk March 10, 2023 By Susana Vera and Ceyda Caglayan Mehmet Alkan, a shoe-sole manufacturer in Turkey’s earthquake-hit south, doesn’t know what will become of his company after some of...
Before Fatal Quake Collapse, Turkish Building Skirted Code, Thanks to Erdogan Policy March 6, 2023 By David Gauthier-Villars and Natalie Thomas MALATYA, Turkey (Reuters) — The Trend Garden Residence, an upscale serviced apartment building in the Turkish city of Malatya, boasted...
Quake Latest: Turkey Declares Emergency Rule; Death Toll Rises Across Turkey, Syria February 8, 2023 By Bloomberg News Turkey declared a three-month state of emergency in areas struck by two massive earthquakes earlier this week, allowing the government...
Hundreds of Shipping Containers Ablaze at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port; Operations Halted February 7, 2023 Hundreds of shipping containers were ablaze at Turkey’s Iskenderun Port on Tuesday, shutting down operations and forcing freight liners to...
Update: Powerful Earthquakes Hit Turkey and Syria With at Least 4,000 Killed February 6, 2023 By Selcan Hacaoglu and Firat Kozok Rescue teams from overseas began deploying in Turkey on Tuesday after a pair of powerful earthquakes a day earlier killed...
Indonesia Earthquake Kills 268 Amid Collapsed Homes, Landslides November 23, 2022 By Yudith Ho A quake in Indonesia killed at least 268 people as the search continues for victims amid landslides and collapsed buildings....
Mexico Struck by Powerful 7.5 Magnitude Earthquake on Fateful Anniversary September 20, 2022 By Daina Beth Solomon, Kylie Madry and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY – A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday on the anniversary of two devastating temblors, killing...
China Reopens Roads to Earthquake Epicenter, as Death Toll Rises September 7, 2022 China has reopened roads leading to the epicenter of Monday’s 6.8 magnitude earthquake in the southwestern province of Sichuan and...