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Hurricane John Makes Landfall in Mexico as Major Category 3 Storm

Hurricane John hit Mexico’s southern Pacific coast late on Monday as a major category 3 storm, with authorities warning residents to protect themselves against potentially deadly storm surges and torrential rain. The storm, packing maximum sustained winds of 120 mph …

From Idalia to Otis: The Hurricanes That Shaped 2023 and What’s Next

We recently brought together thought leaders from across Moody’s to talk with the media at our 2023 Hurricane Season Recap and 2024 Outlook briefing, to provide a range of perspectives from meteorology to market impact. We looked back at the …

Otis Likely to Be One of Costliest Hurricanes for Mexico Insurance Market: Gallagher Re

Hurricane Otis is expected to be one of the costliest natural catastrophe events in Mexico’s history with initial economic losses expected to top US$10 billion, according to Gallagher Re. Further, insured losses are expected to run into the billions of …

Pacific and Atlantic Hurricanes Norma and Tammy Hit Mexico and Barbuda

Hurricane Norma came ashore near the Pacific resort of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon. Hours later, Hurricane Tammy made landfall on the Caribbean island of Barbuda. The storms were each Category …

Eastern Pacific Hurricane Season Starts Off Slowly

The eastern Pacific hurricane season is starting off with a whimper. While one short-lived tropical storm developed off Mexico’s Pacific coast last week, the earliest on record, computer models show another one isn’t likely soon, said Jeff Masters, co-founder of …

2014 Insured Cat Losses below Average at $35 Bn: Swiss Re Sigma Report

Swiss Re has just released its sigma report on catastrophe losses for 2014, which confirms that total global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters were around $110 billion, compared to global insured losses of about $35 billion, which …