France Pledges €100 Million in Wildfire Aid for Homes and Firms August 18, 2026 By Nayla Razzouk France is mobilizing more than €100 million ($116 million) in aid to rebuild homes and issue tax relief to businesses...
Europe’s Heatwaves Expose Insurance Gap as Business Losses Mount August 18, 2026 By Simon Jessop, Rebecca Delaney and Valentina Za For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink,...
Belgian Firefighters Battle Record Blaze Near German Border August 17, 2026 By Katharina Rosskopf, Mark Schroers, Phil Serafino and Sotiris Nikas Emergency services were attempting to control a large wildfire in the east of Belgium on Sunday, after the blaze destroyed...
Germany Evacuates Nearly 2,000 People as Wildfire Spreads in the West August 14, 2026 More than 2,000 people evacuated their homes in western Germany on Friday, after a wildfire near the Belgian border spread...
France Evacuates 525 People as New Wildfire Hits Pine Woods in Southwest August 14, 2026 By Stephanie Lecocq French authorities have evacuated 525 people from the village of Luglon after a wildfire broke out in the southwestern Landes...
Heatwaves Could Cost France €10 Billion-€15 Billion, Environment Minister Says August 12, 2026 The heatwaves that have hit France in recent months could result in €10 billion to €15 billion ($17 billion) in...
‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re August 11, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG...
Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Protection Gap August 4, 2026 By Jemima Denham, Elizabeth Howcroft and Michael Jones Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the...
Climate Change Made ‘Fire Weather’ in France, Spain More Likely July 31, 2026 By Olivia Rudgard Climate change made the weather that fueled Europe’s recent wildfires at least twice as likely in France and at least...
Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns July 31, 2026 By Alastair Marsh and Claudia Cohen Europe’s insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world’s fastest-warming continent....