Bank of Spain Estimates Floods Cost 0.2% of GDP in 4th Quarter November 20, 2024 By Jesús Aguado Last month’s catastrophic floods in eastern Spain are likely to have a negative impact of 0.2 percentage points on the...
Spain’s Record-Breaking Floods Push Insured Losses Above €4 Billion ($4.2 Billion) November 18, 2024 Total insured losses from recent floods in Spain are expected to exceed €4 billion (US$4.2 billion), according to credit rating...
What Is the Latest Science on Climate Change? November 14, 2024 By Gloria Dickie This year’s U.N. climate summit – COP29 – is being held during yet another record-breaking year of higher global temperatures,...
South Africa Declares National Disaster After Floods, Storms November 13, 2024 By Rene Vollgraaff South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and storms caused widespread damage in the country, allowing the government to...
Spain’s Devastating Floods Will Cost Insurers Over $3.8 Billion November 8, 2024 By Macarena Munoz The floods that devastated the Spanish region of Valencia at the end of last month are expected to trigger total...
Spain’s Hurricane Katrina Moment Saw Officials Ignoring Warnings November 8, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Thomas Gualtieri As a deadly storm bore down on Valencia on Oct. 29, the regional president was attending a ceremony to recognize...
Renewable Energy Offers a Cost and Opportunity to Insurance Sector November 7, 2024 By Carolyn Cohn Policyholders in the renewable energy insurance market are paying between 20%-40% more for cover today than a year ago as...
2024 Will Be World’s Hottest Year on Record, EU Scientists Say November 7, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Alison Withers This year is “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate...
Spain Risks €10.6 Billion Flood Damage Bill, PM Sanchez Says November 6, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Macarena Munoz and Jorge Zuloaga Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the first financial package for victims of the storms that killed more than 200...
Finland Records First Hurricane-Force Winds Off West Coast November 5, 2024 By Leo Laikola Finland’s coastal waters were hit by hurricane-force winds for the first time, as more extreme weather batters Europe. Storm Lyly...