Republicans to Re-launch U.S. Flood Insurance Overhaul March 4, 2011 By Kevin Drawbaugh Draft legislation to overhaul the U.S. National Flood Insurance Program will be unveiled next week, said the Republican chairman of...
‘Worsening Weather, Better Forecasting’ Could Prompt Force Majeure Changes February 25, 2011 By David Fogarty Worsening weather and better forecasting methods could push the mining sector to change force majeure provisions in supply contracts and...
Australia Weather Bureau Forecasts Reduced Risk from La Nina February 16, 2011 The La Nina weather pattern, which recently brought record floods and cyclones to Australia, is weakening, but there is a...
SPECIAL REPORT: Extreme Weather Batters Insurance Industry February 9, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz In Chester County, South Carolina, off a dirt road in the middle of a field, insurance companies are literally unleashing...
Wild Weather Could Push Miners to Heed Insurers’ Warnings; Reassess Risks February 8, 2011 By James Reagan and David Fogarty A surge in weather-related disasters in Australia could push global mining firms to overhaul supply contracts and rethink how bad...
Aon Benfield Monthly Cat Report Highlights Australian Floods, Brazil Landslides February 4, 2011 Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp., has released the latest edition of its Monthly...
Australian Natural Disasters Spark Renewed Call Action on Climate Change February 4, 2011 An architect of Australia’s stalled climate change policy has linked the nation’s recent natural disasters with global warming and called...
Flood-ravaged Queensland Braces for Tropical Cyclone Yasi February 1, 2011 Just as TC Anthony dissipated over Queensland the flood ravaged State received a warning that another tropical cyclone is heading...
Insurance Council of Australia Takes New Initiatives in Wake of Floods January 28, 2011 The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has reacted quickly to the disastrous flooding in the State of Queensland earlier this...