Claims From 4 Summer Weather Events in Canada Exceed Prior Year Total: IBC September 6, 2024 Four natural catastrophes over four weeks during Canada’s summer season have resulted in about five times the amount of claims...
Canada’s 10 Worst Natural Disasters Totaled C$30 Billion in Annual Insured Losses September 3, 2024 Insured losses have surged in the past decade as climate change in Canada sparks wildfires, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with...
Extreme Rain Is a Growing Climate Threat to the Northeastern US August 28, 2024 By Eric Roston As high temperatures break records around the US and wildfires rip through the West, another climate-driven weather hazard — extreme...
Landslides in Southern India Kill at Least 93 With Many More Trapped July 31, 2024 By Sheikh Saaliq NEW DELHI (AP) — Multiple landslides in southern India have killed 93 people and many others are feared trapped under...
Extreme Weather Sends Insured Losses 70% Above Historical Norms July 31, 2024 By Stephan Kahl Natural catastrophes caused about $62 billion of insured losses in the first half of 2024 — roughly 70% above the...
South Africa Races to Contain Oil Spill From Wrecked Cargo Ship July 30, 2024 South Africa dispatched crews to contain an oil spill from a cargo vessel that ran aground earlier this month because...
Insured Losses for Floods in Southern Germany Estimated at €1.6B: PERILS July 18, 2024 The recent floods in southern Germany will cost insurers an estimated €1.568 billion (US$1.7 billion), according to PERILS, the independent...
Islamic Insurance Helps Cover Muslim Farmers Battling Climate Change July 18, 2024 By Betsy Joles On his four and a half acres of land in central Pakistan, Izhar ul-Haq approaches farming as a science. He...
South Africa Storms in Western Cape Cause Damage to 35,000 Homes July 12, 2024 By Ntando Thukwana Storms that pounded South Africa’s Western Cape province have led to flood damage affecting more than 35,000 households in the...
FEMA Is Ready for Hurricane and Wildfire Seasons, but Money a Concern June 24, 2024 By Rebecca Santana The head of the Homeland Security Department said Friday that the agency tasked with responding to disasters across the country...