Humberto Becomes Major Hurricane but Bermuda Could Be Spared Direct Hit September 18, 2019 By Don Burgess Bermuda residents boarded up windows of homes and businesses on Wednesday as Hurricane Humberto became a major storm on route...
New Tropical Storm Threatens Bahamas and Could Set Sights on Eastern Florida September 13, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical storm warnings have been declared for the Bahamas, which was just battered by Hurricane Dorian, evidence of strengthening in...
Aon Launches Real-Time Loss Forecasting for U.S. Hurricanes, European Windstorms September 9, 2019 Aon plc has launched Automated Event Response (AER), designed to enable insurers to view real-time portfolio risks from two of...
Update: Tropical Storm Dorian to Sideswipe Puerto Rico, but Heads to Florida August 28, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Will Wade Tropical Storm Dorian is about to sideswipe Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. And if you live on Florida’s...
Update: Tropical Storm Dorian Strengthens as It Heads Toward Barbados August 26, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Dorian is gaining strength as it approaches the Lesser Antilles and is forecast to skirt Puerto Rico as...
Hurricane Barry Cost Economy $600M, Insurers $300M: Aon Catastrophe Report August 9, 2019 Total economic losses, largely flood-driven, were expected to exceed US$600 million, while public and private insurers paid out nearly US$300...
Vast Sahara Dust Cloud Hinders Formation of Tropical Storms in Atlantic August 3, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Dry air from the Sahara that’s carrying enough dust it can be seen from space is preventing thunderstorms over the...
IBHS Chief Wright Urges Congress to Consider Tax Credits for Climate Resilience May 30, 2019 By Don Jergler Roy E. Wright, CEO and president of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety, wants Congress to consider financing...
Mozambique Floods Threaten Hundreds of Thousands of Lives After Cyclone Kenneth April 29, 2019 By Farai Mutsaka Serious flooding began on Sunday in parts of northern Mozambique that were hit by Cyclone Kenneth three days ago, with...
Cyclone Kenneth Grows Stronger as It Barrels Towards Mozambique April 25, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan and Borges Nhamire Tropical Cyclone Kenneth continued to grow stronger as it swirled toward the coast of Mozambique, where Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has...