Colorado Wildfire Rages: 189 Homes Destroyed June 18, 2012 By Don Jergler Another eight structures burned in the High Park Fire in Colorado overnight, bringing the tally to 189 homes burned and...
West Drought Conditions Make For ‘Tragically Historic’ Wildfire Season June 13, 2012 By Don Jergler In what could be shaping up to be one of the worst wildfire seasons in recent memory, insurers are scrambling...
Some Progress Made On Colorado Wildfire March 29, 2012 By Don Jergler Firefighters are making progress on a wildfire in Colorado that has now consumed an estimated 4,140 acres, destroyed 27 structures...
Aon Benfield 2011 Catastrophe Study: $107 Bn Insured Losses; $435 Bn Economic January 10, 2012 By Charles E. Boyle Aon Benfield, the global reinsurance intermediary and capital advisor of Aon Corp, has issued its “Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe...
Guy Carpenter Analyzes 2011 Catastrophes; $108 Billion in Losses December 30, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle Reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter has examined the past year’s natural catastrophes, which it describes as “an unusually eventful year for...
November Storms in Southern Alberta Caused $195 Million Insured Loss December 29, 2011 By Charles E. Boyle Windstorms that hit southern Alberta in November have caused at least C$200 million [US$195] in insured damage, according to the...
Aon Benfield Monthly Cat Report Says Thai Floods Insured Loss over $5 Billion November 4, 2011 Aon Benfield’s latest edition of its Monthly Cat Recap report, which reviews the natural disaster perils that occurred worldwide during...
Report on Colorado’s Fourmile Fire: Insurance Losses Exceed $200 Million October 14, 2011 A preliminary report on the 2010 Fourmile Canyon wildfire in Boulder County shows insured losses exceeded $200 million, fire management...
Insured Losses in Bastrop County Fire to Reach $250M September 27, 2011 Insured damages from what has become the costliest wildfire in Texas history will climb to $250 million, an insurer trade...
Insured Losses from Texas Wildfires Could Reach $250 Million September 14, 2011 An industry group says insured losses from a week of Texas wildfires could reach $250 million. The Insurance Council of...