Typhoon Faxai Makes Landfall in Tokyo Area, Killing 1, Disrupting Travel September 10, 2019 By Haruka Nuga A typhoon blew across the Tokyo metropolitan area Monday morning, killing one person and causing dozens of injuries, while disrupting...
Insurance Covered $90B of Natural Disaster Losses in 2018, Leaving 60% Protection Gap January 22, 2019 The economic costs of last year’s 394 natural catastrophe events came to US$225 billion with insurance covering US$90 billion of...
California Wildfires, Hurricane Michael Top List of 2018’s Costliest Natural Disasters: Munich Re January 8, 2019 By L.S. Howard The costliest natural catastrophes occurred in the United States in 2018 with one of California’s devastating wildfires and Hurricane Michael...
Japanese Typhoons Put Downward Pressure on Creditworthiness of Insurers: S&P October 4, 2018 The recent run of large natural disasters to hit Japan likely has put downward pressure on the creditworthiness of the...
Typhoon Trami Hammers Japan; Flights and Trains Canceled in Tokyo September 30, 2018 By Yuko Takeo and Kazumi Miura Typhoon Trami is bringing Tokyo to a halt. East Japan Railway Co. suspended all train service in the Japanese capital...
RMS Estimates Insured Losses from Typhoon Jebi Could Reach $5.5 Billion September 14, 2018 The insured loss for Japan from Typhoon Jebi, which made landfall in Japan on Sept. 4, will be between USD$3...
Insured Losses from Typhoon Jebi Estimated at $2.3-$4.5 Billion: AIR September 9, 2018 Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimates that industry insured losses from Typhoo Jebi, which made landfall in Japan on...
Typhoon Jebi Hits Osaka in Japan, Leaving a Trail of Damage, Airport Closed September 5, 2018 By Sophie Jackman and Gearoid Reidy Regions around Osaka, Japan’s second biggest population center, struggled to recover from damage left by Typhoon Jebi, which left 10...
Typhoon Jebi Makes Landfall in Japan as Strongest Storm to Hit Country in 25 Years September 4, 2018 By Sophie Jackman and Gearoid Reidy Typhoon Jebi made landfall in western Japan on Tuesday, the strongest tropical cyclone to come ashore in Japan in 25...
South Korea Braces for Typhoon Soulik, While Typhoon Cimarron Aims at Japan August 24, 2018 An approaching typhoon has whipped up strong winds, waves and heavy rain in southern South Korea, leaving one person missing...