Insurance Supervisors’ Group Seeks Collaboration to Cover Disaster Losses July 17, 2025 By Erica Yokoyama Collaboration between the public and private sectors, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the so-called protection gap, as losses...
First-Half 2025 Insured Losses From Natural Cats Hit $100B, Driven by US Events July 16, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses during the first half of this year were at least $100 billion with more than 90% of...
Insured Losses From US Hurricanes Could Rise by 50% With Global Warming July 15, 2025 Insured losses from U.S. hurricanes could rise by nearly 50% under a 2°C (3.6°F) global warming scenario, according to MS...
Firefighters Battle Major Wildfire on Greek Island of Chios, With Evacuations Ordered June 24, 2025 Greek authorities sent new evacuation notifications for two areas near the main town of the eastern Aegean island of Chios...
Update: Hurricane Erick Weakens Over Mexico, Leaving Trail of Damage in its Wake June 19, 2025 By Aida Pelaez-Fernandez and Jose Cortes Hurricane Erick weakened after slamming into Mexico’s southern Pacific coast as a major hurricane on Thursday, leaving a trail of...
Verisk: Q1 Claims Volume Hits 5-Year Low but Severity Up on Wildfire Losses June 19, 2025 By Ezra Amacher The first three months of 2025 brought devastating wildfires to California, significant wind and hail events to Texas, and substantial...
Planetary Waves Linked to Wild Summer Weather Have Tripled Since 1950: Study June 19, 2025 By Seth Borenstein Climate change has tripled the frequency of atmospheric wave events linked to extreme summer weather in the last 75 years...
US Spending on Climate Damage Nears $1 Trillion Per Year June 17, 2025 By Eric Roston The US has spent nearly $1 trillion dollars on disaster recovery and other climate-related needs over the 12 months ending...
Trump Says FEMA Phaseout to Begin After Hurricane Season June 12, 2025 By Skylar Woodhouse, Lauren Rosenthal and Brian K. Sullivan President Donald Trump said his team will move forward with winding down much of the Federal Emergency Management Agency—but not...
NOAA ‘Fully Staffed’ With Forecasters, Scientists, US Commerce Secretary Says June 5, 2025 By Valerie Volcovici U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is “fully staffed”...