Insurer Mapfre Estimates Venezuela Quake Losses at €25 Million July 24, 2026 By Marta Serafinko and Mireia Merino Spanish insurer Mapfre said on Thursday that losses from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela would be up to €25...
World Bank Estimates Quakes Cost Venezuela $20 Billion in Damage July 24, 2026 By Jorgelina do Rosario The twin earthquakes that hit Venezuela last month may have caused $19.6 billion in physical damage to buildings and infrastructure,...
Sicily’s Cyclone Harry Tests Italian Mandatory Insurance Plan July 23, 2026 By Giselda Vagnoni A cyclone that wreaked more than €1 billion ($1.14 billion) in damage along Sicily’s coast has also exposed a flaw...
El Niño Likely Strongest in 75 Years, US Forecasters Say July 10, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The weather-roiling El Niño that emerged across the Pacific last month has continued to build and will likely be one...
London Moves to Expand Influence in $140 Billion ILS Market July 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik The world’s biggest hub for commercial and specialty risk is angling for a much more prominent role in the $140...
Venezuela Seeks Quake Survivors as Death Toll Hits 589 June 26, 2026 By Andreina Itriago, Patricia Laya and Fabiola Zerpa The death toll from twin earthquakes that rocked Venezuela rose to at least 589 with nearly 3,000 more injured, as...
Thousands Feared Dead After Two Major Earthquakes Hit Venezuela June 25, 2026 By Vivian Sequera and Mayela Armas Thousands of Venezuelans were feared dead on Thursday after two powerful earthquakes wreaked havoc in and around the capital Caracas,...
El Nino Is Here and Scientists Fear It’ll Bring Costly Heat, Floods, Droughts, Fires June 15, 2026 By Seth Borenstein El Nino, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic...
Survey Highlights Growing Interconnected Risks, Protection Gaps June 9, 2026 A new survey from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Munich Re US shows overlapping exposures are shaping today’s risk...
Hedge Funds Are Expanding Desks Designed to Profit From Natural-Catastrophe Risk June 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik When Mitesh Parikh, a headhunter at UK recruiter Selby Jennings, started looking for an ILS modeler for a large US...