Hurricane Francine Insured Losses to Be Manageable With New Orleans Miss September 16, 2024 Losses from Hurricane Francine are expected to be manageable for property/casualty insurers, with major population centers sparred from the worst...
Shanghai Slammed by Strongest Typhoon to Hit City Since 1949 September 16, 2024 By Bloomberg News The strongest typhoon in more than seven decades has struck China’s financial hub, leading to widespread flight cancellations and disrupting...
Canada’s Wildfire Season Ranks Among Worst but Less Severe Than Feared September 12, 2024 By Nia Williams With summer drawing to a close in Canada, the 2024 wildfire season is shaping up as one of the most...
China Braces for Another Typhoon After Yagi Slammed South Coast September 12, 2024 By Hallie Gu Typhoon Bebinca is forecast to hit the east coast of China early Monday, threatening to bring excessive rainfall that could...
Thailand Raises Flood Warnings as Deaths Rise After Typhoon Yagi September 12, 2024 By Anuchit Nguyen Thailand warned a new storm may cause more floods and landslides, while death toll from Typhoon Yagi and the monsoon...
Factories in Vietnam’s Export Hubs May Face Weeks of Disruption After Typhoon Yagi September 11, 2024 By Francesco Guarascio, Phuong Nguyen and Khanh Vu Typhoon Yagi caused severe damage to many factories and flooded warehouses in northern Vietnam’s export-oriented industrial hubs, with some shuttered...
Typhoon Yagi Kills 14 in Vietnam as Officials Warn of Heavy Rain, Flooding September 9, 2024 By Aniruddha Ghosal At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country’s north, state...
Claims From 4 Summer Weather Events in Canada Exceed Prior Year Total: IBC September 6, 2024 Four natural catastrophes over four weeks during Canada’s summer season have resulted in about five times the amount of claims...
Reinsurers’ Appetite for Natural Catastrophe Risks Grows – But Discipline Remains September 4, 2024 By L.S. Howard Top reinsurers are showing increasing – but disciplined – appetite for natural catastrophe risks as a result of rising demand,...
Risks Too Big for Insurers Just Fed a $200 Billion Market Boom in Captives September 4, 2024 By Natasha White As the market for in-house insurance surpasses a record $200 billion, the underlying reasons for that boom show how a...