Top International Insurance Journal Stories of 2023 December 29, 2023 By L.S. Howard Yes, another year has flown by, and it’s once again time for the top international Insurance Journal stories of 2023....
China Earthquake Update: 137 People Killed, 12 Still Missing, 207,000 Homes Wrecked December 21, 2023 By Alessandro Diviggiano, Xiaoyu Yin and Liz Lee A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Gansu province late Monday, and netizens...
Allianz Sponsors Catastrophe Bond for European Windstorm Risks December 20, 2023 Allianz has sponsored a new catastrophe bond which will provide the group with multi-year risk transfer capacity of €250 million...
Death Toll Climbs in China’s Worst Earthquake in Nearly a Decade December 20, 2023 By Bloomberg News The death toll from China’s worst earthquake since 2014 rose to more than 130 as the government sent a top...
Magnitude 6.2 Quake Kills More Than 100 in China’s Northwest December 19, 2023 By Bloomberg News Chinese leader Xi Jinping called for efforts to minimize casualties after an impoverished region in the northwest was hit by...
Australian Tourist Hotspot Inundated With Life-Threatening Floods After Cyclone Jaspar December 18, 2023 By Keira Wright A key tourism area in Australia’s far north has been inundated with life-threatening flooding after days of torrential rainfall in...
Tropical Cyclone Jasper Barrels Towards Australian Tourism Hotspot December 11, 2023 By Keira Wright Australia’s far north coast is bracing for a cyclone that’s expected to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall and potential flooding...
Climate Change, El Niño Bring T-Shirt Weather in December for Northern Hemisphere December 8, 2023 By Brian K. Sullivan It’s the cusp of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, but in many places from the US to Japan, it feels...
Global Insured Losses From Severe Convective Storms Hit New High of $60B: Swiss Re December 7, 2023 Global insured losses from severe thunderstorms have hit a new all-time high of US$60 billion in 2023, with overall natural...
Severe Cyclone May Bring Floods to Parts of Southeast India December 4, 2023 By Atul Prakash A severe cyclone in the Bay of Bengal is likely to cause heavy rain and strong winds across southeast India,...