Viewpoint: Why Speedy Payouts Matter in EU Plan to Close Insurance Protection Gap May 14, 2026 By Ross Sinclair Executive summary: With plans for an EU natural disaster insurance fund in the works, EIP’s founder and CEO Ross Sinclair...
France Probes Weather Data Tampering After Surge in Polymarket Bets April 23, 2026 By Joe Wertz France’s forecasting office flagged suspected tampering with weather sensors at the country’s largest airport and referred the case to police,...
How Niche Insurance Shielded Bad Bunny From Bad Weather April 20, 2026 By Joe Wertz and Mary Hui Bad Bunny had a problem. Days before the Puerto Rican mega-star was set to perform in Colombia earlier this year,...
Africa’s Biggest City Takes Out $7.5 Million Flood-Risk Policy March 30, 2026 By Yinka Ibukun Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial hub, has secured a $7.5 million flood insurance policy so some of its poorest residents can access...
Markets/Coverages: Floodbase Expands Parametric Platform March 6, 2026 Parametric platform Floodbase said it has unveiled its Floodbase Quote API to enable insurers and MGAs to reduce manual quoting...
Viewpoint: Business Interruption Insurance Must Catch Up With Climate Volatility March 5, 2026 By Ross Sinclair In the wake of recent weather events around the world, whether it’s the bomb cyclone that hit the US from...
Markets/Coverages: Liberty Mutual, Floodbase Partner on Parametric Flood February 25, 2026 Floodbase and Liberty Mutual announced the launch of an instant quoting application for parametric flood insurance in the U.S., allowing...
Severe Convective Storms Become Costliest Insured Peril of 21st Century: Aon January 21, 2026 By L.S. Howard Severe convective storms (SCS) have surpassed tropical cyclones to become the costliest insured peril of the 21st century, according to...
Markets/Coverages: Bold Penguin Adds Parametric Coverage With Adaptive Partnership December 5, 2025 Bold Penguin announced a partnership with Adaptive Insurance, expanding coverage options available through the Bold Penguin Placement Desk. Adaptive is...
Jamaica to Get 2nd Parametric Insurance Payout for Excess Rainfall From Storm Melissa November 7, 2025 The Caribbean parametric insurer, CCRIF SPC, announced it will make a second payout of US$21.1 million to the government of...