December 20, 2021
It’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future. — Yogi Berra, Major League Baseball player and humorist Even before 2021’s final results were in the books, the forecasters were looking ahead to 2022. All in all, barring surprises like …
August 31, 2012
New research from the Willis Research Network (WRN) addresses scientific forecasts that “global warming is likely to lead to stronger tropical cyclones, but also that the overall global frequency of tropical storms and hurricanes is likely to decrease.” WRN’s report …
April 6, 2011
The first part of this article appeared on the IJ’s web site on April 5. PRICE PRESSURE Earthquakes may not be linked to each other, but they are linked to the financial markets, as anyone who has invested in insurers …
April 5, 2011
Michael Korn is a popular person these days, which is perhaps not too surprising considering what he does for a living and where he lives. Korn is an insurance broker in earthquake-prone San Francisco. “We’re pretty busy,” he said of …