Bank of Spain Estimates Floods Cost 0.2% of GDP in 4th Quarter November 20, 2024 By Jesús Aguado Last month’s catastrophic floods in eastern Spain are likely to have a negative impact of 0.2 percentage points on the...
Flood Adaptation Preferable to Post-Disaster Rebuilding – And Helps With Insurability November 19, 2024 By L.S. Howard Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an estimated US$280 billion in 2023, with US$51.6 billion of that total due...
Spain’s Record-Breaking Floods Push Insured Losses Above €4 Billion ($4.2 Billion) November 18, 2024 Total insured losses from recent floods in Spain are expected to exceed €4 billion (US$4.2 billion), according to credit rating...
South Africa Declares National Disaster After Floods, Storms November 13, 2024 By Rene Vollgraaff South Africa declared a national disaster after floods and storms caused widespread damage in the country, allowing the government to...
Spain’s Devastating Floods Will Cost Insurers Over $3.8 Billion November 8, 2024 By Macarena Munoz The floods that devastated the Spanish region of Valencia at the end of last month are expected to trigger total...
Spain’s Hurricane Katrina Moment Saw Officials Ignoring Warnings November 8, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Thomas Gualtieri As a deadly storm bore down on Valencia on Oct. 29, the regional president was attending a ceremony to recognize...
Spain Risks €10.6 Billion Flood Damage Bill, PM Sanchez Says November 6, 2024 By Rodrigo Orihuela, Macarena Munoz and Jorge Zuloaga Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the first financial package for victims of the storms that killed more than 200...
Valencia Asks for €31 Billion Rescue Package After Deadly Floods in Spain November 5, 2024 By Macarena Munoz The region of Valencia is asking Spain’s central government for rescue funds to help with rebuilding after floods last week...
Spain’s Floods to Cost Insurers More Than €1 Billion: Morningstar DBRS November 4, 2024 Southern Spain’s devastating floods are expected to cost insurers well above €1 billion ($1.1 billion), given the significant damage to...
Deadly Spain Floods Show Difficulty of Adapting to Intense Rains November 1, 2024 By Olivia Rudgard and Thomas Gualtieri Floods that killed more than 150 people in eastern Spain this week were caused by a storm that dumped a...