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Global Natural Catastrophe Insured Losses Exceed $102B During Q1-Q3 2024: Aon

The third quarter of 2024 saw a significant number of natural disaster events, which drove year-to date economic losses above at least $258 billion and insured losses of at least $102 billion, according to Aon plc in its Q3 Global …

The Data Behind Rising Homeowners Premiums: By Peril and By State

The U.S. home insurance industry has experienced an upward trend in all-peril loss costs over the past seven years, according to a new report released by LexisNexis Risk Solutions. The ninth annual LexisNexis U.S. Home Trends Report found that all-perils …

Natural Disaster Losses Below Average Through Q3, Despite Higher Frequency: Report

Although 2024 has seen significant global natural catastrophe activity, economic costs were slightly below average through the third quarter, according to Gallagher Re’s latest Nat Cat report. The total economic loss from natural perils in the first three quarters of …

Agents Report Limited Damage But More Claims Expected As Floridians Return Home

Insurance agents and carriers in the path of Hurricane Milton reported only minor damage to their own offices and homes but a rapidly growing number of claims from residential and commercial policyholders for roof, flood and auto damage. The Florida …

Florida Braces for Potential Gulf Hurricane Strike This Week

The US Gulf Coast from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle is at risk of a hurricane strike by the end of the week as a patch of turbulent weather in the Atlantic becomes more organized. Currently a swirl of thunderstorms …

Canada’s Wildfire Season Ranks Among Worst but Less Severe Than Feared

With summer drawing to a close in Canada, the 2024 wildfire season is shaping up as one of the most destructive on record, largely due to the devastation caused by a blaze that ripped through a tourist town in the …

Canada’s 10 Worst Natural Disasters Totaled C$30 Billion in Annual Insured Losses

Insured losses have surged in the past decade as climate change in Canada sparks wildfires, intense hailstorms and thunderstorms with severe flooding in major cities. Insured losses from natural disasters averaged C$2.2 billion ($1.63 billion) a year over the last …

Storm Warnings Issued Across Southern Europe – From Italy to Serbia

Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from the south of France to the Balkans. There are orange warnings for Lombardy, Piedmont, Tuscany and Umbria in Italy, as the summer heat gives way to violent storms. Serbia …

Tornado-Like Waterspouts Are ‘More Likely’ as the Mediterranean Warms

The type of weather phenomenon that may have led billionaire Mike Lynch’s yacht to sink in the Mediterranean this week is now more likely to happen as global warming has raised sea temperatures, according to climate experts. The tech tycoon’s …

Storm Warnings in Place Across Europe, From Northern Greece to Poland

Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from Poland and Hungary to Italy and Greece. There are orange warnings for northern Greece, as the summer heat gives way to violent storms and the risk of flooding. Serbia …