For hedge funds, the science of catastrophes helped generate the best returns of any alternative investment strategy last year. The...
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Non-peak (secondary) perils and record-setting weather and climate events drove global insured losses from natural catastrophes to an estimated $123...
Risk specialists see extreme weather and misinformation as most likely to trigger a global crisis in the next couple of...
Natural catastrophes in 2023 caused global economic losses of US$250 billion, with insurers and reinsurers paying US$95 billion of that...
This year’s January reinsurance renewals were described by brokers as “stable,” “predictable,” “orderly,” “calmer,” “disciplined,” with “increased appetites” and a...
The largest non-US natural catastrophe in 2023 was the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence in Turkey on Feb. 6, which generated an...
Climate change is making it harder to accurately predict extreme weather events, said Australia’s agriculture minister Murray Watt, amid criticism...
Extreme weather in Germany again caused high insurance claims this year, with an estimated price tag of €4.9 billion (US$5.4...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A seventh person in Tennessee has died from injuries she suffered during a string of powerful...
Global insured losses from severe thunderstorms have hit a new all-time high of US$60 billion in 2023, with overall natural...