Asbestos: Japan Tsunami’s other Hidden Danger April 28, 2011 By Tomoko A. Hosaka Inside the chunks of slate and wallboard smashed and scattered by Japan’s tsunami hides a health risk that has been...
Japan to Launch Massive Search for Quake Victims Bodies April 25, 2011 By Shino Yuasa Japan will send nearly 25,000 soldiers backed by boats and aircraft into its disaster zone Monday on an intensive land-and-sea...
Catlin Estimates Japanese Earthquake/Tsunami Losses at $200 Million April 20, 2011 The Bermuda-based Catlin Group Limited announced that its initial estimate of the financial impact of the March 11 earthquake and...
Summary of Re/Insurers’ Loss Estimates from Japan’s Earthquake, Tsunami April 19, 2011 Some of the world’s leading insurers and reinsurers have issued initial estimates of how much the earthquake that hit Japan...
Strong Earthquake Shakes Japan’s Ruined Northeast Coast April 7, 2011 By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yoko Nishikawa Another Strong Earthquake Shakes Japan’s Ruined Northeast Coast A strong earthquake of magnitude 7.4 shook the northeast of Japan late...
Japan Quake Reveals Cracks in Insurance System – Part I April 5, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz and Myles Neligan Michael Korn is a popular person these days, which is perhaps not too surprising considering what he does for a...
XL’s Japan Quake/Tsunami Loss Estimates – $190 to $290 Million April 5, 2011 XL Group plc announced that its preliminary net loss estimates for the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan,...
Calif Tsunami Damage Estimate Increases April 5, 2011 California’s damage estimate from last month’s tsunami has increased. California Emergency Management Agency spokesman Brad Alexander said the most recent...
Crunching Japan’s Disaster Numbers: Final Bill May be Staggering April 4, 2011 By Rie Ishiguro and Kaori Kaneko Japan’s government expects last month’s earthquake and tsunami to cost up to $300 billion in material damage, but the ultimate...