Heatwaves Could Cost France €10 Billion-€15 Billion, Environment Minister Says August 12, 2026 The heatwaves that have hit France in recent months could result in €10 billion to €15 billion ($17 billion) in...
Viewpoint: Is it Time to Rethink the ‘Secondary-Peril’ Label and Reclassify Risk? August 12, 2026 By Vikas Wadhera As climate events intensify, exposure is expanding, and loss severities from secondary perils, such as convective storms, wildfires, floods and...
‘Chronic’ Heat Risk in Europe Draws Warning From Swiss Re August 11, 2026 By Gautam Naik As Europe comes to grips with its fifth heat wave of the year, the research arm of Swiss Re AG...
Wildfire Forces Evacuations Across Top Canadian Wine Region August 10, 2026 By Ari Altstedter More than 20,000 people were ordered to evacuate one of Canada’s top wine-producing regions as an uncontrolled wildfire spread rapidly,...
How the Hard Reality of Climate Change Hit Europe’s Economy This Summer August 10, 2026 By Balazs Koranyi For anyone in Europe who still thought climate change was a problem for future generations, this summer’s sweltering heatwaves have...
As Wildfires Destroy and Displace, APCIA Says Congress Must Pass Fix Our Forests Act August 6, 2026 By Chad Hemenway Wildfires have again become a major headline as about 10% of the population of Spokane, Washington has been ordered to...
Global Wildfire Surge Hits US, Propelled by Rising Temperatures August 6, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan, Leslie Kaufman and Todd Woody The US is enduring one of its worst wildfire seasons in years, with blazes scorching millions of acres. It’s part...
Wildfires Mean Portland Edges Out Kinshasa for World’s Worst Air August 5, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world,...
Europe’s Wildfire Season Exposes Climate Insurance Protection Gap August 4, 2026 By Jemima Denham, Elizabeth Howcroft and Michael Jones Domestic insurers are expected to absorb most of the losses from Europe’s worst wildfire season in recent history, but the...
Wildfires Fan Record Sales of Catastrophe Bonds to Backstop Risk August 3, 2026 By Gautam Naik and Alastair Marsh Insurers are turning to catastrophe bonds to pass on historic levels of wildfire risk to the capital markets. Issuance of...