Stay or Go? As Weather Gets Wilder, States Urged to Prepare for Displacement May 17, 2019 By Megan Rowling GENEVA — Warned that Typhoon Haiyan would slam into the coastal part of the Philippine town of Dulag in November...
D.C. Is First to Plan to Remove, Retrofit Flood-Prone Buildings April 30, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle Washington is announcing a goal of retrofitting or removing all of its flood-prone buildings by 2050, the first major U.S....
RIMS Speakers Offer Guidance on Preparing for Disaster April 30, 2019 By Jim Sams BOSTON — Preparing for the unthinkable requires a lot thought. Risk management professionals on Monday cautioned audiences of the myriad...
NOAA Data Shows Weather Disasters Relatively Mild So Far this Year April 11, 2019 By Jim Sams It’s only April, and already the United States has experienced two climate disasters that each caused $1 billion in damages...
Study Finds Owners of Unprotected Coastal Homes Don’t Intend to Retrofit April 9, 2019 New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that many coastal homes have significant structural vulnerabilities that leave homeowners...
Quick-Cash, Risk-Swap Deals Multiply in Extreme Weather Era April 4, 2019 By Christopher Flavelle and Katherine Chiglinsky Some of the world’s largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay...
Researchers Find Houses in Hurricane Strike Zones Are Built Back Bigger December 11, 2018 A study of hurricane-hit areas of the United States has revealed a trend of larger homes being built to replace...
Biggest Cat Losses of the Past Decade Hit U.S. Insurers July 20, 2018 By Brian Louis Wildfires, hurricanes, tornadoes, hail storms, Nor’easters and mudslides. A string of disasters has pummeled the biggest U.S. insurers over the...
New Analysis Compares 22 Named Storms With Their Future Selves May 23, 2018 Scientists have published a detailed analysis of how 22 recent hurricanes would change if they instead formed near the end...
Commentary: Disasters Cost More as We Insure Them Less April 27, 2018 By Nathaniel Bullard (Bloomberg View) -- Last year was the second-costliest year for disasters since 1970, according to a new analysis from reinsurance firm Swiss Re...