Flood Insurance Gap Will Squeeze Local Governments and Homeowners, Moody’s Says June 19, 2026 By William Rabb The flood insurance gap in the United States is big and it's not getting better.
California and US West Threatened by Wildfires Over Coming Days June 19, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The fire threat across the U.S. West will rise Friday and remain dangerous through Saturday for many areas, including Northern...
US West Set to Sizzle This Summer While Northeast Stays Cooler June 19, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. West and Gulf Coast are set to broil this summer while the rest of the nation may face...
South African Floods Inflicted Record $548 Million Damage on Cape June 19, 2026 By Paul Vecchiatto Recent flooding in South Africa’s Western Cape province, which includes the tourist hub of Cape Town, caused more than 9...
US Northeast Threatened by Severe Thunderstorms, Damaging Winds June 18, 2026 More than 63 million Americans in a Northeast Corridor that spans Washington, through New York, to Boston are threatened by...
Chicago, Midwest Brace for Thunderstorms While Floods Hit Texas June 17, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan As the U.S. Gulf coast braces for flooding, there’s a moderate level 4 risk of severe thunderstorms across central Illinois...
El Niño Conditions Are Present, US Forecaster Says June 11, 2026 By Ashitha Shivaprasad El Niño conditions are present and expected to strengthen into the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2026–27, the U.S. Climate Prediction...
Hedge Funds Are Hiring Experts in Catastrophe Risk June 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik When Mitesh Parikh, a headhunter at U.K. recruiter Selby Jennings, started looking for an ILS modeler for a large U.S....
Natural-Disaster Insurance Gap Now Tops $420B Globally, Swiss Re Says June 3, 2026 By Laura Millan The value of uninsured natural-catastrophe losses rose more than 7% globally last year to $424 billion, with North America the...
Moody’s: US Faces $375B in Uninsured Flood Losses From 1-in-100-Year Event May 29, 2026 By Ezra Amacher The U.S. faces a widening gap between growing flood risk and the take-up of flood insurance, potentially exposing the nation...