Climate Change

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  Dr. Doom: The Reckoning

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 19, 2013

  They used to call Professor Nicholas K. Coch "Dr. Doom." Now they call him quite often.

• Oklahoma Tornado Claims for May Over 70,000

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 19, 2013

  The Oklahoma Insurance Department says insurance claims from a series of tornadoes in May jumped to 70,782 with insurance payments reaching close to $562 million.

• Industry Reaction: Mayor Bloomberg’s $20B Plan to Shield NYC from Climate Change

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 17, 2013

  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced an ambitious, multi-decade plan that would put $20 billion toward protecting the city against natural disasters caused by climate change.

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  10 States at Greatest Risk of Storm Surge Damage

  By Hannah Bender, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 6, 2013

  Although hurricanes are usually associated with southern coastal states, hurricanes Irene and Sandy proved storm surge is also a big risk for other states.

• CSU, TSR Continue to Call for Above-Average Hurricane Season

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 5, 2013

  There is a probability of 96-percent a hurricane of any strength will make landfall—with the usual suspects at the head of the list for landfall, says a team at Colorado State University.

• Small Business, Big Protection

  By Ted Devine  |  June 1, 2013

  Inundations of claims following events like Superstorm Sandy have left insurance providers scrambling for ways to manage claims and owners of micro businesses wishing they’d invested in better coverage—and so-called “superstorms” are not likely to go away any time soon.

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  On Eve of Hurricane Season, a Q&A with AIR's Peter Dailey

  By Staff Writer  |  May 30, 2013

  Peter Dailey, vice president and director of atmospheric science at catastrophe modeler AIR Worldwide provides some answers to hurricane-related questions on the eve of this year's season in the Atlantic.

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  Recent Tornadoes a Result of Climate Change?

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com, Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 29, 2013

  Damage caused by the massive storm system responsible for deadly tornadoes, including the one that struck Moore, Okla., has renewed the argument over a potential link between severe weather and climate change.

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  Eqecat: Up to $5B in Insured Losses from Recent Tornado Activity

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2013

  The storm system that produced deadly tornadoes this past week, including the one that leveled Moore, Okla., is expected to cause between $2 billion and $5 billion in insured property losses, according to catastrophe modeler Eqecat.

• NRDC: Insurers Running from Climate-Change Risks; Insurer Group Disputes Figures

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  May 23, 2013

  The National Resources Defense Council says private insurers are turning away from climate-change risks, sending an “unmistakeable signal” that such risks are increasing and that costs to society are climbing, but an insurance industry association disputed some of the figures used to arrive at that assumption.

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  Crop of Controversy

  By Claire Schuster, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 1, 2013

  A relentless drought, tenacious wildfires, extreme weather—over the past year, all of these have plagued the U.S. agricultural business, leading to lingering uncertainty for farmers and the agents and brokers that serve them.

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  After Sandy, After Boston, After 9/11—Still Recovering

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  April 29, 2013

  Six months after Sandy, it's clear that we don't just need better claims. We need better risk financing.

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  Sandy Shook the Earth, Helping Scientists Study Crust and Upper Mantle

  By Staff Writer  |  April 19, 2013

  Before Superstorm Sandy struck New Jersey and New York, the storm made a turn to the northwest toward land, rattling the ocean floor and setting off seismometers across the U.S., according to University of Utah researchers.

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  6 Months Later: Agents Tell Tales of Sandy

  By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360  |  April 10, 2013

  Many insurance agents faced the same issues as their clients in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, but they all shared an additional responsibility: to make themselves available to the victims of the storm.

• Experts Predict A Smoke-Filled 2013 Wildfire Season

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 4, 2013

  It's still early, but experts are predicting an active wildfire season, especially in parched Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and California.

• Ceres: Insurers Acknowledge Climate Change, but Are Not Prepared for Threats

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360  |  March 29, 2013

  Insurers across all sectors are acknowledging the impact of climate change on their business, but they are failing to engage in discussions about how to stay ahead of the potential threats, a new preparedness study says.