Weather Risk

More than half of New Yorkers expect the Big Apple to be bruised by another Sandy-sized storm within the next two decades, a Swiss Re survey shows.

To enhance the resilience of its customers in the face of growing climate and environmental risks, Verisk Analytics forms Verisk Climate. Expanded services, tools for better ERM.

To enhance the resilience of its customers in the face of growing climate and environmental risks, Verisk Analytics forms Verisk Climate. Expanded services, tools for better ERM.

The IPCC report is in, finding that climate change is here. It is unstoppable. It is warming the atmosphere, acidifying oceans and increasing sea levels. And it will get worse as humans, who have already burnt half of all available carbon in our quest for goods and energy, continue to...

The current economy and urban infrastructure of the U.S. must be "climate-proofed" for resiliency, said panelists at a major climate-change panel that included speakers from insurance, business and government organizations.

The current economy and urban infrastructure of the U.S. must be "climate-proofed" for resiliency, said panelists at a major climate-change panel that included speakers from insurance, business and government organizations.

Companies increasingly factor extreme weather into their strategic planning and a report from the United Nationsdue on Friday is expected to underscore the heightened risks they face.

Tropical Storm Gabrielle regenerated and bore down on Bermuda on Tuesday while Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened to the verge of becoming the season's first Atlantic hurricane, forecasters said.