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By Mark E. Ruquet |
February 16, 2012
While the month of January delivered no single major catastrophe loss, there were enough weather events to cause close to a half-billion dollars in losses worldwide, according to a report released by Aon Benfield.
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By Mark E. Ruquet, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 8, 2012
The month of January experienced no single major catastrophe loss, but there were enough weather events to cause close to a half-billion dollars in losses worldwide, according to a report released by Aon Benfield.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 26, 2012
Efforts are underway to jump-start Senate action on a long-term National Flood Insurance Program extension.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 24, 2012
Catastrophe modeler Eqecat Inc. says insured losses from a series of southern storms should stay “well below” $100 million.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 23, 2012
Insurers in Alabama, Arkansas and Mississippi are bracing for a flurry of claims, many of them for severe damage, following thunderstorms and tornadoes over the weekend.
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By Staff Writer |
December 23, 2011
Now that 2011 is coming to a close, PC360 updates and revisits its list of top natural catastrophes of 2011.
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By NU Staff |
December 19, 2011
In such an eventful year, with dozens of compelling stories as strong contenders, determining the Top 10 of 2011 was no easy task. But, after a lot of labor—and internal debate—we feel the final list we’ve put together successfully captures the essential news of the past 12 months.
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By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press |
December 16, 2011
A Chinese drywall manufacturer has agreed to pay hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve court claims by thousands of Gulf Coast property owners who say the product corroded pipes and wires and otherwise wrecked their homes, the largest settlement of its kind so far.
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By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com |
December 15, 2011
Had Japan been more fully insured for earthquakes, 2011 would have set a record for insured catastrophe losses. As it stands, 2011 will see approximately $108 billion in insured manmade and natural catastrophe losses, second only to 2005, when insured catastrophe losses reached $123 billion, according to a Swiss Re...
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December 15, 2011
If one could use only a single word to sum up 2011, “catastrophes” best captures what this year was all about.
