Weather Risk

The number of Atlantic storms with magnitude similar to killer Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast in 2005, could rise sharply this century, environmental researchers reported on Monday.

Whatever insurers may think about the presence or causes of climate change, one thing is certain: the business climate is changing, rapidly.

Producers representing a broad spectrum of regions and coverage types discuss howif at alltheir businesses are responding to the prospect of changing weather patterns.

The president of Travelers says the increased severity of weather events is forcing the company to increase rate over the long term, regardless of whether or not the climate is changing.

Allstate has upped its projected losses from Superstorm Sandy to about $1.12 billion, but the insurer's CEO says the company has paid about 98 percent of submitted claims.

Fewif anyindustries would seem to face a greater existential threat from the effects of climate change than insurance. As flood waters rise, as hurricanes and tornadoes grow more intense and as droughts last longer, trillions of dollars of insured assets are at risk. In the ugliest scenario imaginable, even the...