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Analysis: Europe's costliest weather event
Floods caused by torrential rain across western and central Europe in July are likely to become the continent’s costliest weather event, raising the question of how prepared at-risk communities and insurers are to deal with the onset of climate change.
Future Focus 2030: The climate change podcast
It is the year 2030. The focus on climate change continued to gather momentum throughout the 2020s. But despite pressure to bring the date forward the UK government is still committed to helping reduce gas emission to net zero by 2050.
180 years: Hurricanes in history
PREMIUM: The insurance industry has suffered very large losses from natural disasters over the past two centuries and this still remains a problem today, with 409 natural catastrophe events totaling $232bn in losses in 2019. Post looks at some of the…
Analysis: After the flood
Storms Ciara and Dennis hit the UK on 8 and 16 February respectively, contributing to what was the wettest February since 1862. Post looks at the impact of the storms
Analysis: Closing the natural catastrophe protection gap
Though losses from natural catastrophes fell in 2019, the proportion of losses that were uninsured rose to a three-year high. Post investigates why.
Analysis: The challenges of cyber modelling
The size and complexity of cyber perils are constantly increasing and pose a major challenge to insurers and insureds alike as they attempt to assess potential cyber losses.
Complex supply chains increasingly under strain: Airmic
Developments in geopolitics, climate and technology are increasingly putting supply chains under strain, the Association of Insurance and Risk Managers in Commerce has warned.
Analysis: How far has the insurance industry evolved to respond to natural catastrophes?
Sedgwick loss adjusters arrived on Great Abaco Island in the wake of Hurricane Dorian aboard a Black Hawk helicopter on 6 September.
Typhoon Faxai insured losses could hit $9bn: RMS
Catastrophe modelling firm RMS has estimated that the insured losses from Typhoon Faxai in Japan will be in the range of $5bn to $9bn (£4.1bn to £7.3bn).
2018 catastrophe loss levels are the new norm: Air Worldwide
The industry can expect to be hit with on average $92bn (£74.5bn) in insured losses from catastrophes annually going forward, according to catastrophe modeling firm Air Worldwide.
Cost of Hurricane Michael could hit $21bn including up to $10bn of insured losses
A week on from Hurricane Michael making landfall in Florida, estimates of the cost of the are beginning to emerge, running to as much as $21bn (£16.25bn).
Hurricane Florence insured losses in the billions, flooding may still 'worsen'
Insured losses from Hurricane Florence are likely to be between $1.7bn and $4.6bn, Air Worldwide estimates.
This week in Post: One every minute
For those of us back in the office while the holiday season continues it might seem like time is moving slowly but the Association of British Insurers revealed this week that for every minute we count down until silly season is over and the out of office…
Japanese flood losses pegged at $4bn
Insured losses from the June and July flooding in western Japan could total up to $4bn (£3.2bn), according to catastrophe modelling firm Air Worldwide.
Eleanor insured losses estimate updated to £571m
Extratropical Cyclone Eleanor is estimated to have caused €643m (£571m) in insured property market losses, according to Perils.
Storm Eleanor will cost European insurers over €1bn, says AIR Worldwide
Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has estimated between €1.1bn (£980m) and €1.6bn of insured losses from winter storm Eleanor.
Analysis: Pandemic bonds
Pandemics bonds have launched, with the help of the insurance market, to channel surge funding to developing countries dealing with a disease outbreak.
Nate makes US landfall, weakens to a tropical depression
Hurricane Nate, the fourth hurricane to make landfall in the US in the past two months, has weakened to a tropical depression.
Maria industry losses could total $85bn
Industry insured losses for Hurricane Maria in the Caribbean will be between $40bn and $85bn, according to AIR Worldwide.
AIR pegs Irma insured losses at $20bn-$65bn
Hurricane Irma could result in insured losses of $20bn to $65bn, according to a preliminary estimate from AIR Worldwide.
Property losses to exceed $65bn after Hurricane Harvey, says AIR Worldwide
The expected cost of total uninsured and insured property losses in the US from Hurricane Harvey is likely to be between $65bn (£50bn) and $75bn according to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide.