Hurricanes
AIR estimates winter storm will cost up to €3bn
Winter storm Xynthia, which hammered mainland Europe over the weekend, will cost up to €3bn, modelling agency AIR has said.
CCRIF and CIMH provide support for Haiti in its reconstruction efforts
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility and the Caribbean Institute for Hydrology and Meteorology are extending support to Haiti in its long-term recovery and reconstruction efforts, particularly in hazard mitigation and future disaster…
Reinsurers had profitable 2009 claims broker Cooper Gay
Reinsurers benefit in 2009 from recovering investment returns and absence of major catastrophes although 2010 could be more challenging with above average hurricane season expected according to a Cooper Gay report.
The Hartford planning new cat bond
The Hartford is planning a new catastrophe bond, reports say.
Swiss Re, Scor in cat bond launches
Swiss Re and Scor launch Cat bonds.
Total catastrophe losses fall in 2009
The total cost of natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2009 fell to $52bn from $267bn in the 2008, a survey from Swiss Re has shown.
QBE sued for bad faith claims handling
QBE is being sued for over $500m in Miami for bad faith claims handling practices
Ruling paves way for Katrina lawsuits against the US Army
Hurricane Katrina victims have been awarded damages in a lawsuit claiming a canal dredged by US Army engineers from New Orleans to the Gulf of Mexico destroyed a natural barrier to storm surge.
Ida lands in the Gulf of Mexico
Tropical storm Ida lands in the USA, but no major damage is reported.
Ida downgraded to a tropical storm
Ida, which threatened the US Gulf of Mexico as a hurricane, has been downgraded to a tropical storm.
US Gulf of Mexico bracing for Hurricane Ida
Hurricane has already killed 124 in El Salvador and is beating a path towards the oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico
About turn
As the traditional end to the North Atlantic hurricane season draws to a close, Ralph Savage reflects on a year in which certain markets did an about-face and turned their backs on each other.
Japan slammed by Typhoon Melor
Windstorm hits Japan's main island
Tsunami hits Western Samoa
24 people die as tsuami hits Pacific island
Typhoon death toll rises in Philippines
The death toll from Typhoon Ketsana rises to 240 in Phillipines
Philippines hammered by typhoon
Over 100 feared dead as typhoon hammers Pacific nation.
Hurricane Jimena hammers Mexican coastline
Pacific hurricane hits Mexico coastline.
The winds of change
With the annual Monte Carlo Rendez-Vous starting this weekend, Sarah Hills analyses what the main talking points could be.
Mexico awaits Hurricane Jimena
Hurricane Jimena 'almost certain' to become a Category Five hurricane.
Hurricane Bill hits Nova Scotia
Hurricane Bill has arrived on Canadian shores - with damaging effects.
Nova Scotia and Massachusetts issue warnings for Hurricane Bill
Canadian and US States warn about incoming Hurricane Bill.