“A cyber event doesn’t hit the entire world at once; it starts in one spot and slowly spreads, much like a virus. However, it can be fought, just like your body fights a virus.”

New report from DeepSky Research forecasts a 300% surge in extreme hurricane rainfall frequency and a 33% increase in severity, raising concerns.

Global economic and insured losses from natural perils in H1 2024 exceed averages, with the U.S. bearing the brunt from severe convective storms.

A survey of U.S. business owners by Gallagher’s reveals concerns about insurance coverage gaps and the impact of emerging risks on their operations.

Allianz Commercial advises businesses to prepare for an exceptionally active 2024 Atlantic hurricane season by improving storm resilience measures.

Increased capacity for property catastrophe reinsurance, including record cat bond issuance, signal a potential softening of rates, but an active hurricane season could counteract these trends, Howden Re reports.

Extreme weather has had a significant impact on claims and the insurance industry in recent years. Robbie Arnold explains what insurers — and policyholders — can do to handle it.

Aon analysis of Q1 global cat losses shows insured losses totaled $17 billion, above average for the first quarter.

The “one in X year” language is leading people to underestimate the true extent of their flood risk. It’s time to view it in a different light.

Jeff Huebner of CSAA and Zach Knight of Blue Forest offer their views on how we can manage our forests differently and perhaps better mitigate wildfire risk in the process.

With global insured losses from natural disasters hitting $108 billion in 2023, Swiss Re emphasizes the urgent need for adaptation measures and climate risk mitigation.

The ILS market reached $100 billion in 2023, driven by fewer major natural disasters plus efforts to de-risk portfolios, AM Best reports.

For the savvy risk professional, the one charged with great power to protect construction workers and the bottom line, becoming a mitigation hero is more than a necessity — it’s a responsibility.

FloodFlash’s U.S. commercial director shares what this parametric flood insurance MGA is all about.

To foster better collaboration and transparency, the Catastrophe Resiliency Council proposes an Open Industry Exposure Database for climate risk research.

One of the core skills required for a business continuity and disaster recovery professional is the ability to conduct comprehensive business impact analyses (BIAs). This involves a meticulous review of critical business functions and operations that analyzes dependencies across vendors, facilities, personnel and technology infrastructure.

The Catastrophe Resiliency Council invites you to join experts from government, industry and academia at the inaugural Resilience Innovation Summit.

Skilled nursing homes and assisted living operators in states like Florida are masterful improvisers, but an uptick in newcomers will require these professional caregivers to leverage the power of community more than ever before.

Capturing the necessary geospatial intelligence to make informed underwriting and claims management decisions is a practice insurance executives would do well to keep their eyes on.

If the pandemic taught insurance anything, it’s that a unified and government-backed catastrophic peril coverage form might be the future for stability within the markets.