Catastrophe

Global Catastrophe Losses Set To Average $171 Billion A Year, Verisk Finds

Rising exposure, demand surge and climate shifts are pushing the global insured average annual loss from natural catastrophes to $171 billion, according to Verisk.

CAT Bond Issuance Hits Record High As Reinsurance Capital Floods Market

Data Center Boom Fuels Rising Fire, Water And Business Interruption Losses

Not All Sprinklers Are Equal, and Insurers Are Taking Notice in Senior Living

Global Disaster Losses Dip Below Average as Venezuela Quake and Heatwaves Signal Rising Risk

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Stadium Safety: Protecting Sports Against Violence and Terrorism

Soft targets, such as sports stadiums, must increase measures to protect lives and their business.

Establishing Balance With Volunteers

It’s good business to allow job-leave for volunteer emergency responders, whether or not state laws apply.

Nursing Home Downfalls: What Happens When Evacuations Are Delayed

For facilities entrusted with the lives of vulnerable populations, emergency preparedness plans are complex documents that never stop evolving.

Reauthorization Looms for NFIP, Calls for Greater Private Sector Involvement

Big storms add urgency to reforms on transparency and repeat claims.

Lessons Learned from a Costa Rican Earthquake

What is appropriate risk mitigation during an earthquake? As a curious risk manager, I decided to find out.

Insurers Take to the Skies

This year’s hurricane season sees the use of drones and other aerial intelligence gathering systems as insurers seek to estimate claims costs.

Aon Provides Flood Guidance

Aon produced an agents’ guide covering newly-effective changes to the National Flood Insurance Program

Sizing Disaster

Do we, in our risk management community, have a consistent way of measuring and ranking one disaster over another?

Post-Hurricane Rebuild Risk Management

Hurricane rebuilding will require creative solutions.

Material Resiliency

New materials, methods and ideas are empowering property owners to rein in their catastrophe risks.

Opinion: Resist an Evacuation Order? Cover the Costs

Resisting an order to evacuate is a criminal act in some states.

When Hurricane Waters Recede, Pollution Remains

The latest trifecta of hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria will leave behind serious pollution issues.

Post-Disaster Impact on Workers’ Comp a Mixed Bag

Employers are urged to proceed with caution when returning to hurricane damaged properties.

Irma’s Business Interruption Claims

Contingent business interruption claims from Hurricane Irma could take years to resolve.

Saturated: Claims Flood in After Harvey Exits

For more than a week, Tropical Storm Harvey left devastation in its wake. What will businesses face in the aftermath?

Harvey Hampers Third of U.S. Refining Capacity

Overall economic impact may reach $100 billion.

Living With Wildfire Risk

As wildfire season stretches ever-longer, some experts say adaptation is as important as prevention.

Earthquake Cover: To Buy or Not to Buy?

Can you ascertain your probable maximum loss in the event of an earthquake? In a soft market you could well afford adequate cover.

Matrix Rising

Should U.S. digital or electronic networks suffer an attack, the outcome could be as devastating as any natural catastrophe.

Chaos From Above

An electromagnetic pulse event triggered by the detonation of a low-yield nuclear device in Earth’s atmosphere triggers economic and societal chaos.