2019 catastrophes Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/2019-catastrophes/ Insurance Journal delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:10:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg 2019 catastrophes Archives - Insurance Journal /topics/2019-catastrophes/ 32 32 After Australia’s 2019 Floods, Insurers Begin to Bail, Banks Keep Lending /news/international/2020/03/16/561175.htm Mon, 16 Mar 2020 10:16:34 +0000 /?p=561175 Europe’s Storm Dragi-Eberhard Cost Insurers €782M (US$882.9M): PERILS /news/international/2020/03/09/560630.htm Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:35:50 +0000 /?p=560630 Insured Property Losses from Australia’s Townsville Floods in 2019 Hit A$1.24B: PERILS /news/international/2020/02/11/558141.htm Tue, 11 Feb 2020 15:53:09 +0000 /?p=558141 Natural Catastrophe Losses in 2019 Down 18% from Annual Average: Willis Re Report /news/international/2020/01/23/556177.htm Thu, 23 Jan 2020 16:37:37 +0000 /?p=556177 Natural Disasters in Past Decade Broke Records for Economic, Insured Losses: Aon /news/international/2020/01/22/555466.htm Wed, 22 Jan 2020 13:56:35 +0000 /?p=555466 Zurich Sees Hardening Rates, Improving Terms – in Market Not Seen Since 2002 /news/international/2020/01/13/554618.htm Mon, 13 Jan 2020 09:49:26 +0000 /?p=554618 Australia Breaks Records for High Temperatures, Low Rainfall as Wildfires Keep Raging /news/international/2020/01/02/553306.htm Thu, 02 Jan 2020 11:47:28 +0000 /?p=553306 Australia’s Wildfire Crisis Intensifies as Locals, Tourists Seek Refuge on Beaches /news/international/2019/12/31/553125.htm Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:18:29 +0000 /?p=553125 Venice Floods to Cost St. Mark’s Cathedral at Least $5.5 Million in Damage /news/international/2019/12/30/553064.htm Mon, 30 Dec 2019 16:24:45 +0000 /?p=553064 Typhoon Phanfone Kills at Least 41 in Philippines, Destroys Homes, Crops /news/international/2019/12/30/553054.htm Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:40:57 +0000 /?p=553054 Thousands of Tourists Evacuated as Wildfires Sweep Through Southeast Australia /news/international/2019/12/30/553043.htm Mon, 30 Dec 2019 14:56:32 +0000 /?p=553043 Australia’s Bushfires Destroy Nearly 200 Homes, Claim Another Life /news/international/2019/12/23/552750.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2019 15:15:17 +0000 /?p=552750 Venice Hotels Suffer Nearly $34M in Damages from November’s Floods /news/international/2019/12/23/552711.htm Mon, 23 Dec 2019 11:02:32 +0000 /?p=552711 Heatwave Gripping Australia Exacerbates Devastating Bushfires /news/international/2019/12/19/552483.htm Thu, 19 Dec 2019 09:06:39 +0000 /?p=552483 There’s a 60,000-Year-Old Method to Help Battle Australia’s Bushfires /news/international/2019/12/17/551546.htm Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:16:09 +0000 /?p=551546 Venice Floods, Australia Bushfires, India Cyclone Top November Catastrophes /news/international/2019/12/11/550898.htm Wed, 11 Dec 2019 06:00:56 +0000 /?p=550898 Australia’s Bushfires Push Choking Haze over Sydney /news/international/2019/12/05/550439.htm Thu, 05 Dec 2019 19:53:31 +0000 /?p=550439 Death Toll from Typhoon Kammuri Rises as Storm Passes South of Manila in Philippines /news/international/2019/12/04/550194.htm Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:18:09 +0000 /?p=550194 Typhoon Kammuri Hits Philippines, Killing at Least 3, Displacing 500,000 More /news/international/2019/12/03/550007.htm Tue, 03 Dec 2019 10:40:55 +0000 /?p=550007 AXIS Capital’s Losses from Japan’s Typhoon Hagibis Estimated at $90M-$110M /news/international/2019/11/26/549619.htm Tue, 26 Nov 2019 13:14:48 +0000 /?p=549619 Sydney Shrouded in Smoke as Bushfires Continue to Spread in Eastern Australia /news/international/2019/11/21/549136.htm Thu, 21 Nov 2019 11:21:22 +0000 /?p=549136 Venice Suffers 2nd High Tide in a Week as Italy Declares State of Emergency /news/international/2019/11/15/548643.htm Fri, 15 Nov 2019 18:17:29 +0000 /?p=548643 Australia Wildfires Continue to Rage, Destroying Homes, Forcing Evacuations /news/international/2019/11/14/548442.htm Thu, 14 Nov 2019 09:49:54 +0000 /?p=548442 Fires Continue to Rage in Australia’s Most Populous State, New South Wales /news/international/2019/11/13/548255.htm Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:02:34 +0000 /?p=548255 Insurance Council of Australia Declares Catastrophe for New South Wales Bushfires /news/international/2019/11/12/548129.htm Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:39:43 +0000 /?p=548129 Australia Braces for Another Week of Devastating Bushfires /news/international/2019/11/12/548098.htm Tue, 12 Nov 2019 10:37:37 +0000 /?p=548098 Typhoon Hagibis to Cost Japan’s Economy $10B, with Insured Losses in Billions: Aon /news/international/2019/11/08/548005.htm Fri, 08 Nov 2019 15:19:01 +0000 /?p=548005 Torrential Rain Causes Flooding, Mudslides in Japan, Killing at Least 10 /news/international/2019/10/28/546775.htm Mon, 28 Oct 2019 14:38:24 +0000 /?p=546775 Typhoons Faxai, Hagibis Unlikely to Affect Stability of Japan’s Non-Life Insurers: AM Best /news/international/2019/10/18/545808.htm Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:44:44 +0000 /?p=545808 RenaissanceRe Estimates Third Quarter Natural Catastrophe Losses of $155 Million /news/international/2019/10/16/545590.htm Wed, 16 Oct 2019 08:53:50 +0000 /?p=545590