Weather Events in U.S., Australia Cost Insurers $1B+ in February: Aon March 9, 2017 Insurers face claims of more than US$1.0 billion as a result of severe weather events in the U.S. and Australia...
Humans to Blame for More Than 80% of U.S. Wildfires March 7, 2017 By Don Jergler Humans have been the culprits behind hundreds of thousands of wildfires in recent decades, and they will probably make things...
Severe U.S. Weather During January Cost Insurers More Than $1B: Aon February 9, 2017 Major weather and flood events in the U.S. during January will cost the insurance industry more than $1 billion as...
PERILS Forms Alliance with CatIQ to Provide Industry Loss Data for Canada February 1, 2017 PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry catastrophe insurance data, has announced that it has entered a strategic alliance...
Canada’s 2016 Nat Cats Bring Record Insured Damages of $3.7B January 6, 2017 Insured damages from Canadian natural catastrophes during 2016 topped C$4.9 billion (US$3.7 billion) – smashing the previous annual record of...
Storms Across Southeast to Help Fight Wildfires, But Risk Still Remains November 30, 2016 By Bill Fuller and Jeff Martin Storms roaring across the South appeared to be taking aim at some of the largest wildfires burning across the region,...
Burn Bans Enacted Over Much of Dry Southeast as Fires Continue November 17, 2016 By Jonathan Mattise As drought-stressed forests burn across much of the South – including a blaze scorching a Manhattan-sized area of north Georgia...
Some Form of Drought Now Covering More than 86% of Arkansas November 14, 2016 More than 86 percent of Arkansas is in some form of drought ahead of a warm, dry winter forecast, meaning...
Search is on For Suspects Behind Southeast Wildfires, 2 Arrested in Kentucky November 14, 2016 By Jeff Martin and Rebecca Reynolds A wannabe weatherman was jailed for arson after admitting he started a wildfire to draw attention to his selfie videos...
Wildfires Rage Throughout Southeast States, Arson Suspected November 14, 2016 By Jeff Martin and Martha Waggoner Wildfires near the Georgia-North Carolina line are spewing smoke so thick that residents are being urged to wear special masks...