Latest Earthquake Headlines
All the headlines from our Earthquake Topic Page, ordered by recency.
RMS Study Shows Risk From CAT Events for WC, Life, Health Insurers
Apr 29 2004 // Risk Management Solutions Inc. (RMS), a provider of products and services for catastrophe risk management, released the findings of an in-depth study that provides workers’ compensation, life, and health insurers...
New Swiss Re Sigma Study Reviews 2003 CAT Losses
Mar 3 2004 // Natural and man-made catastrophes caused the deaths of more than 60,000 people worldwide last year, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report. Over two thirds of these were the victims of earthquakes. Overall...
Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly
Feb 23 2004 // According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion...
Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly
Jan 26 2004 // According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion...
Natural Disasters More Severe and More Costly
Jan 26 2004 // According to a recently released report from Munich Re, fatalities caused by natural catastrophes were up 450 percent in 2003, while insured losses reached $15 billion. More ominous was the reinsurer’s conclusion...
Commissioner Garamendi Cautions Californians On Eve of Northridge Earthquake 10th Anniversary
Jan 20 2004 // On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the Northridge Earthquake, Commissioner John Garamendi recommended that safety steps be taken immediately by home and business owners to protect their lives and investments in the case...
10th Anniversary of Northridge Earthquake Remembered
Jan 15 2004 // As the tenth anniversary of the Northridge earthquake approaches, Californians are constantly reminded that the ground in this state shakes 24-7, 365 days a year. The Northridge earthquake struck on Jan. 17, 1994. In less...
Anniversary of Northridge Quake Prompts Physical, Fiscal Preparedness
Jan 9 2004 // Few people can forget the devastation of the Northridge earthquake, but for some, it’s all too easy to overlook how a major earthquake can leave personal finances in shambles. The Northridge quake caused more than...
Aid Workers Arrive in Bam as Quake Death Toll Rises; WHO Calls for More Help
Dec 31 2003 // Aid workers from more than 40 countries, including a team of 80 from the U.S., are trying to cope with the devastation wrought by the earthquake that hit the eastern Iranian city of Bam last Friday morning. Reports now...
Munich Re 2003 Catastrophe Study – Fatalities up 450 Percent; $15 Billion Insured Losses
Dec 30 2003 // Munich Re has released its analysis of natural catastrophes in 2003 and concluded that economic and insured losses continue to increase at a high level. Preliminary portions of the study had been presented at the recent...
Garamendi Offers Quake Sympathy
Dec 29 2003 // California Insurance Commissioner John Garamendi offered his sympathies and some advice in a statement to the victims of the Paso San Robles earthquake last week. “I offer my deepest sympathy to the families of the...
Geotrac’s Newest Database Indicates High-Risk Earthquake Areas for Industry
Dec 24 2003 // While nobody has the capability to predict earthquakes, Geotrac’s newest database of natural hazard variables shows that the Paso Robles’ area, hit by yesterday’s earthquake, has a high annual risk...
Business Disaster Planning
Dec 1 2003 // While this article was being written, Southern California was still on fire. Thousands of homes were burned to the ground along with hundreds of thousands of acres of forests. This is one of the key times that the...
Business Disaster Planning
Nov 17 2003 // While this article was being written, Southern California was still on fire. Thousands of homes were burned to the ground along with hundreds of thousands of acres of forests. This is one of the key times that the...
Industry Adopting Enhanced RMS Risk Models for U.S. Catastrophe Risk
Sep 26 2003 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, announced that its new third generation earthquake and hurricane models for the United States are being adopted...
RMS Provides Risk Analysis for $100 Million Taiwan Earthquake Pool
Aug 28 2003 // Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions, a leading provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, announced that it has provided the risk analysis for a securitization of insurance risk by...
RMS Releases First High Res Earthquake Model For Ins. Risk in Israel
Jul 15 2003 // Risk Management Solutions (RMS) nnounced the release of the RMS Israel Earthquake model. This model is the first to offer both high resolution and aggregate analysis capabilities for insurance and reinsurance risk...
AIR Expands San Francisco Office for Research in Earthquake Engineering
Jun 18 2003 // AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR) announced the relocation and expansion of its San Francisco office to accommodate the increasing number of research initiatives being undertaken there. The San Francisco team, led by Dr....
RMS Earthquake Engineer Asked by EERI to Lead Algerian Quake Damage Survey Team
May 30 2003 // California-based Risk Management Solutions (RMS), a provider of products and services for the management of catastrophe risk, announced that the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) has asked Dr. Fouad...
Death Toll Rises in Turkish Earthquake
May 2 2003 // More than 100 people have reportedly died and many more are missing following the earthquake that struck a mountainous region of Eastern Turkey early Thursday morning. Rescue efforts were centered on a local school in the...
