Thai Floods Batter Global Electronics, Auto Supply Chains October 28, 2011 By Ploy Ten Kate and Chang-Ram Kim Manufacturers of car parts and computer hard drives are the worst hit in Thailand, and face a bleak key holiday...
ABI Assures UK Flood Victims Insurers Ready to Help October 27, 2011 The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has issued a bulletin advising “anyone who has suffered flood damage as a result...
AIR Reports on Heavy Rains, Floods in Ireland, Southwest England, Wales October 27, 2011 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a bulletin on the “torrential rainfall” that has “caused widespread disruption and damage...
Argo Group Preliminary Estimates for Q3 Cat Losses $35 to $40 Million October 26, 2011 The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced that it expects to report in the third quarter its estimate for...
Survey Finds Africa, Asia Cities Most at Risk from Global Climate Change October 26, 2011 Countries and megacities in Africa and Asia are among the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change over the...
Japan Offers Help to Companies Hit by Thai Floods October 25, 2011 By Leika Kihara and Yoko Kubota Japan has offered extra loans, insurance and a baht cash line to help Japanese companies in flood-ravaged Thailand, signaling growing...
Death Toll from Rain in Central America Climbs to 81 October 17, 2011 By Nelson Renteria The death toll from torrential rains in Central America over the past week has almost doubled since Saturday, with a...
Thailand: Bangkok Escape Floods as Waters Recede October 17, 2011 By Todd Pitman and Thanyarat Daksone The government expressed confidence Sunday that Bangkok will escape Thailand’s worst flooding in decades, as the capital’s elaborate barriers held...
Honda’s Thai Production Underwater as Floods Hit Japan Firms October 12, 2011 Honda Motor Co said its Thai plant remains underwater as flooding in the center of the country worsens, closing down...
Thailand Races to Defend Bangkok from Floods October 11, 2011 By Vorasik Satienlerk Thailand raced on Tuesday to build floodwalls on the outskirts of Bangkok to prevent the worst floods in half a...