Hurricane Cristobal News

Parametric Catastrophe Facility CCRIF Pays US$3.6M to Guatemala for Excess Rainfall

Parametric catastrophe facility CCRIF paid the government of Guatemala approximately US$3.6 million under its excess rainfall (XSR) parametric insurance policy for nine days of rain that occurred during Tropical Storms Amanda and Cristobal. The policy was triggered by rains that …

Hurricane Cristobal to Pass North of Bermuda; No Threat to U.S.

The most recent report from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, at 5:00 A.M. EDT, notes that Cristobal is now hurricane strength with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph – 130 km/h, and “some strengthening is possible during the next …