January 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 that economic and insured losses would continue to …
January 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 that economic and insured losses would continue to …
December 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 indicate …
December 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 meeting of the Intergovernmental …
December 29, 2003
Bam, the ancient city in southeastern, Iran lies in ruins after an earthquake, measured locally at 6.3 on the Richter scale (the US Geological Survey measured it at 6.7), struck early Friday morning. No official count of the dead, wounded …
October 6, 2003
Dozens of insurance companies, acting as members of five large insurance groups—Chubb, American Re, Zurich American, One Beacon and Crum & Forster—have filed a lawsuit in two cities against Al Qaida and other terrorist organizations to recover billions of dollars …
September 10, 2003
Dozens of insurance companies, acting as members of five large insurance groups—Chubb, American Re, Zurich American, One Beacon and Crum & Forster—have filed a lawsuit in two cities against Al Qaida and other terrorist organizations to recover billions of dollars …
September 24, 2001
No words will ever be able to fully convey the shock and the stunned incredulity around the world as the Sept. 11th terrorist attacks unfolded on television screens across the globe. Live coverage on French television began shortly after the …
September 12, 2001
No words will ever be able to fully convey the shock and the stunned incredulity around the world as yesterday’s terrorist attacks unfolded on television screens across the globe. Live coverage on French television began shortly after the first aircraft …
May 19, 2000
The European Union and China announced early this morning that they had reached agreement on the terms of a trade agreement between them which would lead to China’s entry into the World Trade Organization. The end of the marathon talks, …