Slovenia Suffers Its Worst-Ever Floods; Damage Could Top €500M, Prime Minister Says August 7, 2023 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) – Slovenia has faced the worst-ever natural disaster in its history, Prime Minister Robert Golob said Saturday,...
Slovenia Hit by Worst Floods in More Than a Decade, Killing Several People August 4, 2023 By Jan Bratanic Several people were killed in Slovenia as the southern European nation was hit by some of the worst flooding in...
Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $43B in H1, Surpassing 10-Yr Average: Munich Re July 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters during the first half of 2023 cost insurers an estimated US$43 billion with an overall economic price tag...
Update: Typhoon Doksuri Roars Into China, Destroying Power Lines, Closing Factories July 28, 2023 By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee Typhoon Doksuri swept into southern China on Friday, unleashing heavy rain and violent gusts of wind that whipped power lines...
Update: Greece Fights Almost 200 Wildfires as Wind Raises Risk in Mediterranean July 27, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Greece is fighting almost 200 wildfires as strengthening winds put a sting in the tail of the Mediterranean’s fading heat...
Typhoon-Prone Philippines Seeks New Insurance After Lapse of Catastrophe Bond July 27, 2023 By Ditas Lopez The Philippines, recovering from damage wrought by Typhoon Doksuri, is seeking a new insurance plan as protection against future calamities...
Super Typhoon Doksuri Hits Philippines, Heads to China, Taiwan July 25, 2023 By Ditas Lopez and Cecilia Yap Philippine authorities on Tuesday evacuated hundreds of people in coastal communities as super typhoon Doksuri intensified in strength, pummeling the...
Wildfires Rage Across Greece With Record Heat Forecast for Italy July 24, 2023 By Eamon Akil Farhat and Paul Tugwell Wildfires are raging across Greece after about 19,000 people were evacuated from the island of Rhodes over the weekend, while...
Typhoon Doksuri Gains Power as It Threatens Philippines, Taiwan July 24, 2023 By Ditas Lopez and Andreo Calonzo Doksuri has strengthened further and may intensify into a super typhoon before a possible landfall in northern Philippines en route...
Coastal Construction, Rising Replacement Values Contribute to Costly Hurricane Claims July 21, 2023 Insured losses from hurricanes have risen steadily over just the past 15 years, with nine of the 10 costliest hurricanes...