April 26, 2016
Nepal’s prime minister announced this week the start of reconstruction of key heritage sites in and around the capital that were damaged by an earthquake that killed nearly 9,000 people and devastated the country one year ago. Prime Minister Khadga …
March 4, 2010
The world has become far too hot for the aptly named Exit Glacier in Alaska. Like many low-altitude glaciers, it’s steadily melting, shrinking two miles (3 kilometers) over the past 200 years as it tries to strike a new balance …
February 23, 2010
Gloom and frustration pervaded the World Trade Organization on Monday as the prospects of completing a new global commerce pact this year receded. The WTO’s 153 members had agreed to take stock at the end of March on whether the …
June 3, 2009
Aon has just issued the latest version of its “Terrorism Threat Map.” The most significant change from previous maps shows a “shift in Islamist terrorist activity from the Middle East to South Asia.” The new map shows a trend towards …
March 20, 2008
Swiss Re is honoring “International Water Day” on March 22 by making a CHF 1 million ($99.2 million) donation to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for an infrastructure project in Ethiopia which focuses on providing clean and …
June 12, 2007
Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this article quoted Chris Palmer of Aon. Palmer is no longer with Aon, but instead is employed by CMM Entertainment. Insurance Journal regrets the error. Economic and political situations in a number of countries …
March 22, 2007
Today has been proclaimed “International Water Day,” and Swiss Re announced that will honor the occasion with a CHF 1 million ($825,000) donation to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) for a project in North-Western Nepal, which aims …
March 23, 2006
“Disease, kidnap and ransom, and terrorism risks pose the greatest threat to global filmmaking,” according to the 2006 Risks in Global Filmmaking Map published today by Aon/Albert G. Ruben. Aon’s bulletin said “the map, which measures crime and corruption, terrorism, …
January 5, 2006
Euler Hermes ACI, a provider of trade credit insurance and risk mitigation information, has released a special global risk analysis report from its U.S. headquarters in Maryland. The company, a subsidiary of French insurer AGF, which is in turn part …
January 26, 2001
Damage reports are still coming in from the huge earthquake, estimated to have measured 7.9 on the Richter scale, which struck near the town of Bhuj in the Indian State of Gujarat at 8:50 a.m. local time this morning. At …