Winter Storm Xaver News

Munich Re’s Review of 2013 Cat Losses Focuses on Weather-Related Events

In its annual review of loss events in the past year, Munich Re emphasized the “exceptionally high losses from weather-related catastrophes in Europe and Supertyphoon Haiyan,” which, the report said, “dominated the overall picture of natural catastrophes in 2013. “Floods …

Hurricane Strength Storm Xaver Slams UK, Northern Europe: AIR Analysis

A report from catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide notes that Winter Storm Xaver hit the north of Scotland last night, Thursday the 5th of December, with wind gusts of more than 140 mph (225 km/h), recorded in the Scottish Highlands. …