Given the concerning rise in catastrophic events, what technology solutions have been most effective in helping the industry better predict, evaluate, and/or respond to catastrophes, and how do you use them?

Cruise is recalling 950 driverless cars from the roads across the United States following a crash involving one of its robotaxis and will likely issue more recalls.

The North American Electric Reliability Corp (NERC) has issued a warning that over two-thirds of the U.S., collectively housing about 180 million people, are at risk.

Homeowners are increasingly opting for the minimum required insurance coverage to mitigate rising living expenses.

A Palm Beach insurance agent’s arrest for fraud casts a shadow on the trust placed in industry professionals.

Some developers are building homes with an eye toward making them more resilient to the extreme weather that`s increasing with climate change, and friendlier to the environment at the same time.

Guy Carpenter’s Kimberly Roberts, Jeffrey Schmidt and Shannon Peterson outline the benefits of advanced analytics in managing catastrophe risk.

It is over a decade since Verisk started producing its ‘Global Modeled Catastrophe Losses Report’, which, in 2023, projected a record high global modelled insured average annual loss from natural catastrophes.

Severe convective storm losses—the highest in decades—significantly affected the 2023 net combined ratio for the property/casualty industry, according to the latest underwriting projections by Triple-I and Milliman actuaries.

Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has said that hurricane Otis will be one of the costliest natural catastrophe events in Mexico’s history, with a multi-billion-dollar insurance market loss anticipated.

The National Weather Service called it ‘super fog’ — a combination of thick smoke from fires in marshy wetlands of south Louisiana and the fog that often hangs thick in the air on cool, windless mornings.

Reinsurance News recently spoke to Joss Matthewman, Senior Director, Product Management & Strategy, RMS, about what he believes the re/insurance industry needs to do to try and combat the effects of climate change.

A recent case study by Moody’s reveals that in locations like South Florida, meeting or surpassing evolving building codes can slash home damage costs almost tenfold.

Large parts of the world, including China and the Midwest US, are on track to become too hot for humans to handle as accelerating global temperatures expose billions to heat and humidity so extreme their bodies will no longer be able to cope, according to a new study.

Portions of the South are facing the increased threat of severe weather and tornadoes this time of year. We are in the period known as the ‘second tornado season’ for many residents in the south. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) urges residents, particularly across the South and southern Plains to stay vigilant.