After a record drought that featured no major (Category 3-5) hurricane landfalls in the United States, 2017 roared to life, reminding everyone how powerful and destructive these monster storms can be.

A new fleet of satellites could become the ultimate foil for fraudsters looking to make a quick buck in the wake of a natural disaster. That’s the intention of Planet, a San Francisco company that has sent around 380 satellites into space since 2013.

A new report revealed the impact of warming climates worldwide on the insurance industry. The impact of climate change on the economy will have an increased liability risk for insurance companies. Catastrophes related to extreme weather are becoming more severe and frequent, according to a Moody’s Investors Service report.

Advocates who have been pushing for renewal of the U.S. federal flood insurance programs in the wake of last year’s devastating hurricanes and floods praised Congress for extending the program through July 31.

More than 90,000 customers were without power overnight after another major nor’easter — the fourth in three weeks — pummeled the Interstate 95 corridor with as much as 19 inches of snow on the first full day of spring.

She was fast, she was furious, and she wreaked havoc across the Atlantic basin. Hurricane Irma struck the Caribbean and southern Florida six months ago, but her impact is still being felt to this day.

If you’re a homeowner in Florida relying on flood zone maps to decide whether to buy insurance, you may want to check your drivers license instead.

Insurers should be giving more thought to planning how to rebuild economies in the aftermath of a crisis, a reinsurance executive urges.

Californians have been warned for many years, but 2017 seemed to be the year to take action. Scientists have been cautioning homeowners to buy California earthquake insurance for decades.

In 2017, Texas homeowners suffered significant losses from Hurricane Harvey, severe hailstorms and tornadoes around the state. Despite another year of bad weather, data from the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) shows that justified consumer complaints continued to be low.

Anchored in flood-prone areas in every American state are more than 2,500 sites that handle toxic chemicals, a New York Times analysis of federal floodplain and industrial data shows. About 1,400 are located in areas at highest risk of flooding.

The wildfire season in California may be over, but insurers and their customers are still reeling from the aftermath of devastating losses relating to homes, businesses and vehicles.

Canadians are not fully aware of their exposure to natural catastrophe risks, triggering a conversation at the C4 2018 conference in Ottawa about who is responsible for shouldering the heavy load of mounting disaster recovery costs.

Insurance claims from last fall’s deadly California wildfires have reached $11.8 billion, making it the most expensive series of wildfires in state history, an official said Wednesday.

The National Hurricane Center released Thursday its official 76-page report on Hurricane Harvey and its impacts on Texas and the rest of the United States.