All catastrophe risk articles – Page 2
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Analysis
Where there’s a will, there’s a way
Highlights from the World@Risk Climate Change and ESG Forum
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Analysis
RIMS supports proposals for US cyber insurance backstop
Federal risk pool proposed to insure large-scale catastrophic cyber incidents must be well crafted, says risk association
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Interviews
A journey of resilience
Surviving the Boxing Day Tsunami encouraged Marie-Pier Desharnais to pursue a career in disaster response and confront her own fears
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Analysis
COP27: ‘Climate change is a risk management problem on a global scale’
Businesses must plan for low-likelihood, high-severity risks and adapt quicker to avoid ’ruin scenario’, urges report
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COP27: Egypt moots catastrophe pool to build climate resilience
Ahead of COP27, insurance industry experts gathered to discuss innovative approaches to transferring catastrophic risk
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RIMS calls for long-term extension of NFIP
As Florida reels from Hurricane Ian, the US flood insurance program receives a brief reprieve
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Inflation a major wildcard for Florida recovery - RMS
’Wind versus water’ claims disputes to arise post Ian, with full recovery likely to “take years”
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Hurricane Ian disrupts global supply chains
Tampa has the largest port in Florida and disruptions to its operations could exacerbate supply bottlenecks
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Hurricane Ian barrels across the Florida peninsula
Over two million people are without power after the 5th most powerful storm in US history slammed into southwest Florida
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Tool measures ‘resilience dividend’ of critical infrastructure
Approach from Mott MacDonald and the Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment will attract investment adaptation
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Interviews
The tough cookie
Philippines-based Annacel Natividad on resilience and building risk relationships in her frequently catastrophe-hit country
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Analysis
Summer 2022 Europe’s hottest on record
An intense series of heatwaves across Europe paired with unusually dry conditions have led to a summer of extremes - C3S
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Pace of energy transition must accelerate, urges aream Group
Growing concern over Europe’s energy security and increasing weather extremes means that ‘time is pressing’
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Risk managers should ‘pick recovery over replacement’ to aid sustainability
As sustainable approaches burgeon in importance, risk managers have been urged to focus on recovery measures when disaster hits
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European winterstorm losses creep up to €3.74 billion - Perils
The latest estimate makes the February storms the largest European windstorm loss since Kyrill in January 2007
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Opinion
Ukraine: A ‘Matrix moment’ for climate change
The choices governments make in response to the Ukraine conflict might either accelerate or delay the global transition to net-zero emissions
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Analysis
Effects of climate change evident in H1 cat events
The record-high temperatures in many parts of Europe is expected to drive further losses caused by droughts and wildfires
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Europe counts cost of extreme heat, drought and wildfires
In many parts of Europe, human-caused climate change has resulted in annual average temperatures rising by more than 1.5°C - Munich Re
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JBA issues stark UK flood warning
Cost of severe flood events could rise by up to 42% by 2050 due to climate change
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European storms drive 1H catastrophe losses - Aon
First-half Severe Convective Storm (SCS) losses in Europe exceeded $5 billion for the second year in a row