Natural disasters

Of the 15 states most affected by natural disasters, California and Florida had the highest non-renewal rates in 2024, a Weiss Ratings study found.

Hurricane Melissa thrashed Cuba, unleashing landslides and flooding in the nation's second-largest city.

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The dangerous storm was about 50 miles south-southeast of Negril, Jamaica, at the western tip of the island, the US National Hurricane Center said in an 9 a.m. New York time update.

The seemingly unstoppable rise of catastrophe bonds may now be eroding the market share of reinsurers.

Jay Koh, a private equity veteran and former Carlyle Group Inc. executive, says investors should be paying a lot more attention to the new economy forming around extreme weather.

Preliminary insured losses for the first nine months of 2025 already stand at about $105 billion, according to a report Wednesday by Gallagher Re.

Many businesses are overlooking the full extent of their climate risk, even after they've experienced the impacts of more extreme weather first-hand.

Five ways technologies and revised processes are helping insurance organizations better predict and protect.

Larger states are more likely to have funds for prevention of natural disasters and responses to these events, says Chip Merlin, an attorney who represented Hurricane Katrina survivors.

Neptune Insurance filed for an IPO showing growing revenue for the flood insurance company.

A Category 5 hurricane could lead to more than $200 billion in damage, Moody's Analytics said in a report released before the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.

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The models at the time overestimated the strength of the levees. They also underestimated the exposure of commercial properties.

The legislature, which returns to respond to recent floods, could also take up bills to curb local property taxes, including bills aimed at bond issuance.

David Larson, U.S. head of loss control & risk management services at Ascot Group, on how tech can impact weather forecasting and natural disaster preparedness.

Collaboration between the public and private sectors, beyond just insurance, is essential to narrowing the protection gap.

With rain continuing to fall, politicians are questioning whether federal, state and local officials were adequately prepared.

The cost is down 16.5% from last year, according to The Insurance Information Institute.