Natural disasters

Thunderstorm alerts are in place for a swath of Europe from Poland and Hungary to Italy and Greece.

Grievances surfaced in July, after it emerged that Jamaica's catastrophe bond wasn't triggered by the devastation wrought by hurricane Beryl.

Bloomberg Green found in an exclusive analysis that risk models often disagree with each other on fundamental assessments of vulnerability.

What can you do to prepare? Here are practical tips on how to keep safe and protect your home, family and community.

California and Oregon are experiencing yet another record-setting year of wildfires amid increasing uncertainty about FEMA and property insurance backstops.

Some farming practices aren't protected by federal crop insurance.

While insurers like State Farm General Insurance Co. and Allstate Corp. are retreating to avoid costly fire damage claims, Delos is going all in.

A rapidly escalating fire season hit the West amid questions about federal funding and insurance.

A half-dozen Maui wildfire victims sued a group of insurers, including State Farm and Allstate, accusing them of throwing a wrench into a tentative $4 billion deal to settle their claims.

More than 7 million homes in the US are already exposed to fire risk, a figure seen climbing to nearly 13 million over the next 30 years, according to a 2022 study.

Researchers studied satellite observations to evaluate extreme wildfire events around the globe.

The agency is stretched thin with a record number of billion-dollar catastrophes and a mission that's expanded to cover Covid-19 and the migrant care crisis.

What steps can be taken to successfully navigate through this difficult, complex market?

The total insured wind and storm surge losses in Texas will be between $700 million and $1.5 billion, Corelogic estimates.

Zimbabwe received $31.8 million from African Risk Capacity, an arm of the African Union, as part of an insurance payout for the devastation the country suffered from an El Niño-induced drought.

Insurers are introducing AI-driven technology and historical data analysis to combat the costly impacts of climate risks.

Investors in bonds intended to help Jamaica cover the costs of a natural catastrophe won't be affected by the havoc wrought by Hurricane Beryl.

Zurich and Aon launch clean energy insurance facility and Mercury expands virtual home inspections, plus other insurtech news.

Climate change is now a third-party player, and it's changing the rules of the game.

California, rushing to halt an exodus of property insurers fleeing wildfire risk, has designated regions of the state where companies will be required to provide coverage in exchange for new industry-friendly regulations.