Weather risk

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.

Budget cuts at the federal disaster agency are forcing insurance carriers to rethink underwriting, reinsurance, and catastrophe modeling, and pivot accordingly.

Solar and wind energy companies protecting against climate-induced losses look to parametric insurance.

Even so-called 'low-risk' zones are now vulnerable to flooding from shifting weather patterns, overwhelmed sewer systems and rapid growth.

Nikki Devlin, CEO and co-founder of RIC, discusses how policyholders can use parametric insurance to recover from extreme weather events as these risks increase.

The backbone of American property insurance depends on data you've never thought about...until it's gone

ACORD's Somesh Mukherjee, vice president of solution architecture at ACORD Solutions Group, shares the complexities of technology used in weather-related claims processes.

Texas Hill Country saw $1.1 billion in property damage to residential buildings, according to preliminary Cotality estimates.

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.

State senator Roland Gutierrez points to National Weather Service cuts, and denial of mitigation project funding. Former FEMA administrator says cuts will worsen disaster impact on smaller communities.

New technologies are helping carriers identify how vulnerable properties are to a wide variety of risks ranging from wildfires to wind, flooding and more.

Climate resilience efforts such as new flood defense systems and building codes have offset potential insured losses in New Orleans, according to Swiss Re report.

Predicting environmental risks that follow a major natural disaster represents an untapped opportunity for insurance , according to head of reinsurance firm Swiss Re AG's China unit.

As the U.S. heads into peak hailstorm season, homeowners that have installed solar power face the prospect of chunks of ice damaging their panels.

The Insurance Information Institute report calls for a focus on high-quality data to target insurance availability and affordability in wildfire-prone areas of California.

The European Union's agriculture industry is losing €28 billion ($31.5 billion) a year due to increasing climate risks, such as droughts and flooding, according to a new study.

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Risks won't be disbanded, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Geneva Association report analyzes the impacts of extreme weather and socioeconomic factors on home insurance availability and affordability.

NASA, Munich Re, The Institutes and others share insights on tech like Earth Observation and Gen AI at ClimateTech Connect 2025.

The need for more granular forecasts is becoming more pressing as climate change increases the odds of extreme weather.