All Windstorm articles
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AnalysisPERILS pegs winter storm losses at nearly €2 billion
Extratropical cyclones Sabine and Victoria were the 12th and 13th named storms of a very active 2019–20 European windstorm season
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AnalysisMore than half of 100 cities most exposed to nat cats are concentrated in four countries
Verisk Maplecroft’s Natural Hazards Risk Atlas 2015 reveals high concentration of cities exposed to natural hazards
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AnalysisTropical storm causes oil rig shut down
Oil companies have evacuated workers off the coast of Texas
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AnalysisCat modellers overestimate losses
Models can’t accurately predict hurricane losses, finds Karen Clark research
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Online onlyTop ten US nat cats
AIR modeled the worst natural catastrophes to hit the US in the past Century and what they would cost in today’s terms
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Online onlyFrench insurers respond to hurricane
The Federation Francaise des Societes d’Assurances said insurers are responding to policy-holders as quickly as possible
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Catastrophe Risk
Estimating New Madrid devastation
A big earthquake in the region could lead to the highest losses from a natural disaster in the US
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Online onlySanta Ana winds whip up wildfires
Optimistic predictions say fires will be contained by mid-week
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Online onlyCalifornia recovers nearly $13m for wildfire claims
The insurance regulator said it had to chase insurance companies to resolve claims from last year’s wildfires
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FeaturesWho pays for hurricanes?
For decades residential and commercial property insurance policyholders in the United States have had a place to go if they are having difficulty obtaining coverage in the standard market. By Claire Wilkinson
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Catastrophe RiskTornadoes 2008
Insured losses for 2008 have already exceeded losses for the whole of 2007
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Karen Clark assesses tropical cyclones
New tool for insurers to measure likely wind damage caused by tropical storms
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Online onlyFlorida ‘lucky escape’ from Fay
The storm hit the Everglades causing minimal wind damage, main risk now is flooding, says RMS
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Online only10.8m Floridians in Fay’s path
Homes in the affected region have an average value of around $660,000
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Florida prepares for Fay
Tropical Storm Fay threatens to become a hurricane with wind speeds approaching 120 km/h
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Online onlySoft market continues despite lower earnings: RIMS
Heading into the hurricane season, average property premiums plummet, say North American risk managers
