Risk
Okinawa At Risk as Super Typhoon Neoguri Nears Japan
High winds, crashing waves and a dangerous storm surge may strike Okinawa, including its capital Naha, as Super Typhoon Neoguri nears Japan. Neoguri carried maximum sustained winds of about 150 miles ...
At Least 5 Die in Quake That Struck Mexico and Guatemala
An early morning earthquake centered in southern Mexico killed at least five people, damaging homes and blocking some roads in neighboring Guatemala. A 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck along the ...
Computers Writing Earnings Reports
Unless you follow me on Twitter (@SSCLAF or @CarrierMgmt), you probably missed what I viewed as one of the recent highlights of the IICF Women in Insurance Regional Forum. There was lots of good ...
Sparking F-35 Fighter Jet Spurs Pre-Air Show Inspection Push
U.S. and British military officials are working on a joint directive to require mandatory inspections of engines on all Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets, after an Air Force F-35A caught fire at ...
Thousands in Canada Lose Power After Arthur’s Atlantic Tantrum
Crews were working to bring back electricity to thousands of homes in Atlantic Canada Sunday after post-tropical storm Arthur swept through the area. More than 130,000 customers of New Brunswick ...
Governments Will Gain Free Access to RMS Cat Modeling Technology
RMS said it will give governments free access to its new catastrophe modeling software program through a new initiative with The World Bank and United Nations. A particular goal here is to increase ...
Report: P/C Companies Persevered in Q1, Despite Storms and Other Obstacles
Property/casualty insurers in the U.S. made money in the 2014 first quarter even as many key indicators dipped, reflecting industry struggles caused, in part, by a tough winter. Net income after ...
North Carolina, New England Spared Damage from Category 2 Arthur
Businesses on two of North Carolina's barrier islands hoped to salvage part of the holiday weekend after Arthur clipped the state without causing major damage before churning north toward Canada. ...