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Indonesia’s 2004 Tsunami Recovery May Offer Lessons for Philippines: Expert
The man who steered Indonesia to recovery after the 2004 tsunami has some cautionary words for the Philippines as it begins reconstruction after Typhoon Haiyan: Survivors will get angry about living ...
Wildfire Risk Seen as High or Extreme at 4.5 Million U.S. Homes
More than 4.5 million U.S. homes are at high or extreme risk from wildfires, led by properties in California, according to Verisk Analytics Inc., the supplier of actuarial data to insurers and banks. ...
Efforts to Delay Flood Insurance Rate Hikes Floundering
Efforts to delay implementation of changes in the federal flood insurance program have run into roadblocks on both sides of Capitol Hill. The leaders of the House Financial Services Committee say ...Argo Group Promotes Wilken to President of Argo Re
Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. announced Wednesday that Matthew Wilken has been promoted to president of Argo Re. In his new role, Wilken will oversee the company's property-catastrophe ...
The Geneva Association Calls on UN COP Delegates to Take Action on Disaster Risk Reduction
The Geneva Association, an international insurance think tank, is calling on delegates meeting in Warsaw for the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties to recognize the importance of ...
Scientists Develop Breakthrough Computer Forecasting Models for Wildfires
Scientists have developed a new computer modeling technique that offers the promise, for the first time, of producing continually updated daylong predictions of wildfire growth throughout the ...
Consumer Bureau Hands Title Insurers Win Over Mortgage Disclosure Rule
A U.S. rule that would have wrapped title insurance into the total costs listed on a simplified mortgage-disclosure form was dropped by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after industry ...
Low Frequency Hinders Study of Northeast Hurricanes
Seventy-five years ago, "the Great New England Hurricane of 1938" laid waste over large areas of the northeastern United States. Last year's Hurricane Sandy provided a more immediate reminder that ...