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Light Hurricane Season Now Even More Likely
Forecasters with the National Weather Service raised the likelihood for a below-normal season in their most recent Atlantic hurricane season outlook. The update predicts a 70 percent chance of a ...
Allianz Profit Boost Fueled, in Part, by Fewer Natural Disaster Claims
Allianz SE, Europe's biggest insurer, said second-quarter profit rose 11 percent, helped by higher earnings at the life and health insurance unit and lower natural disaster claims. Net income ...
Hawaii Dodges Hurricane Bullet
Hawaii escaped its first hurricane strike in 22 years as Iselle was downgraded to a tropical storm just before making landfall at the Big Island. Iselle, bearing winds of 60 miles (96 kilometers) per ...
Climate Change May Worsen Tornadoes- FSU study
Published this week in the journal Climate Dynamics, the study by Professor James Elsner says that although tornadoes are forming fewer days per year, they are forming at a greater density and ...
ACE Group Beefs Up European Cyber Risk Insurance Practice
ACE Group recently took a number of steps to beef up its cyber risk insurance practice overseas, underscoring the increasing demand for coverage in this area. The company, one of the largest ...
Investors Reward Zurich For Payout and Profit News
Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland's biggest insurer, surged after saying it will distribute more than $3.5 billion in cash this year and operating profit climbed. The shares advanced as much as ...
Two Massive Storms Threaten Hawaii’s Peak Tourist Season
A pair of storms bearing down on Hawaii threatens to bring rain, flash floods and mudslides to the island state during one of its peak months for tourism. Hurricane Iselle, with top winds of 90 miles ...
Typhoon Rammasun Costliest Weather Event So Far in 2014
Super Typhoon Rammasun has become the costliest weather event so far in 2014, inflicting $6.5 billion in catastrophe losses in the Philippines and China. That's according to the latest Global ...