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Taiwan Quake Death Toll at 37; More Than 100 Still Missing

The number of confirmed deaths in a weekend earthquake in Taiwan edged up to 37, with the final toll estimated to be much higher as more than a hundred people were still reported missing. Efforts to ...

Southern Taiwan Hit by Magnitude 6.4 Earthquake; Damage Aggravated by Building Configuration: AIR

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, collapsing a 17-story residential block in Tainan City and killing at least 37 people. According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR ...

AIR Worldwide Updates Earthquake Models for South America

Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide announced that it has updated its earthquake models for South America to include liquefaction and tsunami risks, as well as to enable the analysis of high-value ...

New Madrid Earthquake Sequence Could Cost Insurers $150B: Swiss Re

A series of earthquakes similar to the New Madrid quakes of 1811/1812 could cost the insurance industry more than $150 billion, making it the costliest natural disaster to date, according to a new ...

RMS, AIR Worldwide Tally Catastrophic Damages From Nepal Earthquake

RMS and AIR Worldwide have issued early damage assessments from the catastrophic Nepal earthquake on April 25, pointing to huge fatalities and historic levels of damage to property and the economy. ...

Denial of Earthquake Claims Incurs Warning From Oklahoma Commissioner

With the dramatic increase in the number of earthquakes in Oklahoma — which some say are at least partly attributed to waste water injection wells related to the practice of hydraulic fracturing in ...

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 ...

Coping With Black Swans

The insurance and reinsurance industries are in business to take bets on risks that can be identified, assessed, prioritized and planned for financially. Disasters like hurricanes, earthquakes, ...

Powerful Quake Strikes off Coast of Vancouver Island: AIR

The magnitude 6.6 earthquake that struck off the coast of Canada's Vancouver Island Wednesday is not expected to cause significant damage, but AIR Worldwide says a more powerful quake in the area ...

Second Chile Quake Bigger Than Expected for Aftershock: RMS

The magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck northern Chile late Wednesday—only a day after the area was hit by a magnitude 8.2 quake and subsequent tsunami waves—is "bigger than would be expected ...