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States Graded ‘A’ to ‘F’ for Weather Preparedness
Many states across the country are unprepared to face the risks posed extreme heat, drought, wildfires, inland flooding, coastal flooding and other extreme weather events, according to a new report ...
Lawyers’ Perspective: Unclaimed Property Actions, Cyber Blackmail Ranked Among Insurance Issues to Watch
From time to time, insurance executives ask our firm what issues are likely to impact the insurance industry in the near future. Below are several emerging issues we believe are likely to have an ...
Aon Benfield: India, Pakistan Flooding 2014’s Costliest Weather Event So Far
The costliest weather event so far 2014 involved torrential monsoon rains and catastrophic flooding in India and Pakistan in September, Aon Benfield concluded in a new report. The firm's September ...
From Earthquakes to Typhoons, August Was a Tough Weather Month
As far as natural perils go, it was mostly about earthquakes in August, with a few tropical storms and typhoons around the world to add to the trouble, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting ...
$100M Project to Prepare Vulnerable Regions for Climate-Related Disasters
The U.S. Agency for International Development and the Rockefeller Foundation are starting a $100 million project to prepare vulnerable communities for climate-caused humanitarian disasters before ...