All Catastrophes articles – Page 16
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Online onlySlow growth for Euro insurers in 2009
Further write-downs are expected and certain lines will be curtailed, according to Ernst & Young
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Klaus Schwab delivers Davos speech
The world is experiencing a wake-up call to overhaul its institutions, systems and attitudes, claimed the World Econommic Forum’s founder
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UN Global Compact urges action on climate change
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed that climate change ‘threatens all our goals for development and social progress’
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Online onlyWinter storm wreaks havoc in Spain and France
184 km/h gusts are strongest since records began
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Online onlyFrench insurers respond to hurricane
The Federation Francaise des Societes d’Assurances said insurers are responding to policy-holders as quickly as possible
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AnalysisThe year ahead
Resource shortages and the impact of the financial crisis are likely to be the big risks in 2009, says Control Risks
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Online onlyBuncefield final report published
Industry needs to continue to apply improvements, say regulators
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Catastrophe RiskMore weather insurance schemes for farmers
The use of weather insurance is spreading
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Catastrophe Risk
Cat modelling event
Cat Modelling in Uncertain Times to be held on 17-20 February 2009
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Catastrophe RiskCalifornia earthquake animations online
3-D animations of California earthquakes are available from US Geological Survey
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Online onlySanta Ana winds whip up wildfires
Optimistic predictions say fires will be contained by mid-week
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AnalysisCould the economic crisis derail sustainability?
With the world’s economy in freefall what hope is there for the environment?
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Online onlyMajor Hayward earthquake could cost $200bn: RMS
And only $30bn of total losses likely to be insured
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Online onlyReinsurance rates will harden in 2009
Due to major losses and more demand for capacity E+R Rück expects rates to rise significantly
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Online onlyUS insurers lose $11.5bn in Q3 catastrophe claims
Payout is the fourth largest Q3 loss since 1998, says ISO’s property claims service
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Online onlyUS P&C capital cushion could shrink by $80bn
Commercial insurance prices expected to stabilise if not increase, according to Towers Perrin
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Online onlyCalifornia recovers nearly $13m for wildfire claims
The insurance regulator said it had to chase insurance companies to resolve claims from last year’s wildfires
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Willis backs global earthquake model
The initiative is aimed at addressing earthquake risk where no reliable models exist
