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Texas hailstorm insured losses exceed $1bn say KCC

RMS estimates Turkey quake insured loss to exceed $5bn

The road to recovery in Turkey will take several years, warns the catastrophe risk modeller

KCC estimates Turkey quake insured loss at $2.4bn

The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season: average activity but a hefty price tag

Insurers should expect more severe hurricanes, according to cat risk modellers

"Extremely dangerous" hurricane Ian strengthens to category 4

It is predicted to hit Florida this afternoon and cause catastrophic wind damage

2021 Atlantic hurricane season: "shorties", northeastern losses and rapid intensification

This year's Atlantic hurricane season may not have broken the records of its predecessor, but it was notable for the emergence of several worrying trends. Paul Walsh reports

Parametric payouts do little to close the Haiti protection gap

Insurers are expected to pick up less than 20% of earthquake losses in Haiti

Storm Henri predicted to cause $150m of insured losses

If Henri remained as a hurricane, KCC warned insured losses could have reached $1.5bn

No room for complacency in 2021 Atlantic hurricane season

Forecasters have predicted another "above-normal" hurricane season, although not as bad as 2020. But as the season gets underway, insurers and catastrophe modellers have stressed there is no place for complacency. Paul Walsh reports

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season: breaking unexpected records

This year will be remembered for the having the largest number of tropical storms, but it has been a relatively lucky season without serious losses. For insurers and risk modellers, the long-term impact may be the advances in technology forced upon them by the pandemic, as Paul Walsh reports