AIR Worldwide
Munich Re transfers Australian cyclone risk to capital markets
Munich Re transfers US hurricane and Australian cyclone risks to the capital markets
Air develops pandemic flu model
Air Worldwide has released a Pandemic Flu Model designed to capture the excess morbidity, mortality, and insurance losses caused by pandemic influenza.
Air launches pandemic flu model
Air Worldwide has released a Pandemic Flu Model designed to capture the excess morbidity, mortality, and insurance losses caused by pandemic influenza.
German floods could cost insurers €5.8bn
Historic floods in Germany are likely to generate insured losses of between €4bn and €5.8bn, according to catastrophe modeller AIR.
German floods could cost insurers up to €5.8bn
Historic floods in Germany are likely to generate insured losses of between €4bn and €5.8bn according to AIR Worldwide.
Heavy rain causes “record” Central European flooding
Floods wracking Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic are the worst for 70 years according to catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide.
German floods reach record levels
Heavy and relentless rain has resulted in some of the worst flooding seen in Central Europe for more than 70 years.
Forecasters predict high hurricane levels as Oklahoma reels from tornado
‘70% chance’ of above-average hurricane activity between July and November
Moore tornado losses could exceed Joplin
Damage from a mile-wide tornado that struck the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore could exceed the May 2011 Joplin event, according to Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John Doak.
$6bn of property damaged in Moore tornado: AIR
The devastating tornado which struck the Oklahoma suburb of Moore on Monday has damaged property to a total replacement value of $6bn within a two mile radius of the storm’s path.
Cyclone Mahasen makes landfall "destroying thousands of homes"
The first tropical cyclone in the Northern Indian Ocean this season, Tropical Cyclone Mahasen, made landfall northwest of Chittagong, Bangladesh, at about 6am UTC on Thursday, May 16.
Flood: A Dutch Obligation
For the first time in decades Dutch citizens can purchase flood insurance but should the product be compulsory?
Minimal losses expected from Iran earthquake
Significant losses are not expected following the powerful M7.8 earthquake that struck Iran on 16 April, according to catastrophe modelling firms.
AIR considers business interruption following Boston bombings
A large section of Boston's Back Bay area remains off-limits to all but law enforcement officials and the FBI, following yesterday's fatal bomb blasts near the finish line of the city's marathon.
M6.3 earthquake hits Iran's southwest coast
An magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 55 miles southeast of Bandar Bushehr near Iran’s southwest coast on April 9.
Flood Risk: Pours for thought
The 2007 floods were a major UK weather event, costing the insurance industry billions. However, despite similarities, the 2012 floods caused much less damage. What is the reason behind the change?
Rusty insured losses unlikely to be significant: AIR
Tropical cyclone Rusty will not generate significant insured losses according to catastrophe modeller AIR Worldwide.
Russian meteor damaged "more than 3,000 homes"
A meteor that exploded over the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia's central Ural Mountains on Friday 15 February injured hundreds and damaged to buildings in six cities.
Meteor damages 3000 Russian homes and businesses
Broken glass from the impact of a meteor has damaged more 3000 homes and businesses in Russia.
Limited damage after Japan quake
The magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off the northeast coast of Japan on Friday is not expected to have caused significant damage, according to catastrophe modelling firm AIR Worldwide.
Hundreds killed in strongest typhoon to hit Philippines since 1990
At least 270 people are confirmed dead after Typhoon Bopha brought 130mph winds and torrential rain to the Philippines on Tuesday evening.
AIR: entire neighbourhoods hit by Sandy surge
AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the damage patterns caused by superstorm Sandy in the coastal communities of Rhode Island and Connecticut.
'Crippled infrastructure' hampers Sandy recovery
Assessing the scale of devastation wrought by Superstorm Sandy has been hampered by disruptions in fuel supply, communications and power, according to insurance firms on the ground.
Post magazine - 1 November 2012
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