Natural Disasters
SCOR reaffirms its commitment to the management of climate risk and announces its divestment from all of its exposure to coal
The SCOR group announces its divestment from companies deriving more than 50% of their turnover from coal and undertakes, across its entire asset portfolio,...
Protecting against the hidden costs of ‘normal’ weather
Despite these losses, many UK businesses are still failing to identify the link between climatic conditions and their own revenue streams. Yet, the weather...
Volatile weather impacts business profits
Strong links between unexpected weather patterns and company performance.
Bad weather “no longer a good excuse" for missed sales targets.
Pre-Christmas retail season one...
Climate change a pressing issue for risk managers
Analysing and mitigating the effects of climate change, such as floods and windstorms, have become pressing issues for risk managers, according to Gaëtan Lefèvre,...
Climate change : before the flood
According to the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report, temperatures are not rising as quickly as feared. Does this mean we have been given the all-clear?
Karsten...
Flash Flooding Causes Serious Damage in Northern Colorado
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, three days of intense rainfall in many areas of Colorado has resulted in severe, widespread flooding and...
Swiss Re expects demand for natural catastrophe cover to double in high-growth markets and to rise by around 50% in mature markets by 2020
Swiss Re expects the demand for natural catastrophe reinsurance to double in high-growth markets and to rise by around 50% in mature markets by...
Multiple billion-dollar flood events highlight active August for natural catastrophes
Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, today releases the latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report,...
Tropical Depression Gabrielle Lashes Puerto Rico
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, in the Caribbean Sea, Tropical Storm Gabrielle formed on Wednesday night, south of Puerto Rico and the...
