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AIR Worldwide : Tropical Storm Emily set to hit Haiti and the Dominican Republic
Tropical Storm Emily is expected to hit the island of Hispaniola—shared by Haiti and the Dominican Republic—with heavy rain and 50-mph winds this afternoon....
Haiti : 200,000 Haiti cholera cases expected
A top health expert warned on Tuesday that Haiti could face as many as 200,000 cases of cholera in the coming three months and...
Reinsurer Swiss Re estimated a big disaster bill in 2010
Disasters killed 15,000 people and cost the world 62 billion dollars in 2009, but the insurance industry could face a financial bill five times...
Chile : Swiss Re estimates that earthquake may cost up to 7 billion dollars to insurers
Reinsurance giant Swiss Re on Wednesday estimated that insurers will have to pay up to 7.0 billion dollars (5.16 billion euros) for damages arising...
Munich Re says recent disasters won’t blow it off course
Germany's Munich Re, the world's biggest reinsurer, said on Wednesday it was confident of a strong 2010 despite claims from the Chilean earthquake and...
