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Aviva : prepare your house before the storm hits
With gusts of up to 80 mph and heavy rain being forecast for tomorrow, Aviva is warning residents to prepare their homes before the...
AIR : Typhoon Muifa misses China’s East Coast
Muifa, once a super typhoon with winds exceeding 250 km/h (1-min sustained), made landfall near the border between China and North Korea around 12:00...
U.S. : April tornado losses as much as $5.5 bn
The tornadoes and thunderstorms that carved a swathe of destruction through the US southeast in late April left as much as $5.5 billion in...
Weather warning : major storm spreading from Midwest to East coast
A major storm that slammed the Midwest continued to cause problems on Wednesday as thunderstorms and strong winds reached the East Coast.
After leaving a...
Weather warning : strong cyclone strikes western Myanmar
A severe cyclone pounded western Myanmar on Friday, threatening to unleash flooding and landslides, authorities in the military-ruled country said. A weather warning broadcast...
Weather warning : hurricanes Karl, Igor and Julia headed for Gulf of Mexico
Tropical Storm Karl picked up power as it moved across the southwestern Gulf of Mexico and was expected to become a hurricane later on...
Investments rescue Munich Re’s quarterly earnings
German insurance group Munich Re posted a better-than-expected second quarter net profit on Wednesday owing to earnings from investments, and raised slightly a full-year...
Hurricane Alex threatens Mexico, Texas
Hurricane Alex picked up strength in the western Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, heading towards northeastern Mexico and Texas and disrupting oil cleanup operations...
Tropical storm Agatha kills more than 100 in Central America
A violent storm that walloped Central America over the weekend killed more than 100 people and left a swath of destruction, officials said Monday.
Tropical...
Tropical Storm Risk warns of active 2010 hurricane season
Tropical Storm Risk (TSR), which provides real-time mapping and prediction of tropical cyclone windfields worldwide and is co-sponsored by Aon Benfield, today releases its...
Insurer Zurich posts 76 percent profit jump in first quarter
Swiss insurer Zurich Financial Services on Thursday said its first quarter net profits soared 76 percent to 935 million dollars (729 million euros), despite...
Chaos as freak storm batters Australia’s Perth
Some 100,000 people were left without power Tuesday after a freak storm battered the Australian city of Perth, hurling golf ball-sized hailstones and causing...
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...
Advice on avoiding damage to your home in the big thaw
With the big thaw expected to hit most of the UK this weekend after weeks of freezing cold temperatures, you could need the following...
WEATHER WARNING of heavy Rain for all UK regions
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for ALL UK REGIONS. Heavy rain and risk of severe weather is expected from 1433 Mon...
WEATHER WARNING of Heavy Rain in North West England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Strathclyde, SW Scotland, Lothian & Borders
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for North West England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Strathclyde, SW Scotland, Lothian & Borders.
Heavy rain is expected...
ABI warns of rising global temperatures impacts on property insurance in the UK
Rising global temperatures will put the heat on insurance as flood costs rise - new research from the ABI
A rise in global temperatures could...
WEATHER WARNING of Heavy Rain in South West, South East and London
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for London, South East and South West England.
Heavy rain is expected from 1200 Tue 03 Nov...
