typhoon
AIR Worldwide : two storms take aim at China
According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, Typhoon Saola, the ninth typhoon of the Northwest Pacific storm season, made its first landfall early Thursday...
AIR Worldwide : Typhoon Roke headed for Japan
As Typhoon Roke advances towards central and western Japan, more than a million people have been evacuated. Formed on September 10, Roke is 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...
Japan : Typhoon Ma-On stroke southern Japan
The strong Typhoon Ma-On stroke southern Japan with torrential rains and strong winds leaving dozens injured and cancelling more than 100 flights.
Packing gusts of...
Aon Benfield partners with Shanghai Typhoon Institute to boost China research
Aon Benfield and Shanghai Typhoon Institute (STI) of China Meteorological Administration – the only state-funded typhoon research institute in China – have entered into...
Warning / Australia : tropical cyclone Yasi on the heels of the floods
On the heels of widespread flooding in eastern Australia, the state of Queensland today is evacuating residents as a giant typhoon barrels across the...
Taiwan insurers report preliminary losses from typhoon morakot
According to the insurer's statement filed with the Taiwan Stock Exchange, the damages caused by the typhoon have "not led to a material impact...
