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Japan Earthquake Halts Auto and Chip Plants, Testing Supply Chain Resilience
Jul 31 2026 // The 7.1-magnitude quake that struck southern Japan this week has brought many car and semiconductor factories in the area to a halt, but hopes are high that disruptions will be less severe than a similar-sized temblor that...
Insurers Are ‘Actively Evaluating’ New Catastrophe Risks as Europe Burns
Jul 31 2026 // Europe’s insurers are bracing for a new era of catastrophe risk fanned by rising temperatures in the world’s fastest-warming continent. Insurers, reinsurers and brokers contacted by Bloomberg are already...
Wisconsin Governor Declares State of Emergency as Tornado Cleanup Begins
Jul 30 2026 // First responders searched homes and buildings on Tuesday for possible victims, a day after a powerful tornado touched down in northeastern Wisconsin, hollowing out homes and toppling power lines as it remained on the...
Japan Earthquake’s Insurance Claims May Top $1.1 Billion: Bloomberg Intelligence
Jul 30 2026 // Insurance claims from this week’s earthquake in Japan may top the 175 billion yen ($1.1 billion) average for the country’s six previous major tremors, Bloomberg Intelligence estimated.” We estimate...
Verisk Buys McKenzie Intelligence Services, a UK-Based Catastrophe Analysis Firm
Jul 29 2026 // Verisk, the data analytics and technology firm, announced it has acquired UK-based McKenzie Intelligence Services (MIS), a geospatial intelligence and event response company that specializes in global real-time catastrophe...
EF3 Tornado Causes Severe Damage in Northeastern Wisconsin
Jul 28 2026 // A tornado that caused severe damage in northeastern Wisconsin on July 27 has been preliminarily ruled as an EF3, the National Weather Service said. The tornado stayed on the ground for more than 20 minutes, damaging homes...
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