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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...
Why El Ni帽o’s Promise of Quieter Hurricane Season May Not Be Good News for Insurers
Jul 27 2026 // For insurers, the periodic El Ni帽o climate phenomenon has traditionally lowered the risk of costly Atlantic hurricanes, but decades of population growth along coastal areas and rising property values are forcing them to...
Why Wildfires Pose Multiple Threats to US West Power Sector: Maguire
Jul 27 2026 // For years, wildfire season was largely viewed as a threat to homes, forests and utility infrastructure in the American West. But as smoke from fires blankets large swaths of the country, it is becoming something else too:...
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