Natural-Disaster Insurance Gap Now Exceeds $420 Billion Globally June 3, 2026 By Laura Millan The value of uninsured natural-catastrophe losses rose more than 7% globally last year to $424 billion, with North America the...
Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast Milder Than Normal Thanks to El Nino May 26, 2026 By Seth Borenstein A developing El Nino that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but...
World Bank Prices $200 Million Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica May 19, 2026 By Gautam Naik The World Bank has priced a new catastrophe bond designed to help Jamaica cope with the threat of hurricanes. The...
A Quieter Hurricane Season This Year Could Still Pummel the US Power Grid May 7, 2026 By Eric Roston Meteorologists are forecasting about 13 named Atlantic storms this season, or a little less activity than average. That sounds like...
Worsening Ocean Heat Waves Are ‘Supercharging’ Hurricane Damage, Study Finds April 13, 2026 By Seth Borenstein Marine heat waves are supercharging damage caused by hurricanes and tropical cyclones across the globe, a new study found. Researchers...
AccuWeather Atlantic Hurricane Season Forecast: 11-16 Named Storms March 25, 2026 AccuWeather’s first prediction for the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season calls for slightly below average activity. AccuWeather’s experts forecast 11-16 named...
Planet-Warming El Niño to Form by September, US Forecasters Say March 13, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal US forecasters say an El Niño is favored to emerge in the Pacific Ocean by September, threatening to drive global...
Catastrophe-Bond Risk Premia Drop to Rates Last Seen in 2022 February 17, 2026 By Gautam Naik Investors in catastrophe bonds are seeing a decline in risk premia to levels not seen since before Hurricane Ian hit...
Wildfires, Storms Fuel 2025 Insured Losses of $108 Billion: Munich Re Report January 13, 2026 Global insured losses from natural disasters fell to $108 billion last year, Munich Re said in a report on Tuesday....
Surge of Supercharged Hurricanes Prompt Call for Cat 6 Classification January 9, 2026 Scientists warn that warming sea surface temperatures are fueling a surge of extreme, off-the-charts storms, prompting a new hurricane category....