Survey Highlights Growing Interconnected Risks, Protection Gaps June 9, 2026 A new survey from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) and Munich Re US shows overlapping exposures are shaping today’s risk...
Hedge Funds Are Expanding Desks Designed to Profit From Natural-Catastrophe Risk June 8, 2026 By Gautam Naik When Mitesh Parikh, a headhunter at UK recruiter Selby Jennings, started looking for an ILS modeler for a large US...
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...
Europe Faces Biggest Food Price Shock in G7 From Hotter World June 1, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee A global food crunch due to extreme weather would boost prices more in the euro area than in Group of...
Viewpoint: Why Speedy Payouts Matter in EU Plan to Close Insurance Protection Gap May 14, 2026 By Ross Sinclair Executive summary: With plans for an EU natural disaster insurance fund in the works, EIP’s founder and CEO Ross Sinclair...
Typhoon Season in Northwest Pacific Seen Most Active in a Decade May 13, 2026 By Mary Hui Typhoon activity in the Northwest Pacific Ocean is expected to be the highest this year since 2015, according to commercial...
Insurer QBE Faces Investor Pressure Over Extreme Weather Risks May 5, 2026 By Amy Bainbridge and Ishika Mookerjee Australian Ethical Investment Ltd., a pension fund with about A$14 billion ($10 billion) under management, is pressuring QBE Insurance Group...
Midwest States Reel From Severe Storms April 17, 2026 By Mike Householder and Corey Williams Floodwaters from record rainfall in Wisconsin inundated streets Wednesday, trapping drivers and forcing officials to close sections of a highway,...
Canadian Insurers Push Owners to Fortify Homes, Urge Carney to Prioritize ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû Risks April 14, 2026 By Nivedita Balu Worried about wildfires sending claims soaring this year, Canada’s property and casualty insurers are pushing owners to flood- and fire-proof...
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...