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...
Viewpoint: How ¹ú²úÒ»¸£Àû Change Is Creating Uninsurable Areas Across Europe June 2, 2026 By Clotilde Cerdan Amiard As climate change makes extreme weather events more intense and frequent, “uninsurable areas” are becoming increasingly common. They are a...
Wildfire Season Returns to Canada’s Oil Sands June 1, 2026 By Amanda Stephenson Wildfire season has returned to Canada’s oil sands region, with seven active blazes in the area on Sunday raising risks...
Texas Storms Ground Flights, Threaten Floods and Spark Fires May 20, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan A day of wild weather and thunderstorms in Texas has led to nearly 500 canceled flights in the Dallas area,...
Worst Start to Wildfire Season Raises Alarm as El Niño Threatens May 12, 2026 By Joe Wertz Record-breaking heat and drought have fueled the world’s worst ever start to a wildfire year, as climate change and a...
Michigan Updates Air Quality Risk System Ahead of Wildfire Season April 17, 2026 By Brian Allnutt/Planet Detroit After Canadian wildfires brought extremely poor air quality to Detroit in the summers of 2023 and 2025, Michigan is updating...
Seven States in West Added to IBHS Expands Wildfire Prepared Program April 15, 2026 Seven new states in the Western U.S. are now part of a new wildfire preparedness designation program designed to help...
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...
Wildfires Race Across US as Drought Spans Half the Nation April 10, 2026 By Lauren Rosenthal An unusually hot, snowless winter has fueled a fast start to the spring fire season across large swaths of the...
GAO: Wind Risk Linked to Larger Insurance Premium Jumps Than Wildfire April 7, 2026 A new report from the Government Accountability Office finds that average premium increases between risk levels are larger for wind...