All earthquake articles
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AnalysisCase study: Enhancing urban resilience in Medellín through insurance protection for climate risks
Following the conclusion of the two-year Medellín Tripartite Project in Colombia, the risk industry team involved reflects on the project’s outcome, the challenges they overcame, and how the knowledge they gained on the way can help future resilience programmes
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AnalysisWhy building code regulations are the key to curbing Nat Cat losses
New research shows that just 27% of economic losses from Nat Cats this year have been insured. For risk managers, following building codes and prioritising resilience are crucial for minimising the risks
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AnalysisCase study: How Taprobane Seafood Group are using parametrics to protect against nat cats
A new and innovative parametric structure is allowing shrimp farms in Sri Lanka to protect themselves against multiple weather risks not covered by traditional insurance
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NewsNew Zealand summer flood claims hit NZ$1.65 billion
Floods are the largest weather-related loss in history for New Zealand, prompting a rethink of extreme weather exposures
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NewsTurkey earthquakes: Port fires impact $679m of global trade
Damage at Iskenderun is a reminder that ’a single point of failure’ can ripple across supply chains - Russell Group
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NewsTurkey earthquake largest in 84 years
Tragedy is a reminder that resilience is the main defence against such powerful seismic events
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NewsNuclear communicator
An on-the-ground advisor after 2011’s Fukushima nuclear disaster, Mariko Nishizawa is using bitter lessons to create better risk communication
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NewsChina floods top catastrophe tally in 1H
Global natural catastrophes during the first half of the year caused estimated damage of $92 billion
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NewsQ1 nat cat losses reach $32 billion
APAC accounted for the highest percentage of Q1 economic losses at over $15 billion
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NewsNamie Earthquake claims up to $4 billion - Verisk
Up to $820m in insured losses from the M7.3 earthquake are attributed to commercial and industrial properties
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NewsAIR releases new Japan quake and wind models
Events in recent years have reaffirmed the vulnerability of Japan to typhoons and earthquakes, prompting the updates
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NewsParametric quake cover launches for Japan corporates
Seismographs are installed directly at a client’s premises to provide a faster claims pay-out process
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NewsFM Global releases earthquake map
In China, a hazard model jointly developed by FM Global and the China Earthquake Administration is used
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NewsNZ gains parametric ‘bounce-back’ cover
Lloyd’s and Kiwi start-up Bounce launches New Zealand parametric earthquake insurance which pays claims within five days
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NewsRemembering Tohoku ten years on
Even though disasters will always be unexpected, business continuity planning has benefits both before and after they occur, finds the World Bank
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NewsNew fault investigated ten years on from Christchurch
A decade on, GNS Science experts have embarked on a research project to determine the earthquake risk of a recently discovered fault in the Waikato