All Flood Risk articles
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News‘Lessons to be learned’ from Dubai April rainfall – IGI’s Labat
The heavy rain that hit Dubai in April 2024 were a major talking point in one-to-one meetings at this year’s DWIC.
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NewsQ&A: ICEYE on the utility of satellite data for flood damage mitigation
Sponsored: Rupert Bidwell, vice president for insurance solutions at ICEYE, talks to GR’s sister title Insurance Times about the power of leveraging satellite technology
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NewsDjibouti signs five-year disaster risk financing deal with ARC
Deal to protect climate-vulnerable communities in the Horn of Africa covers drought and excess rainfall
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NewsFema cuts NFIP reinsurance programme for 2023
Its reinsurance placement has halved to $500m, amid hardening rates and diminishing capacity
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News2022 nat cats set new records with $120 billion in claims
Hurricane Ian accounted for half of insured losses, making it the second most costly storm in history - Munich Re
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NewsEastern Australia floods top 2022 ex-US cat losses for insurers
The floods cost insurers $4.7 billion, while European winter storms generated $4.2 billion in claims - CRESTA
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NewsNigeria gains parametric flood resilience scheme
Solution will pay out based on flood magnitude with funds targeted for immediate infrastructure reconstruction
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NewsHurricane Ian barrels across the Florida peninsula
Two million people are without power after the 5th most powerful storm in US history slammed into the southwest Florida coast
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NewsHurricane Ian close to Cat 5 in strength - RMS
NHC has Ian making landfall as a category 4 major hurricane near Port Charlotte shortly after 2pm local time
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NewsHurricane Ian bears down on Cape Coral, Fort Myers
The storm is on track to intensify to an intense category 4 hurricane before making landfall later today
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NewsHurricane Ian takes aim at Florida
Current forecasts show the storm skirting the west coast of Cuba before intensifying as it crosses the Gulf of Mexico
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NewsCCR to sell €200m stake in CCR Re
French reinsurance mutual needs to grow and become autonomous in the face of growing nat cat losses, says Board
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NewsMonitoring catastrophe events from space
Rafal Modrzewski, CEO and co-founder of ICEYE, explains how advances in data are opening up new industry possibilities
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NewsIAG renews aggregate reinsurance program
It comes as the claims tally from floods in Sydney reaches 8,415, with numbers expected to grow substantially
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NewsSuncorp reveals reinsurance program changes as it braces for further flood claims
The Australian cedant’s natural hazard allowance is expected to increase to $1.2 billion, reflecting losses to date
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NewsThousands evacuate as Sydney floods
Over 30,000 people have been impaced as heavy rain and flooding continues to impact New South Wales
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NewsSwiss Re reports $248m Q1 net loss
Results reveal impact from the war in Ukraine, nat cat losses and financial market volatility
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NewsFlood exposures up by 24% since 2000
Population at risk of extreme flood is ten times higher than previously thought, finds WRN partner Cloud to Street
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NewsMore funding for flood risks insurer
HSCM Bermuda is among the latest investors in an American flood specialist insurance company.
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NewsSwiss Re teams up with Milliman Appleseed to accelerate new entrants offering private flood insurance
The new simplified product offering was developed by Swiss Re to provide flexible coverage for low and moderate flood risks.
