natural disaster
2011 most expensive natural catastrophe year ever
Stronger and more frequent natural disasters in 2011 made it the most expensive year ever for natural catastrophe losses, Swiss Re announced.
Last year's...
Home insurance : after the dammage
Your life has been turned upside down by a natural disaster or fire that damages your home, or a burglary resulting in a loss...
Insurer Allianz posts quarterly profit of 1.7 billion euros
The German insurance giant Allianz said on Wednesday that its first-quarter operating profit gained 21 percent from the same period a year earlier to...
Munich RE warns about the rising cost of climate change
Natural disasters linked to climate change could cost the insurance industry billions of dollars in extra settlement payments every year, German insurance giant Munich...
Advice on avoiding damage to your home in the big thaw
With the big thaw expected to hit most of the UK this weekend after weeks of freezing cold temperatures, you could need the following...
2009 a ‘benign’ year of natural disasters
"We made it through the year with a minimum of natural disasters", German re-insurer Munich Re said on Tuesday, but climate change still threatens...
Munich RE shows that in particular poor countries are severely affected by climate change
Bangladesh, Myanmar and Honduras were the countries most severely affected by extreme weather events from 1990 to 2008, according to a climate change risk...
WEATHER WARNING of heavy Rain for all UK regions
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for ALL UK REGIONS. Heavy rain and risk of severe weather is expected from 1433 Mon...
WEATHER WARNING of Heavy Rain in North West England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Strathclyde, SW Scotland, Lothian & Borders
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for North West England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Strathclyde, SW Scotland, Lothian & Borders.
Heavy rain is expected...
Torrential rain accross the UK caused serious damage
Residents are counting the cost of damage after torrential rain and strong winds battered the UK, forcing hundreds of people to flee their homes.
Flooding...
WEATHER WARNING of Heavy Rain in South West, South East and London
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for London, South East and South West England.
Heavy rain is expected from 1200 Tue 03 Nov...
WEATHER WARNING of Heavy Rain for Grampian, Northern Ireland and Central, Tayside & Fife
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Grampian, Northern Ireland and Central, Tayside & Fife
Heavy rain is expected from 0543 Fri 23...
WEATHER WARNING of Heavy Rain for Wales, Northern Ireland and South West England
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for : Wales and Northern Ireland.
Heavy rain is expected from 1030 Thu 22 Oct to...
Weather warning of Heavy Rain for Grampian, Central, Tayside & Fife
The Met Office has issued weather warnings for :
Grampian, heavy rain is expected from 00:01 Thursday 21 Oct to 12:00 Thursday 22 Oct.
Central, Tayside...
Weather warning of Heavy Rain for Wales
The Met Office has issued a weather warning for Wales, heavy rain is expected from 1000 Tue 20 Oct to 1600 Tue 20 Oct
Outbreaks...
Weather warning of Heavy Rain for South West England
The Met Office has issued a severe weather warning for South West England, heavy rain is expected from 1000 Tue 20 Oct to 1500...
Philippine central bank rules out ‘systemic’ flood risk
A senior Philippine central banker on Friday played down the risk to the banking system posed by devastating floods, saying just over 100 million...
All you need to know about flood and natural disaster insurance
As heavy rain hits western England there are fears amongst families and business of a repeat of the devastating flooding of July 2007.
There...
Philippines flood claims may top $236 million
Philippine insurers are likely to get hit with more than 236 million dollars in non-life claims alone from devastating floods caused by Tropical Storm...
