All Earthquake articles – Page 10
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Earthquake could hit Japanese industries hard
EQECAT reveals that Japanese industries are at high risk from financial losses in the event of an earthquake
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California earthquake measures 5.6
Quake is the strongest to strike the San Francisco bay area in nearly two decades, says AIR
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AnalysisCat bond charge continues into Q4
Subprime has not hindered new cat bond issuances, says Dan Ozizmir
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Online onlyMunich Re issues Japanese quake bond
High demand shows the ILS market has not been impaired by the credit crunch
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Online onlyQ3 cat losses lowest in five years
US property/casualty insurers are expected to pay $1.125bn in third quarter catastrophe claims
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Insurer groups applaud CEA funding bill
Insurers in the CEA commit $1.3bn to ensure financial viability of earthquake catastrophe pool
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Online onlyPolitics threatens the industry, warns Shah
A large earthquake in San Francisco could send the industry into turmoil, warns Hemant Shah
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Online onlyIndonesia quake losses won't exceed $500m
A large earthquake (magnitude 8.4) has occurred off western Sumatra
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Online onlySwiss Re and Ascendant in cat swap
Reinsurers take part in inaugural catastrophe derivatives trade
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Peru quake losses should not exceed $1bn
Low residential insurance uptake means losses from quake unlikely to exceed $1bn, says AIR
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Online only330 dead as major earthquake hits Peru
AIR estimates that insured losses from the earthquake are not likely to exceed $1bn.
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Credit Suisse firm licenses AIR model
Financial institution will use model to manage cat bond risk
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Online onlyConcerns over US cat fund bill
A new bill proposing a national catastrophe fund requires “a healthy amount of scepticism” warns Bob Hartwig
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Online onlyPCI backs US federal cat pool
The PCI backs a new bill proposing a national US catastrophe pool
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Munich Re posts €2.1bn half year profit
Munich Re had a profitable first half but its operating result drops to €2.8bn
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Online onlyThe harm after the storm
Japanese earthquakes set to hit insurers hard, although total cost will not be known for some time
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Second quake hits Japan
Two earthquakes measuring 6.8 on Richter Scale slam Japan killing seven
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Earthquake hits Japan
No calm after storm, as fatal earthquake strikes Japan days after being battered by typhoon
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Features
The next generation of risk
Many countries in Asia are developing rapidly, with their cities mushrooming. They are also in some of the most hazard-prone parts of the world, warns Domenico del Re.
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Cover StoryCorrelations of risk
Large catastrophes often reveal unexpected correlations and loss amplifications. Nick Thorpe examines whether these correlations of risk could catch out insurers, reinsurers and their investors
