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2011 Japanese earthquakes
Japanese court holds government, electrical utility liable for safety failures in 2011 tsunami
March 17, 2017 Mari Yamaguchi - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSTOKYO – A court Friday held Japan’s government and a utility liable for neglecting tsunami safety measures at the Fukushima nuclear plant and ordered them to pay more money to dozens out of the thousands of people who fled radiation…
Flooding and damaging winds most destructive U.S. natural hazards in 2016: CoreLogic
January 26, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterNatural hazard activity in the United States in 2016 was “relatively average or below average,” with the exception of flood and wind, both of which saw above-average activity, due in large part to Hurricane Matthew, CoreLogic, Inc. said on Thursday.…
Aviva Canada’s 24-hour Broker Hackathon results in small business online quoting and binding solution
November 25, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAviva Canada’s recent Broker Hackathon has chosen its People’s Choice and Winner from a total of 61 submissions: Commercial Catalyst, a “simple, quick and easy way for brokers and customers to quote and bind small commercial business” and a responsive…
At least 14 people injured after Japan earthquake
November 22, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAt least 14 people have been injured by a strong earthquake that struck off Japan’s northeast coast early Tuesday morning, the Associated Press has reported. The earthquake – registering between magnitude 6.9 and 7.4 – struck at about 6 a.m.…