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U.S. earthquakes estimated to cost US$6.1 billion annually in building stock losses

June 26, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

Earthquakes are estimated to cost the United States US$6.1 billion annually in building stock losses, according to an updated report published last week by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The new loss estimate represents a 10% increase over the

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Rescuers search for 30 after avalanche hits Italian hotel

January 19, 2017 Colleen Barry, Nicole Winfield and Valentina Onori - THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

PENNE, Italy – Rescue workers reported no signs of life Thursday at a four-star hotel buried by an avalanche in the mountains of earthquake-stricken central Italy. Two bodies were recovered of the estimated 30 people trapped inside as the risk

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Tennessee and Israel wildfires, New Zealand quake among expensive catastrophes in November: Aon Benfield

December 7, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

The November 13 earthquake affecting New Zealand “serves as a reminder ” of earthquake risk in Oceania, while wildfires — some set deliberately – in Israel, will cause economic losses of over half a billion, Impact Forecasting LLC suggested in

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At least two dead in 7.8-magnitude New Zealand quake, widespread damage reported

November 14, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

A powerful magnitude-7.8 earthquake and several large aftershocks struck New Zealand’s South Island in the early morning hours of Monday local time, killing at least two people and injuring several others, Impact Forecasting has reported. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)-registered

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Fort McMurray wildfire shares characteristics of 2011 Thai floods and New Zealand quakes: Baker at NICC

September 30, 2016 Angela Stelmakowich, Editor

VANCOUVER – The Fort McMurray wildfire, though not on the same scale, shared many characteristics of the 2011 Thai floods and New Zealand earthquakes, Joel Baker, president and CEO of the National Insurance Conference of Canada (NICC), said Thursday at