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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 PRESSPENNE, 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…
PERILS AG almost doubles initial property loss estimate for Central Italy earthquake
November 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterPERILS AG’s second loss estimate for insured property loss associated with Central Italy’s earthquake in August has almost doubled from 34 million euros to 66 million euros. The third loss estimate for the quake is scheduled to be published Feb.…
More than 15,000 Italians displaced by 6.6 earthquake
October 31, 2016 Carlo Piovano And Colleen Barry - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSNORCIA, Italy – Italy’s premier pledged Monday to find temporary housing for all those displaced by a series of powerful earthquakes in a central mountainous region, as the nation’s strongest temblor in 36 years pushed those needing assistance to more…
Officials in quake ridden central Italy assess damage
October 28, 2016 Alessandra Tarantino and Colleen Barry - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSVISSO, Italy – Officials in central Italy began early Thursday to assess the damage caused by a pair of strong earthquakes in the same region of central Italy hit by a deadly quake in August, as an appeal went out…
Italy prepares for reconstruction, starts post quake probe
September 2, 2016 Nicole Winfield - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSROME – Italy began looking to the future Wednesday a week after an earthquake flattened three towns, with Premier Matteo Renzi tapping a reconstruction czar to oversee the rebuilding and investigators acquiring the first documentation into the construction blamed for…
“Limited impact” expected for Italian insurers following earthquake: Fitch
August 29, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe impact on Italian insurers from the earthquake that struck the central part of the country is likely to be limited, ratings firm Fitch Ratings said on Friday. Fitch Ratings estimates insured losses of 100 million to 200 million euros,…
Recent earthquakes a reminder that events can happen anywhere: I.I.I.
August 26, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe recent earthquakes in Italy and Myanmar are a warning to homeowners and business owners in regions that may also be at risk to consider purchasing earthquake insurance, notes the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.). Just 10% of homeowners in the U.S. have…
Low-quality cement, inadequate supporting rods among issues in Italian region hit by earthquake: Aon
August 24, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe region of Italy hit by an earthquake early Wednesday morning, which killed at least 65, has buildings with “inadequate supporting iron rods” and a “relatively low” penetration of earthquake insurance for residential property, Aon plc’s Impact Forecasting LLC subsidiary…
Italian rescuers pull victims out of rubble after 6.2 earthquake hits northeast of Rome
August 24, 2016 Paolo Santalucia And Nicole Winfield - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSAMATRICE, Italy – A strong earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 11 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig survivors out of…