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1 killed 3 injured as Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derails in Odisha
Eleven coaches of the SMVT Bengaluru-Kamakhya AC Express derailed...
Aftershocks rattle devastated city of Mandalay
The initial 7.7-magnitude quake struck near the central Myanmar...
Chile readies major earthquake insurance with World Bank
“The insurance would allow Chile to receive pre-established compensation payments, in the event of certain high intensity parameterized seismic events that cause material damage to the country and public finances,” the ministry said in a statement Chile is finalizing...
Turkey Earthquakes: Total insured losses likely to exceed $5 billion,Moody’s RMS
Economic losses from the moment magnitude (Mw) Mw7.8 and Mw7.5 earthquakes that struck southern Turkey on February 6 are likely to exceed US$25 billion Observations from early damage reports issued by the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate...
UNCDF partners with Howden to build climate resilience for vulnerable communities in Fiji
The flagship programme has developed and deployed the Pacific region’s first parametric microinsurance products in Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. Suva, Fiji: The UN Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) announced international insurance broker Howden as a new addition to its...
Demand for `International Insurance Programmes’ grow as APAC businesses expand beyond local borders:Aon
Natural catastrophe events continued to drive large losses and pressure marketconditions for property insurance. Changes to the reinsurance market, including higher costs and retentions, and some coverage restrictions, will drive rate increases for both local...
Aon’s rebuilding for resilience project addresses Hurricane Ian devastation
Dan Dick, global head of property analytics at Aon’s Reinsurance Solutions, said: “Our teams gained first-hand experience of the devastation caused by this historic hurricane, which allowed us to conduct thorough analyses and identify practical steps to improve...
Rising toll makes quake deadliest in Turkiye’s modern history
Confirmed deaths in Turkiye passed those recorded from the massive Erzincan earthquake in 1939 that killed around 33,000 people. Speaking in Ankara following a five-hour Cabinet meeting held at the headquarters of disaster agency AFAD, Erdogan said 47,000 buildings,...
New Zealand declares national emergency as Cyclone Gabrielle wreaks havoc
While New Zealand was now through the worst of the storm, more rain and high winds were expected. The country was suffering from extensive flooding, landslides and damage to roads and infrastructure, Kieran McAnulty, minister of emergency management said New Zealand...
Micro quakes preventing large-scale event in India but country prepared for any eventuality: Experts
According to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, 59 per cent of India's land mass is prone to earthquakes. Zone V is seismically the most active region, while Zone II is the least. Around 11 per cent of the country' area falls in Zone V, 18 per cent in Zone IV and 30 per...
Turkey, Syria deadly earthquake could cost $4 billion in economic losses,Insured losses expected much lower $1 billion: Fitch
Insured losses will be much lower, possibly around $1 billion, due to low insurance coverage in the area, Fitch added Paris: The earthquake that has devastated Turkey and Syria could cause economic losses exceeding $4 billion, ratings agency Fitch said on Thursday....
Turkey acknowledges earthquake relief problems as death toll passes 12,000
The death toll from both countries was expected to rise as hundreds of collapsed buildings in many cities have become tombs for people who had been asleep when the quake hit. KAHRAMANMARAS/ANTAKYA, Turkey: President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday admitted there were...