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Noaa issues "above-normal" 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season prediction

La Nina and increased ocean temperatures are cited as major drivers

Baltimore takes on ship owners' attempts to limit liability over bridge collapse

Representatives from the city said the ship's owners were "grossly and potentially criminally negligent"

ICEA LION chief elected vice-chair of the UN's sustainable insurance board

North Atlantic hurricane season gets underway amid forecast uncertainty

Most forecasters have predicted a below normal or near normal activity

Timothy Gasaatura joins Oceanview Re as chief actuary

Insuring the Big One

The US population is underinsured against earthquakes despite the frequent reminders of how serious this peril can be. Then again, covering quakes is just not easy, as Sarfraz Thind reports

Seventh consecutive above-average hurricane season predicted

Experts warn climate change is driving dramatic changes to major weather events

Hannover Re commits to net-zero underwriting

German reinsurer is one of five new net-zero insurance alliance members

New Orleans restaurant loses landmark US BI case

Judge rules against lawyer John Houghtaling in huge insurer win

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season: breaking unexpected records

This year will be remembered for the having the largest number of tropical storms, but it has been a relatively lucky season without serious losses. For insurers and risk modellers, the long-term impact may be the advances in technology forced upon them by the pandemic, as Paul Walsh reports