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The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season: breaking unexpected records
27 November 2020This 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
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Florence downgraded but flood risk remains
13 September 2018The cyclone has been reduced from category 4 to category 2, but still poses severe risks
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Losses from hurricane Florence may hit historic highs
11 September 2018Florence became a category 4 hurricane on Monday afternoon
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US braced for large losses from hurricane Florence
11 September 2018The storm is set to make landfall in North Carolina by Friday
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The long-term impacts of 2017's natural catastrophes
06 February 2018Following the devastation caused by hurricanes and wildfires last year, Paul Walsh asks the industry what the lessons are for insurers and risk modellers
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Early estimates for Irma's insured losses reach $60bn
11 September 2017Deluges inland in US could follow wind and storm surge damage in Caribbean
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Loss estimates for Hurricane Matthew are shrinking
21 October 2016Insured loss in US likely to be below $5bn, says RMS