June 2016

A recent survey asked 5,000 adults in the UK to identify the things that make the British unique as a nation. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the most popular trait proved to be "talking about the weather."

The globe that you may have at home presents the world as a perfectly smooth, spherical planet, which of course it isn't.

By April 13, 2016, the 2014 West Africa Ebola Outbreak had reportedly infected 28,652 people and killed 11,325.

The entry period for participation in AIR's first external U.S. hurricane contest closed on May 31, 2016—just ahead of the official start to the season—and I'm glad to report that there's been a terrific response.

There are an estimated 12.8 million households in California, and only 870,000 of them—a mere 6.8%—purchased earthquake insurance from the California Earthquake Authority (CEA) last year.

Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, Indonesia has seen more than its share of natural disasters.

Due to the large number of tropical cyclones that form over the warm water of the Northwest Pacific Basin and the 8,700 miles of its coastline, China is impacted by more tropical cyclones each year than any other country.

Have we become complacent about managing catastrophe risk? Will the next major disaster cause significant disruption in the industry?