2016

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?

Right now in the United States, less than 25% of homes in FEMA Flood Zones A or V have flood insurance, and the vast majority of the policies that do exist are written by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which is currently USD 23 billion in debt.

In today's highly interconnected world, infectious diseases can spread rapidly and potentially cause catastrophic losses.

Vietnam is prone to a wide range of natural disasters including floods, typhoons, landslides, and drought. It is less well-known, however, that the northern part of the country also has high seismic activity and risk.

Are you more accurate than a random number generator? Now that it's mid-May and we are just a couple of weeks away from the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, it is time to enter AIR's annual Hurricane Contest.