Weather Risk

AirAsia Flight 8501 climbed to an unauthorized altitude fast and steep before the aircraft fell into the ocean, Indonesian investigators said in their first description of the last moments of the ill-fated plane.

Mother Natures fury often translates into heavy losses for insurers.

What's more, insured losses were down 38% from their 10-year averages.

2015 is off to a good start for the state-created insurer, as this increases the number of policies approved for take-outs to more than 400,000 for the year.

Here are the most significant hurricanes, floods, hailstorms, tornadoes, wildfires, sinkholes and earthquakes of the past year.

Berkshire Hathaway is pushing to sell more insurance to energy and construction companies by offering as much as $25 million in new pollution coverage.

The U.K. set a record for its warmest year in 2014 and endured its fourth-wettest in more than a century.

The polar vortex caused almost $1.8 billion in claims and settlements, but there are easy ways to make sure you're covered this winter.