Weather Risk

Allstate has upped its projected losses from Superstorm Sandy to about $1.12 billion, but the insurer's CEO says the company has paid about 98 percent of submitted claims.

Fewif anyindustries would seem to face a greater existential threat from the effects of climate change than insurance. As flood waters rise, as hurricanes and tornadoes grow more intense and as droughts last longer, trillions of dollars of insured assets are at risk. In the ugliest scenario imaginable, even the...

California is one of the three states, along with New York and Washington, that has initiated the joint administration of a survey asking all insurance companies writing more than $300 million in direct written premium to discuss the steps they are taking to address climate change.

Nations of the world will need to come to grips with climate change and seek ways to cut carbon emissions while fulfilling the growing need for energy consumptionall of which spells growth opportunities for insurers, a new report says.

Reed Timmer, star of Discovery's "Storm Chasers," and acclaimed CSU forecaster Dr. Gray will offer unique insights at this year's event.

Reed Timmer, star of Discovery's "Storm Chasers," and acclaimed CSU forecaster Dr. Gray will offer unique insights.