The construction professional indemnity market has largely stabilised with many insurers showing a strong...
Copenhagen vows to rebuild fire-hit stock exchange - BBC News
The pledge comes after a huge blaze devastated the 17th-Century landmark on Tuesday...
The pledge comes after a huge blaze devastated the 17th-Century landmark on Tuesday...
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Article / 19 days ago
Post Event Report: 2024 Hualien Taiwan Earthquake
This ML 7.2 (MW 7.4) earthquake, the largest in Taiwan for 25 years, occurred at 7:58 a.m. local time on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, off the island’s east coast...
This ML 7.2 (MW 7.4) earthquake, the largest in Taiwan for 25 years, occurred at 7:58 a.m. local time on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, off the island’s east coast...
Article / 21 days ago
Greece Invests Over €2 Billion to Fight Climate Change Effects
Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires are already breaking out ahead of fire season, which normally starts in...
Greece is investing €2.1 billion ($2.27 billion) to protect the nation from natural disasters caused by climate change as wildfires are already breaking out ahead of fire season, which normally starts in...
Article / 28 days ago
Fifteen Years Later: What Have We Learnt From L'Aquila?
A Stark Reminder of Resilience In the early hours of April 6, 2009, the Mw6.3 L'Aquila earthquake struck at the heart of Italy's Abruzzo region, just 60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Rome...
A Stark Reminder of Resilience In the early hours of April 6, 2009, the Mw6.3 L'Aquila earthquake struck at the heart of Italy's Abruzzo region, just 60 miles (100 kilometers) northeast of Rome...
Article / 28 days ago
Why was Taiwan so well prepared for the earthquake? - Reuters
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic east coast county of Hualien, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar quake six years before...
When a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan's scenic east coast county of Hualien, local official Chang Tung-yao knew exactly what to do, having experienced a similar quake six years before...
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Article / 1 month ago
Munich Re gives verdict on rebuilding in flood areas
Munich Re 's top climate scientist has voiced a controversial stance on the reconstruction of settlements devastated by floods, particularly pointing to the Ahr valley in Germany, which in 2021...
Munich Re 's top climate scientist has voiced a controversial stance on the reconstruction of settlements devastated by floods, particularly pointing to the Ahr valley in Germany, which in 2021...
Article / 2 months ago
Unlocking Capacity and Capital in a Challenging Construction Risk Market
Complex market dynamics in the construction industry are pushing organizations to proactively explore alternative risk transfer solutions...
Complex market dynamics in the construction industry are pushing organizations to proactively explore alternative risk transfer solutions...
Article / 2 months ago
Valencia fire: Grenfell-style cladding fear after blaze - BBC News
Construction pictures suggest the cladding used on the building may be of a type now banned in the UK...
Construction pictures suggest the cladding used on the building may be of a type now banned in the UK...
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Article / 2 months ago
Valencia fire sparks cladding concern as Mapfre confirms it is on cover
The fire that killed at least ten people in Valencia last week has triggered a debate in Spain about the quality of construction during the property boom of the 2000s...
The fire that killed at least ten people in Valencia last week has triggered a debate in Spain about the quality of construction during the property boom of the 2000s...
Article / 2 months ago
Kahramanmaraş Earthquake Sequence: Reflections One Year On
Before last year, when envisioning a potential earthquake in Turkey, many would automatically think of something similar to the 1999 İzmit earthquake, an event on the...
Before last year, when envisioning a potential earthquake in Turkey, many would automatically think of something similar to the 1999 İzmit earthquake, an event on the...
Article / 2 months ago