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Tag Archives: Earthquake
Catastrophe Japan!
On Monday I wrote about the possibility of 2011 being another record year for insured losses. Less than a week later nations around the globe are rushing to aide Japan in their response to the catastrophic earthquake that occurred off … Continue reading
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Tagged catastrophic, Disaster, Earthquake, insurance, Japan, loss, reinsurance
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Lightning Never Strikes Twice…
“Lightning never strikes the same place twice,” the old saying goes. At 12:51pm local time 21 February, the ground in Christchurch, New Zealand began shaking. A magnitude 6.3 earthquake at a depth of 5 km shook the South Island destroying … Continue reading
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Tagged catastrophic, Christchurch, drought, Earthquake, flood, insurance, loss, New Zealand, reinsurance, Spain
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Response helps reputation – Chinese Response to the Sichuan Earthquake
May 12th, 2008 a massive 7.8 earthquake struck western China with devastating force damaging the cities of Chengdu, Mianyang, Wenchaun and Guangyuan in Sichuan Province. Nearly 70,000 people perished and at least 5 million people were left homeless in the … Continue reading
