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Surge of Supercharged Hurricanes Prompt Call for Cat 6 Classification

Life Insurance / January 10, 2026

Scientists warn that warming sea surface temperatures are fueling a surge of extreme, off-the-charts storms, prompting a new hurricane category. Warm, deep ocean hot spots are leading to stronger and more dangerous hurricanes and typhoons, according to new research by the American Geophysical Union. The regions, especially near the Philippines and the Caribbean, are expanding […]

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Where $100B Hurricanes Might Happen

Life Insurance / August 27, 2025

Lists published every hurricane season, adjusting the amounts of insurance losses for past events for inflation to current-dollar levels, give a misleading picture of the potential for a single event costing insurers $100 billion. Karen Clark & Company (KCC) offered that assessment in a new white paper, “The $100 Billion Hurricane: How and Where it

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How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk

Home Insurance / August 22, 2025

When Hurricane Helene barreled across several southern states last fall, it destroyed homes and killed more than 150 people. The storm also took out one of the country’s main factories producing intravenous fluid bags widely used in hospitals. The ensuing shortage forced manufacturer Baxter International Inc. to ration supplies and hospitals to use fewer IV

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