2015 catastrophes Archives - ¾ÅÉ« /topics/2015-catastrophes/ ¾ÅÉ« delivers the latest business news for the Property/Casualty insurance industry Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:31:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /app/uploads/2015/12/cropped-insurancejournal-32x32.jpg 2015 catastrophes Archives - ¾ÅÉ« /topics/2015-catastrophes/ 32 32 Lawsuit Against BHP over Brazil Dam Collapse Fails on Appeal in English Court /news/international/2021/03/25/606967.htm Thu, 25 Mar 2021 05:45:25 +0000 /?p=606967 Brazilian Dam Claimants to Take BHP Class Action to English Court of Appeal /news/international/2021/02/03/599759.htm Wed, 03 Feb 2021 08:47:08 +0000 /?p=599759 Miner BHP Calls $6.3B English Lawsuit over Brazil Dam Collapse ‘Pointless and Wasteful’ /news/international/2020/07/22/576489.htm Wed, 22 Jul 2020 14:36:53 +0000 /?p=576489 Anglo-Australian Miner BHP Faces $6.3B Lawsuit in UK over 2015 Brazil Dam Disaster /news/international/2020/07/15/575597.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2020 12:18:57 +0000 /?p=575597 Brazil’s Burst Dam Disasters Blamed on Cheap Storage of Mining Waste /news/international/2019/02/01/516518.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2019 11:59:14 +0000 /?p=516518 Brazil Dam Disaster Could Delay Settlement for 2015’s Samarco Mine Disaster /news/international/2019/01/30/516139.htm Wed, 30 Jan 2019 12:33:38 +0000 /?p=516139 Australia Court Narrows Class-Action Suits Against BHP over Brazil Mine Disaster /news/international/2018/12/19/512473.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:35:06 +0000 /?p=512473 BHP Readies for Largest English Group Lawsuit over 2015 Brazil Mine Disaster /news/international/2018/11/26/510034.htm Mon, 26 Nov 2018 09:56:03 +0000 /?p=510034 PERILS Discloses Final Loss Estimate for UK Storm Desmond of £604M /news/international/2016/12/02/433812.htm Fri, 02 Dec 2016 12:50:20 +0000 /?p=433812 Brazil Charges 21 with Homicide for Failing to Avert Samarco Mine Disaster /news/international/2016/10/24/430221.htm Mon, 24 Oct 2016 07:52:09 +0000 /?p=430221 Brazil’s Prosecutor Expected to Seek Criminal Charges over Samarco Mine Disaster /news/international/2016/09/02/425386.htm Fri, 02 Sep 2016 14:49:15 +0000 /?p=425386 Brazil Mine Disaster Caused by Poor Drainage & Design of Tailings Dam: Report /news/international/2016/08/30/424781.htm Tue, 30 Aug 2016 07:36:38 +0000 /?p=424781 BHP to Fight $6B Civil Claim over Brazil Mining Disaster /news/international/2016/07/01/418854.htm Fri, 01 Jul 2016 11:19:36 +0000 /?p=418854 Global Insurance Premiums up 3.8% in 2015, Despite Trade Slowdown: Swiss Re /news/international/2016/06/29/418634.htm Wed, 29 Jun 2016 12:07:55 +0000 /?p=418634 PERILS Revises Loss Estimate for UK Floods from Storm Desmond to $861.4M /news/international/2016/06/03/410776.htm Fri, 03 Jun 2016 09:24:15 +0000 /?p=410776 Catastrophe Reinsurance Prices Will Continue to Drop This Year: Swiss Re /news/international/2016/04/07/404527.htm Thu, 07 Apr 2016 14:11:18 +0000 /?p=404527 Insurance Claims from China’s Tianjin Port Blasts Rise to $3.5B: Swiss Re’s ‘sigma’ /news/international/2016/03/30/403468.htm Wed, 30 Mar 2016 08:30:37 +0000 /?p=403468 2015 Global Insured Losses Lowest Since 2009 Despite El Niño Effects: Carpenter /news/international/2016/03/25/403052.htm Fri, 25 Mar 2016 14:58:38 +0000 /?p=403052 PERILS Raises Insured Property Loss Estimate for UK Storms Eva & Frank to £578M /news/international/2016/03/24/402950.htm Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:37:51 +0000 /?p=402950 Strong Reinsurer Results Hide Difficult Business Conditions: S&P, Fitch Reports /news/international/2016/03/24/402920.htm Thu, 24 Mar 2016 15:22:10 +0000 /?p=402920 PERILS Reduces Loss Estimate to £662M for Floods from UK’s Storm Desmond /news/international/2016/03/04/400893.htm Fri, 04 Mar 2016 08:37:08 +0000 /?p=400893 Samarco, BHP & Vale Agree to Pay $5B in Damages for Brazil Mining Disaster /news/international/2016/03/03/400737.htm Thu, 03 Mar 2016 09:38:36 +0000 /?p=400737 Brazil & Samarco Close to Agreeing on Damages from Mining Disaster /news/international/2016/02/26/400001.htm Fri, 26 Feb 2016 16:59:55 +0000 /?p=400001 Fiji’s Strongest-Ever Cyclone Flattens Entire Villages; Death Toll Rises /news/international/2016/02/22/399402.htm Mon, 22 Feb 2016 09:09:58 +0000 /?p=399402 Capital Adequacy Is Key Strength of Reinsurers in Difficult Market: S&P /news/international/2016/02/22/399400.htm Mon, 22 Feb 2016 08:46:44 +0000 /?p=399400 Allianz Q4 2015 Profit Rises to $1.6B on Cat Claims; Lower Than Analyst Estimates /news/international/2016/02/19/399258.htm Fri, 19 Feb 2016 08:21:03 +0000 /?p=399258 A.M. Best Downgrades Ratings of China’s Hyundai Insurance After Tianjin Blast /news/international/2016/02/18/399151.htm Thu, 18 Feb 2016 09:16:09 +0000 /?p=399151 Zurich Names Generali’s Greco as CEO, with Task of Driving Turnaround /news/international/2016/01/26/396432.htm Tue, 26 Jan 2016 21:24:00 +0000 /?p=396432 Zurich’s Ratings Remain Unchanged Despite Projected Q4 2015 Losses: A.M. Best /news/international/2016/01/25/396187.htm Mon, 25 Jan 2016 12:26:27 +0000 /?p=396187 Insured Losses from U.K. Storm Desmond Estimated at $1.1 Billion: PERILS /news/international/2016/01/15/395198.htm Fri, 15 Jan 2016 10:59:35 +0000 /?p=395198