natural-disaster

"Christchurch is interesting because it is truly one of the first developed, modern types of city that has been hit by an earthquake," says Kit Miyamoto , chief executive of global earthquake and structural-engineering firm Miyamoto International, a company the specializes in natural-disaster management in urban areas.

Postquake, New Zealand City Reshapes Plan Lucy Craymer 2011

The legislation also includes $3.65 billion in funds for federal natural-disaster relief, an amount Democrats castigated as too little to meet the funding needs as a result of the raft of storms, earthquakes, flooding and wildfires that affected the U.S. this year.

House Passes Federal Funding Bill Corey Boles 2011

Going forward, food inflation as a result of the flooding in Queensland state and a potential natural-disaster tax could also hit consumers.

Australia Reports Sluggish Retail Sales Cynthia Koons 2011

At $300 Million in June Allstate Corp. said it had about $300 million of catastrophe losses in June, adding to what had already been an expensive quarter for natural-disaster claims.

Financial Briefing Book: July 14 2011

The levels of trading from 2008 and into the early part of 2010 "were really natural-disaster volumes" for the financial markets as investors responded to the crisis, said Oliver Sung , head of execution consulting at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Traders Exit High-Speed Lane Tom Lauricella 2011

Greater urbanization is concentrating natural-disaster risk, while rising insurance penetration in earthquake and typhoon zones brings new risk.

Cat Bonds' Nine Lives Hester Plumridge 2011

For all its fury, Irene might have given something of a break to the property-insurance industry, which has paid out billions of dollars in natural-disaster claims in recent months.

Insurers: Storm Might Have Been Worse Leslie Scism 2011

Far from exposing automakers to unknowable and unmanageable natural-disaster risks, stretching supply chains to Thailand may instead offer manufacturers a better, more manageable risk-return balance.

Drying Off Thailand's Supply Chains Joseph Sternberg 2011

Irene's arrival in the Northeast could amount to a break for the property-insurance industry, which has paid out billions in natural-disaster claims recently.

What's News 2011

NEW YORK— Allstate Corp. said it had about $300 million of catastrophe losses in June, adding to what had already been an expensive quarter for natural-disaster claims.

Allstate Pegs June Disaster Costs At $300 Million Erik Holm 2011