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Reinsurers will face insured losses of between $66 million and $133 million from the earthquake which struck Italy last week. That is the estimate of Fitch Ratings, which also expects insured losses for primary insurers to be in the range of $40 mill...

Italian restaurant Rustico is looking to raise funds to support those affected by a devastating earthquake while giving patrons a taste of the affected region. Natalie Angeli, owner of Rustico, said that the restaurant would be offering Amatriciana —...

The deadly earthquake that struck the Umbria region of Italy this week is not expected to trigger the Azzurro Re catastrophe bond. More than 240 people were killed when the 6.2-magnitude quake hit the area, 65 miles northeast of Rome, on Wednesday mo...

Italians in Bermuda were yesterday reaching out to their families in the wake of a devastating earthquake, which killed more than 120 people. Nicola Russo of La Trattaria Restaurant said: “By the grace of God no one has lost any family members and so...

Noah Maranzana was enjoying lunch with his family in Ecuador when it suddenly became frightening. The walls of the restaurant they were in started shaking, and the lights started swinging. Through a window, the seven-year-old Saltus student saw broke...

The Island’s Barbadian community has spoken of their relief to hear that family and friends back in their homeland were left unscathed by yesterday’s earthquake. Michael Taylor, the vice president of the Barbados Association of Bermuda, revealed that...

Just before noon on April 25, 2015, the ground in Nepal started to move. For about 30 seconds, people felt the ground shaking beneath them. It doesn’t sound like a very long time, but it doesn’t take long for an earthquake to cause damage. The groun...

Weeks after earthquakes killed more than 8,000 people in Nepal, Saltus students have teamed up to raise $6,300 for urgent ongoing relief efforts. “It is heart-warming to see how communities such as schools come together to help those in need in such ...

A Bermudian nurse in Nepal has reported harrowing scenes of devastation, along with daily aftershocks, in the wake of earthquakes that have killed more than 8,000 people in the Kathmandu valley. “The sense of fear is still quite palpable,” said Emily...

Two Bermuda residents are stranded in Nepal after the worst earthquake in 80 years wreaked devastation on the country. Christian Herzog and Kai Hartman were supposed to be trekking to Mount Everest South Base Camp when the 7.8-magnitude quake hit on...

A major earthquake in California’s Napa Valley wine country could cost insurers up to $1.5 billion in claims. The 6.0 magnitude quake, the biggest to hit the US state’s Bay area in 25 years, hit on Sunday morning, injuring more than 200 people and d...

Bermuda’s school debate team faced more than international competition in Mexico as the Pan American Debate Tournament in Mexico was struck by an earthquake. The team were in the midst of a debate when a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the nation on ...