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Demand for SCS reinsurance coverage is growing, while supply is shrinking, says catastrophe modeller Karen Clark

Authorities in Bermuda will tomorrow take part in a tsunami training exercise along with some Caribbean countries. A Government spokeswoman said: “The annual CARIBE WAVE 2021 regional tsunami training exercise will take place tomorrow, March 11. “As ...

Insurers and reinsurers have been told that the climate crisis is the problem of our time, even more so than Covid-19. Marshall Shepherd, a leading meteorologist, said it was crucial for scientists to make people understand that climate change is hap...

The Commissioner of Police has appealed to sightseers to stay away from a house near a cliff damaged during hurricane force weather. Stephen Corbishley wrote on his Facebook page that the family had asked people to refrain from visiting. Mr Corbishle...

The Hurricane Teddy-driven seas were the highest in almost 30 years, a veteran charter boat captain and conservationist said yesterday. Choy Aming, also co-founder of the Bermuda Shark Project, added: “I might actually dig out some old photos to loo...

Royal Bermuda Regiment soldiers mobilised for the second time in a week to help clear the roadways in the aftermath of hurricanes Paulette and Teddy. More than 75 troops were embodied for Teddy, but senior officers said the storm had caused little da...

As Hurricane Teddy disappears into the rear-view mirror, older readers may have remarked on the increased frequency of hurricanes, both targeting Bermuda and more generally. Hurricane experts have already named the most recent hurricanes Alpha and B...

A collapsed wall and steps has blocked public access to a South Shore beach, it was revealed yesterday. The Emergency Measures Organisation said “extensive damage” had been caused to the route to Elbow Beach in Paget. Officials added that powerful wa...

More than 200 customers of power firm Belco suffered power cuts as a result of Hurricane Teddy. A spokesman for the company said yesterday afternoon that a total of 217 households had lost electricity. The worst-affected area was Pembroke with 166 ou...

A group of children filmed playing close to stormy waters and strong waves could have died, the Commissioner of Police warned yesterday. Stephen Corbishley also highlighted that the adults who allowed the children near the water as Hurricane Teddy ap...

Hurricane Teddy battered Bermuda from a distance, but the island escaped major damage. The hurricane passed the island as a Category 1 storm yesterday afternoon with its closest point of approach about 150 miles to the island’s east at about 3pm. Ren...

• The Argus Group’s departments will be open on Tuesday from 10.30am to 4pm. Call 298-0888 or e-mail insurance@argus.bm. Experienced claims adjustors will be available for on-site visits to assess any sustained damage. • Buses, which operated until 9...