Hurricane Melissa Makes Cuba Landfall After Lashing Jamaica October 29, 2025 By Ben Westcott, Brian K. Sullivan and Lauren Rosenthal Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Cuba less than a day after it became the strongest recorded storm to strike Jamaica,...
Jamaica Catastrophe Bondholders Now Face Full-Trigger Event October 28, 2025 By Gautam Naik Investors in Jamaica’s catastrophe bond now face a full trigger event that would force payment of the entire $150 million...
Update: Hurricane Melissa Bears Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm October 28, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Jim Wyss Hurricane Melissa is churning toward Jamaica as the island’s worst-ever storm, with high winds and flooding rains already pummeling coastal...
Catastrophe Bond Investors Told to Brace for Jamaica Payout October 28, 2025 By Gautam Naik Investors in a catastrophe bond tied to Jamaica look set to experience a trigger event as Hurricane Melissa barrels toward...
Hurricane Melissa Churns Toward Jamaica as Category 5 Storm October 27, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan and Joe Wertz Hurricane Melissa plowed toward Jamaica as a powerful Category 5 storm, threatening to bring widespread destruction to the island. Melissa’s...
Tropical Storm Melissa Brings Heavy Rain to Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica October 23, 2025 Tropical Storm Melissa began dumping heavy rain on Hispaniola on Tuesday as forecasters warned of a significant flood risk in...
Pacific and Atlantic Hurricanes Norma and Tammy Hit Mexico and Barbuda October 23, 2023 By Ignacio Martínez and Fernando Llano Hurricane Norma came ashore near the Pacific resort of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula...
KCC Estimates Insured Loss From Hurricane Grace: $300M in Mexico, $30M in Caribbean August 26, 2021 Catastrophe modeling firm the Karen Clark & Company (KCC) estimates that the insured loss to onshore properties from Hurricane Grace...
Beryl, Season’s First Hurricane, Weakens; Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico Face Uncertainty July 8, 2018 By Danica Coto Tropical Storm Beryl moved rapidly westward early Sunday, heading for the Lesser Antilles at the eastern entrance of the Caribbean...
Hurricane Maria Speeds Up, Threatening Already-Battered Caribbean Islands September 17, 2017 By Michael Sasso and Simone Foxman For the third time this month, a hurricane is spinning toward the already battered Caribbean and gathering strength along the...