The University of the West Indies (UWI), via its Climate Studies Group Mona (CSGM), collaborated with CCRIF SPC to launch an ...

After the hurricane in Jamaica, the government had a pot of money to help rebuild. A Catastrophe Bonds payout. We explain how it works and why Cat Bond popularity is on the rise as a response to ...

Royal Caribbean cruise staff allegedly stuffed a passenger’s body in a refrigerator and continued the journey after the man died following a marathon drinking session, the family’s attorney said.

GUARDIAN General Insurance Jamaica (GGIJ) has launched Climate Guard — a new parametric, micro-insurance product developed in partnership with CCRIF — to deliver rapid, no-questions-asked cash relief ...

The death of a Royal Caribbean passenger has been ruled a homicide after crew members allegedly served him nearly three dozen drinks at the ship’s bar before he died, according to a new lawsuit.

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Japanese navy launched a surprise attack on the American fleet at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, bringing an end to U.S. neutrality in a war that had already been raging for two years.

The insurance industry has reached a critical juncture. With climate change driving an undeniable surge in the frequency and severity of extreme weather events, including ferocious hurricanes and ...