Sunday marked the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, a six-month stretch in which warm ocean waters and moist atmospheric conditions create the ideal foundation for tropical cyclones to ...

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- Over 60% of the losses resulted from so-called "secondary" perils, small-to-mid sized events or secondary effects of a primary peril - Combined insured natural catastrophe losses for 2017-2018 were ...