LATIN AMERICA
Peru declared a 90-day state of emergency on Sept. 24 in the Peruvian Amazon communities of Cuninico and Urarinas after a recent oil spill in nearby rivers.
Around 5,600 tire industry workers went on a strike in Argentina, forcing tire manufacturers, including Bridgestone Corp. and Pirelli & C. SpA, to suspending production,
According to U.S.-based A.M. Best Co. Inc., business interruption claims are expected to drive insured and reinsured losses from Hurricane Fiona higher as companies struggle to restart operations in the wake of the massive storm.
The U.S. Geological Survey said that a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Mexican state of Michoacan on Sept. 22, causing landslides and damaging buildings, NPR reported citing The Associated Press. This quake.
Argentina's largest oil and gas industry workers union launched an indefinite strike on Sept. 23 following an explosion at the Argentine company New American Oil SAs refinery in Neuquen province that killed three workers.
Chuck Watson of disaster modeling firm Enki Research expects Hurricane Fiona to inflict around $4 billion worth of damage in Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic, as the strong hurricane threatens the Caribbean islands with catastrophic floods and mudslides.
A part of the Brazilian container company Multiteiner Com Loc de Conteineres Ltda.s warehouse near Sao Paulo collapsed on Sept. 20, killing at least nine people, and injuring over 30 others.
Brazilian low-cost airline Gol Linhas Aereas Inteligentes SA has agreed to settle its bribery charges by paying a total of $41.5 million in penalties to U.S. and Brazilian authorities.
France-based reinsurer Scor SE expects to record nearly 200 million ($204 million) in losses in the first half of the year relating to the severe drought in southern Brazil.
Perus freight transporters and passenger carriers commenced an indefinite strike on June 27, protesting against the increasing fuel rates that have surged more than 80% in the country in the recent months.
Aura Underwriting, a subsidiary of U.K.-based specialty managing general agency Rokstone Group Ltd., has launched a pan-Caribbean parametric product which offers reinsurance protection against damage from hurricanes in the region.
Ongoing civil unrest in Ecuador against the governments social and economic policies have caused an estimated $50 million in losses to the countrys production sector, as the protestors damage infrastructure and businesses.
The Mexican Employers Federation said that a group of armed robbers stole 20 containers loaded with gold, silver ore, and televisions from a Mexican freight yard earlier this month.
U.K.-based claims and insurance management firm Charles Taylor Adjusting has acquired Peru-based loss adjuster Herrera DKP S. Civil de RL.
Chilean state-owned copper mining company Codelco suspended operations at its Ventanas smelter and refinery in Chile on June 6 after an environmental emergency was declared following signs of poisoning from sulfur dioxide emissions in people from nearby towns.
Heavy rains led to floods and mudslides in Chiles Los Rios Region and Rio Negro Province in Argentina on June 7, damaging properties and roads and prompting evacuations.
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said that a 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Peru-Brazil border region on June 7.
Costa Rica has again become the target of a ransomware gang, as the Hive ransomware group breached the countrys public health service, forcing it to shut down all the systems on May 31.
A ransomware attack on Taiwanese electronics contract manufacturing firm Foxconn Technology Co. Ltd.s factory in Mexicos Tijuana city on May 31 led to production disruptions.
Hurricane Agatha made landfall as a category 2 hurricane in the Mexican state of Oaxaca on May 30, causing landslides, power outages and infrastructure and property damage.
Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro ASA has been sued in a Dutch court for allegedly polluting the Brazilian river of Barcarena for around 20 years, causing serious health problems in the nearby communities.
The U.S. has asked Mexico to probe alleged worker rights violations at Teksid Hierro de Mexico auto-parts plant owned by Netherlands-based carmaker Stellantis N.V.
Ecuador's Energy Minister Xavier Vera-Grunauer issued a warning on June 26 stating that the countrys oil production has reached a "critical" level and could be halted completely within 48 hours if onging protests and roadblocks continue.