Aon's Global Catastrophe Recap report reveals that a series of major wildfires burned across Northern and Southern California throughout the month; the most catastrophic, the Camp Fire in Butte County, largely destroyed the city of Paradise, killing 88 people with dozens of others unaccounted for.

About two-thirds of American adults (68%) say they at least occasionally get news on social media, about the same share as at this time in 2017, according to a new Pew Research Center survey.

Social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans: One-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media, slightly higher than the share who often do so from print newspapers (16%).

According to the 2018 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), deaths from terrorism fell for the third consecutive year, after peaking in 2014. 

More than 8 in 10 (82 percent) business travelers think it is important for their safety for their company to know their travel plans in advance, yet less than half (47 percent) say their organization has a system in place to capture their travel plans if they book outside of corporate channels.

According to Swiss Re Institute's preliminary estimates, global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2018 were $36 billion.

FEMA and its partners released the 2018 National Preparedness Report that summarizes the nation's progress toward becoming a more secure and resilient nation.

A new report has found that only 30 percent of respondents are confident their business will avoid a major security event in the coming two years and 60 percent believe an attack will hit in the next few years.

A new international survey of 13 countries by Healthcare Ready shows significant concern among patients about losing access to prescription medication during disasters.

Singapore has been ranked as the best-prepared business center to manage a crisis.