It has been 10 years since Hurricane Sandy, a.k.a. Superstorm Sandy, made its second landfall as a...
Will Summer 2022-23 Result in a Season of Tropical Cyclones and Floods for Australia?
October to April represents the peak period for extreme weather in Australia, with the risk of flooding, tropical cyclones, bushfires, and severe...
October to April represents the peak period for extreme weather in Australia, with the risk of flooding, tropical cyclones, bushfires, and severe...
Article / 5 days ago
Terrorist Attack in Istanbul: November 13, 2022
Since May 2009, I have regularly been invited as an expert speaker on terrorism risk at the NATO Center of Excellence for the Defense Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) in Ankara, Turkey....
Since May 2009, I have regularly been invited as an expert speaker on terrorism risk at the NATO Center of Excellence for the Defense Against Terrorism (COE-DAT) in Ankara, Turkey....
Article / 6 days ago
2022: The Year of the European Hailstorm
For the insurance industry and for everyone that keeps a close eye on climate extremes, 2022 will be remembered as the “Year of the Hailstorm” in Europe....
For the insurance industry and for everyone that keeps a close eye on climate extremes, 2022 will be remembered as the “Year of the Hailstorm” in Europe....
Article / 6 days ago
Persistent La Niña Conditions Aggravate Drought-Associated Crop Losses in Southern Brazil in 2021–22
Southern Brazil was impacted by drought conditions during the 2021–22 growing season, which resulted in harvest failures for...
Southern Brazil was impacted by drought conditions during the 2021–22 growing season, which resulted in harvest failures for...
Article / 8 days ago
Hurricane Ian: Who Pays?
With loss estimates placing Major Hurricane Ian as one of the costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S., a question arises around who
With loss estimates placing Major Hurricane Ian as one of the costliest hurricanes to ever hit the U.S., a question arises around who
Article / 12 days ago
RMS Estimates Less than US $2 Billion in Total Private Market U.S. Insured Losses from Hurricane Nicole
Estimates reflect insured wind, storm surge, and inland flooding impacts for the U.S. Additionally, RMS estimates losses to the National Flood Insurance Program to be less than US$300 million...
Estimates reflect insured wind, storm surge, and inland flooding impacts for the U.S. Additionally, RMS estimates losses to the National Flood Insurance Program to be less than US$300 million...
PR / 13 days ago
Then and Now: Fifty Years after Quimburga
On November 13, 1972, now some 50 years ago, one of the strongest and most devastating windstorms struck Europe....
On November 13, 1972, now some 50 years ago, one of the strongest and most devastating windstorms struck Europe....
Article / 14 days ago
Impact of Inconsistent Geocoding on Risk Transfer and Pricing
There is an expectation that an address within an insurance portfolio will represent a single distinct location, with only one possible set of coordinates...
There is an expectation that an address within an insurance portfolio will represent a single distinct location, with only one possible set of coordinates...
Article / 18 days ago
Hurricane Nicole: First Florida East Coast Landfall Since Katrina
It was the turn of Florida's east coast to receive a landfalling hurricane, as Hurricane Nicole made its U.S. landfall as a Category 1 hurricane...
It was the turn of Florida's east coast to receive a landfalling hurricane, as Hurricane Nicole made its U.S. landfall as a Category 1 hurricane...
Article / 19 days ago
Rare but Not Unprecedented: Nicole Threatens Florida as a November Hurricane
With just over three weeks to go until the official end of the 2022 North Atlantic Hurricane season, Subtropical Storm Nicole – the fourteenth named...
With just over three weeks to go until the official end of the 2022 North Atlantic Hurricane season, Subtropical Storm Nicole – the fourteenth named...
Article / 21 days ago
