Within four weeks during late summer 2023, two severe rainfall events thousands of miles apart caused two...
Earnings perils: Redefining the risks that matter - Commercial Risk
For good reason, the insurance industry has primarily focused on what it regards as ‘primary’ perils – namely, tropical cyclones and earthquakes – as catastrophic events like Hurricanes Andrew…
For good reason, the insurance industry has primarily focused on what it regards as ‘primary’ perils – namely, tropical cyclones and earthquakes – as catastrophic events like Hurricanes Andrew…
Article / 4 months ago
Over $4 Trillion in Debt Highly Exposed to Environmental Risk Explored in New Interactive Data Story
Over $4 trillion in debt from 16 sectors is highly or very highly exposed to environmental risk – more than double the amount from 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed...
Over $4 trillion in debt from 16 sectors is highly or very highly exposed to environmental risk – more than double the amount from 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed...
Article / 5 months ago
California Earthquake Authority Invests in Research and Development to Enhance ‘Brace and Bolt'
The overall insurance protection gap in the U.S. is large, and earthquake risk in California contributes the most to that gap....
The overall insurance protection gap in the U.S. is large, and earthquake risk in California contributes the most to that gap....
Article / 7 months ago
A Record Start to the 2023 U.S. Tornado Season
The U.S. has experienced a record number of tornadoes in the first three months of 2023 according to preliminary data from the National Weather...
The U.S. has experienced a record number of tornadoes in the first three months of 2023 according to preliminary data from the National Weather...
Article / 12 months ago
Taking Stock After the Impact of 1/1 Renewals on Primary Underwriting: What’s the Route to Long-Term Profitable Growth?
Recent events have demonstrated that there has never been a more important time for insurers to reduce risk volatility and uncertainty in their risk decision-making processes...
Recent events have demonstrated that there has never been a more important time for insurers to reduce risk volatility and uncertainty in their risk decision-making processes...
Article / 1 year ago
Five Challenges Impeding P&C Reinsurers from Making Informed Risk Decisions
For many property and casualty (P&C) reinsurers, calculating treaty analytics can be a frustrating and time-consuming process, as antiquated tools...
For many property and casualty (P&C) reinsurers, calculating treaty analytics can be a frustrating and time-consuming process, as antiquated tools...
Article / 1 year ago
Join Us at Exceedance 2023, the Risk Industry's Premier Conference
Exceedance is back as an in-person event for the first time in four years, since Miami in 2019, and as good as a virtual conference is, nothing can...
Exceedance is back as an in-person event for the first time in four years, since Miami in 2019, and as good as a virtual conference is, nothing can...
Article / 1 year ago
Moody's RMS 2022 Catastrophe Review: Another Example of 'It Only Takes One'
'It only takes one.' This mantra was already top of mind for the insurance industry after 2021 and Hurricane Ida, and once again it turned out to be very apt for the...
'It only takes one.' This mantra was already top of mind for the insurance industry after 2021 and Hurricane Ida, and once again it turned out to be very apt for the...
Article / 1 year ago
Turkey/Syria Earthquakes: Concrete Construction Under Scrutiny
Pictures of the devastation in southern Turkey and northern Syria from the Mw7.8 and Mw7.5 earthquakes on February 6, 2023 , generate a terrible...
Pictures of the devastation in southern Turkey and northern Syria from the Mw7.8 and Mw7.5 earthquakes on February 6, 2023 , generate a terrible...
Article / 1 year ago
What Did We Learn from the California Flooding?
From soaring temperatures, drought, and wildfires in 2022, then floods, mudslides, and snow just into 2023, the western U.S., and particularly California has become a poster child for...
From soaring temperatures, drought, and wildfires in 2022, then floods, mudslides, and snow just into 2023, the western U.S., and particularly California has become a poster child for...
Article / 1 year ago