In this report, we summarize the global loss totals for the first quarter and focus on key issues driving...
Moody's RMS 2023 Catastrophe Review: Secondary Perils Headline Again
Although the year had fewer extreme global loss events, 2023 was characterized by a high number of locally significant events; according to preliminary...
Although the year had fewer extreme global loss events, 2023 was characterized by a high number of locally significant events; according to preliminary...
Article / 1 month ago
Smokehouse Creek Fire commentary by Moody's RMS
On 26th February, the record breaking Smokehouse Creek wildfire broke out and is now affecting the northeastern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma...
On 26th February, the record breaking Smokehouse Creek wildfire broke out and is now affecting the northeastern Texas panhandle and western Oklahoma...
PR / 1 month ago
From Idalia to Otis: The Hurricanes That Shaped 2023 and What's Next
We recently brought together thought leaders from across Moody’s to talk with the media at our 2023 Hurricane Season Recap and 2024 Outlook briefing...
We recently brought together thought leaders from across Moody’s to talk with the media at our 2023 Hurricane Season Recap and 2024 Outlook briefing...
Article / 2 months ago
Battered by convective storms, carriers seek higher prices, advanced models
US P&C companies suffered large losses in 2023 not from major catastrophes, but primarily from a series of severe convective storms...
US P&C companies suffered large losses in 2023 not from major catastrophes, but primarily from a series of severe convective storms...
Report / 2 months ago
Battered by convective storms, carriers seek higher prices, advanced models
As California faces atmospheric river storms this week, a new report by Moody’s Investors Service shows that a relatively quiet 2023 hurricane season meant that non-peak or secondary perils...
As California faces atmospheric river storms this week, a new report by Moody’s Investors Service shows that a relatively quiet 2023 hurricane season meant that non-peak or secondary perils...
PR / 2 months ago
Five Years on Since California's Camp Fire: The Fate of Paradise
Will the Californian city of Paradise ever fully recover from the devastating fire that consumed 95 percent of its houses, now five years ago in November 2018?...
Will the Californian city of Paradise ever fully recover from the devastating fire that consumed 95 percent of its houses, now five years ago in November 2018?...
Article / 5 months ago
Moody’s FL Case Study-Hurricane Adaptation Efforts Can Reduce Home Damage Costs Up to 10X
Given the increasingly costly nature of physical climate risks in urban centers, adaptation measures that help lower the built environment’s susceptibility to hazard-based damages...
Given the increasingly costly nature of physical climate risks in urban centers, adaptation measures that help lower the built environment’s susceptibility to hazard-based damages...
PR / 6 months ago
Urbanization Under Pressure: Recent Flood Events Expose NYC's Aging Stormwater Infrastructure Amid Climate Change and Low Flood Insurance Penetration
During an average September, New York City (NYC) gets 4.3 inches...
During an average September, New York City (NYC) gets 4.3 inches...
Article / 6 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
Moody's RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models: Five Reasons Why Version 23 is the Right Model to Navigate a Challenging Market
Earlier in 2023, Moody's RMS ® released a new version (Version 23) of its North Atlantic...
Earlier in 2023, Moody's RMS ® released a new version (Version 23) of its North Atlantic...
Article / 7 months ago
