Insurers in the emirate typically buy low-attaching reinsurance....
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
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
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
Quantifying Financial Impact of Climate Risk with Moody's Climate on Demand
Climate change is widely accepted as the next great integrated risk challenge. To ensure long-term economic resilience, a wholly robust and...
Climate change is widely accepted as the next great integrated risk challenge. To ensure long-term economic resilience, a wholly robust and...
Article / 1 year 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 / 1 year 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 / 1 year ago
Deconstructing Social Inflation
After the loss creep associated with Hurricane Irma in 2017, (re)insurers are keen to quantify how social inflation could exacerbate claims costs in the future. The challenge lies in...
After the loss creep associated with Hurricane Irma in 2017, (re)insurers are keen to quantify how social inflation could exacerbate claims costs in the future. The challenge lies in...
Article / 2 years ago
Podcast: Learning from Katrina and Reshaping Risk Evaluation - PropertyCasualty360
Fifteen years after it made landfall, Hurricane Katrina remains among the costliest Hurricanes in history. The major event also cast a renewed scrutiny on some...
Fifteen years after it made landfall, Hurricane Katrina remains among the costliest Hurricanes in history. The major event also cast a renewed scrutiny on some...
Article / 4 years ago
