'There is no doubt that climate change increases volatility, frequency and also severity,' says senior di...
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
One Year Since Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin: Understanding Windstorm Clustering in Europe
In February 2022, a sequence of powerful windstorms known as Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin (also known as Ylenia, Zeynep, and Antonia respectively) caused billions of euros of insured loss in Europe...
In February 2022, a sequence of powerful windstorms known as Dudley, Eunice, and Franklin (also known as Ylenia, Zeynep, and Antonia respectively) caused billions of euros of insured loss in Europe...
Article / 1 year ago
US hurricane insured losses could rise 24%, EU flood 59% by 2050: RMS - Artemis.bm
Catastrophe risk modelling specialist RMS has said that average annual insurance industry losses from North Atlantic hurricanes could increase by 24% by...
Catastrophe risk modelling specialist RMS has said that average annual insurance industry losses from North Atlantic hurricanes could increase by 24% by...
Article / 3 years ago
Update on Multidecadal Variability of European Windstorms
At this moment, you might expect a blog about European windstorms to be about recent Storms Ciara-Sabine, Dennis and Jorge causing wind and flood losses of a...
At this moment, you might expect a blog about European windstorms to be about recent Storms Ciara-Sabine, Dennis and Jorge causing wind and flood losses of a...
Article / 4 years ago
Twenty Years After Storms Anatol, Lothar and Martin: Memories From the End of the Millennium
Twenty years ago, while the planet was getting ready for transitioning to year 2000 and trying to solve the Y2K bug, the (re)insurance industry in Europe got...
Twenty years ago, while the planet was getting ready for transitioning to year 2000 and trying to solve the Y2K bug, the (re)insurance industry in Europe got...
Article / 4 years ago
The value of defense
Current flood defenses in the U.K. reduce annual losses from river flooding by £1.1 billion, according to research by RMS...
Current flood defenses in the U.K. reduce annual losses from river flooding by £1.1 billion, according to research by RMS...
Article / 4 years ago
The Value of Flood Protection: Quantifying the Benefits of Defenses Along U.K. Rivers
Whenever the U.K. is hit by major flooding, attention quickly turns to the performance of the nation’s flood defenses...
Whenever the U.K. is hit by major flooding, attention quickly turns to the performance of the nation’s flood defenses...
Article / 5 years ago
