The insurance industry loss from October 2023's European windstorms Babet and Aline is now estimated to b...
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
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 / 1 year 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 / 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
Five Ways RMS HD Modeling Helps You Manage European Windstorm Risk
Windstorms remain the main driver of natural catastrophe insured loss in Europe, due in part to high levels of insurance penetration across the region....
Windstorms remain the main driver of natural catastrophe insured loss in Europe, due in part to high levels of insurance penetration across the region....
Article / 1 year ago
Two Types of Heat and Their Insurance Implications
The world is warming, and since the year 2000, there have been at least 62 countries that have experienced record maximum temperatures
The world is warming, and since the year 2000, there have been at least 62 countries that have experienced record maximum temperatures
Article / 2 years ago
RMS 2020 Catastrophe Review: The Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Overshadowing the natural catastrophic events of the year, the COVID-19 pandemic...
Overshadowing the natural catastrophic events of the year, the COVID-19 pandemic...
Article / 3 years ago
Japan Seismic Risk: Don’t Forget the Faults!
Japan and more specifically Tokyo lie at the intersection where the Pacific and Philippine Sea tectonic plates are pushed under Eurasia. It is not surprising then that megathrust earthquakes along...
Japan and more specifically Tokyo lie at the intersection where the Pacific and Philippine Sea tectonic plates are pushed under Eurasia. It is not surprising then that megathrust earthquakes along...
Article / 4 years ago
RMS Latin America chief talks tech, insurance protection gap - BNamericas
BNamericas talks to Víctor Roldán, Latin America head at the world’s leading catastrophe risk modeling company RMS, about the region’s insurance gap...
BNamericas talks to Víctor Roldán, Latin America head at the world’s leading catastrophe risk modeling company RMS, about the region’s insurance gap...
Article / 5 years ago