As we pass the end of April, already in 2024 we have seen a record-breaking U.S. wildfire; the Smokehouse...
Understanding the Multi-Faceted Impact of Texas Wildfires and the Role of Moody's RMS Superior Catastrophe Wildfire Models
As we pass the end of April, already in 2024 we have seen a record-breaking U.S. wildfire; the Smokehouse Creek fire that...
As we pass the end of April, already in 2024 we have seen a record-breaking U.S. wildfire; the Smokehouse Creek fire that...
Article / 4 days ago
2024 North Atlantic Hurricane Season: Early Forecasts Call for Active Season
An active 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season is likely according to numerous meteorological agencies and groups in their latest March and...
An active 2024 North Atlantic hurricane season is likely according to numerous meteorological agencies and groups in their latest March and...
Article / 4 days ago
The California Department of Insurance's hearing on catastrophe modeling and insurance
The hearing relates to a proposed regulation that would allow for the use of wildfire and flood catastrophe models for residential property insurance ratemaking...
The hearing relates to a proposed regulation that would allow for the use of wildfire and flood catastrophe models for residential property insurance ratemaking...
Article / 12 days ago
Louisiana reflects impact of physical climate risks on waning insurance affordability
Hurricane-prone Louisiana, with some of the country's priciest homeowners insurance, is one of the most exposed to the problems as rising premiums make property insurance difficult to afford and obtain...
Hurricane-prone Louisiana, with some of the country's priciest homeowners insurance, is one of the most exposed to the problems as rising premiums make property insurance difficult to afford and obtain...
PR / 12 days ago
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 / 2 months 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 / 2 months 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 / 3 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 / 3 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 / 6 months ago