One of the key takeaways from Q1 reporting to date has been efforts by (re)insurers to reassure investors...
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 / 12 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 / 13 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 / 20 days 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
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 / 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 / 8 months ago
2023 North Atlantic Hurricane Season: El Niño Versus SSTs Tug of War Continues
Following a quiet start to the season that saw four named storms up to mid-August – or five if the unnamed January subtropical storm retrospectively...
Following a quiet start to the season that saw four named storms up to mid-August – or five if the unnamed January subtropical storm retrospectively...
Article / 8 months ago