The floods and severe rainfall that ravaged Southern Brazil are hurting the nation's powerhouse agricultu...
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 / 16 days ago
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 / 5 months ago
Trillions of dollars in debt highly exposed to environmental risks
Total debt held by sectors with high or very high environmental credit risk now exceeds $4 trillion, more than double the $2 trillion held in 2015...
Total debt held by sectors with high or very high environmental credit risk now exceeds $4 trillion, more than double the $2 trillion held in 2015...
Report / 6 months ago
Over $4 Trillion in Debt Highly Exposed to Environmental Risk Explored in New Interactive Data Story
Over $4 trillion in debt from 16 sectors is highly or very highly exposed to environmental risk – more than double the amount from 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed...
Over $4 trillion in debt from 16 sectors is highly or very highly exposed to environmental risk – more than double the amount from 2015 when the Paris Agreement was signed...
Article / 6 months ago
The heat is on: Assessing climate-related supply chain disruption for critical industries - The Insurer
Moody's RMS' Claire Souch and Josh Turner examine the climate-related threats to supply chains across critical industries....
Moody's RMS' Claire Souch and Josh Turner examine the climate-related threats to supply chains across critical industries....
Article / 7 months ago
From Severe Drought to Severe Flood: Italy Hit Hard by Extremes
After severe drought conditions in Italy which can be traced back over the last two years, and the country recording its hottest year in 2022, severe rainfall events this May added yet another climatic...
After severe drought conditions in Italy which can be traced back over the last two years, and the country recording its hottest year in 2022, severe rainfall events this May added yet another climatic...
Article / 11 months ago
Critical Infrastructure Risk Tipping Points
The devastating breach of the Soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine in the early hours of June 6, 2023, will leave...
The devastating breach of the Soviet-era Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine in the early hours of June 6, 2023, will leave...
Article / 11 months ago
RMS Event Summary of Emilia-Romagna Floods
Heavy rainfall between Monday May 15 and Wednesday May 17 led to widespread flash and river flooding across the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy...
Heavy rainfall between Monday May 15 and Wednesday May 17 led to widespread flash and river flooding across the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy...
PR / 12 months 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
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
