AER News

Mild Winter Expected in Northern and Eastern U.S.

The 2018-19 winter forecast shows below-normal temperatures for the southwestern United States, the Central Rockies, Northern California, and Southern Oregon, with above-normal temperatures in the remainder of the country, including the northern and eastern U.S. The winter precipitation forecast shows …

Study Finds Extreme Winter Weather Is Strongly Related to Arctic Warmth

In recent decades, extreme winter weather has become more strongly connected to disruptions in the polar vortex, according to a new study from Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a Verisk business, and Rutgers University, published in Nature Communications. It revealed …

New Model Promises to Quantify Losses Triggered by Power Outages

Total economic losses due to power outages in the United States are estimated to be over $100 billion per year, according to Robin Luo, vice president and blackout model project manager at Hartford Steam Boiler. The main causes of electrical …

Verisk Announces New Hail Damage Score for Underwriters

Verisk Insurance Solutions – Underwriting, a unit of Verisk, announced LOCATION Hail Damage Score. The new product improves an insurer’s ability to underwrite properties with existing hail damage. LOCATION Hail Damage Score is developed in collaboration with Verisk Analytics unit …

AER Upgrades Respond Products to Improve Hail Claim Assessments

Atmospheric and Environmental Research (AER), a member of the Verisk Analytics Family of Companies, has upgraded its AER Respond and historical AER Benchmark products. The upgraded service provides a 15 percent improvement in the ability to validate hail claims. “Until …