Katrina’s Impact on Commercial Property Insurance August 5, 2015 By Denise Johnson Catastrophe modeling, advances in mitigation as well as building design changes are just a few of the areas impacted by...
CoreLogic Releases New Catastrophe Risk Models July 3, 2014 CoreLogic, a global property information, analytics and data-enabled services provider, released a new version of its EQECAT natural catastrophe modeling...
Canada Not Prepared for a Major Earthquake, New Study Warns October 30, 2013 A new scientific study on the impact of a major earthquake in Canada, released in Ottawa today by Insurance Bureau...
Peak Re Licenses AIR Worldwide Catastrophe Modeling Systems March 15, 2013 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) announced that Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd. (Peak Re), a reinsurer headquartered in Hong Kong...
RMS: Hurricane Isaac Insured Losses between $1 to $2B from Wind and Surge September 14, 2012 U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Issac’s wind and surge impacts on the U.S. Gulf Coast will fall between USD$1−2 billion,...
AIR: Northern UK, Scotland Battered by Windstorm Friedhelm December 13, 2011 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, a red alert was issued for winds in Scotland and the Northern UK...
RMS Pegs Irene Insured Losses Between $2.5 and $5.5B September 13, 2011 Hurricane Irene caused between $2.5 billion and $5.5 billion in insured losses in the United States and the Caribbean, excluding...
Irene Insured Losses Significant, Figures Still Uncertain August 29, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz Hurricane Irene is expected to have caused substantial property losses, though figures are still hard to come by because of...
Eqecat Reports Up to $5 Billion in Damages in Latest New Zealand Quake June 14, 2011 By Ben Berkowitz Monday’s earthquake in Christchurch, New Zealand, likely caused an additional $3 billion to $5 billion in insured losses on top...