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Forecasters Saw Hurricane Matthew’s Damage Before It Happened
As Hurricane Matthew rolled toward Florida last week, the meteorologists at Verisk Analytics were tracking its every move. They weren't just plotting the usual meteorological stuff, though, and ...
Typhoon Meranti China Insured Losses Estimate Surpasses $1B: AIR Worldwide
Mainland China could be dealing with more than $1 billion in insured losses from damaged caused by Typhoon Meranti once final tallies are in, AIR Worldwide said. The catastrophe modeling firm ...
Taiwan Hammered by Third Typhoon in Two Weeks
Typhoon Megi lashed Taiwan with wind and rain on Tuesday, bringing 20-foot-high waves and knocking pedestrians off their feet in Taipei. More than 280,000 households lost electricity, state-owned ...
AIR Worldwide Expands Terrorism Model Globally
Catastrophe risk modeler AIR Worldwide has expanded the capabilities of its terrorism risk model to support scenario testing for the United States and 27 other countries to help companies assess the ...
Louisiana’s Affected Storm Areas Have Low Flood Insurance Penetration: RMS
It's bad enough that the heavy rainfall and massive flooding that began in Louisiana on Aug. 12 has damaged more than 50,000 homes. There's also this: A relatively small amount of businesses and ...
AIR Worldwide Expands Global Pandemic Model, Joins World Bank Initiative
AIR Worldwide has made two new business moves involving ways to manage and counter global pandemics. The catastrophe modeling firm said it has expanded its global pandemic model to include outbreaks ...
How U.S. Inland Flood Became a ‘Peak’ Peril
Flood is the most pervasive and frequent peril in the U.S. Yet, despite having the world's highest non-life premium volume and one of the highest insurance penetration rates, a significant protection ...
Big Data Analytics: Mining Your Catastrophe Claims Data for Competitive Advantage
Big data for catastrophes sounds like an oxymoron. It's precisely because of the lack of historical data that actuaries have left catastrophe modeling and loss estimation to external third parties ...