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KCC Releases Latest Version of U.S. Winter Storm Model
Catastrophe modeler Karen Clark & Company (KCC) announced the release of the KCC U.S. Winter Storm Model Version 3.0. The latest model captures two types of winter storms: extratropical cyclones ...
KCC Estimates Privately Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Will Hit $2.4 Billion
Catastrophe modeling company KCC estimates that privately insured losses from Hurricane Melissa will hit $2.4 billion. This estimate includes insured damages to residential, commercial, and ...
Preliminary Hurricane Melissa Estimates Tally Insured Losses Between $1.5B-$5B
As Jamaica and Cuba continue to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the third Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, new insured property loss figures range between ...
When Luck Runs Out: Where $100B Hurricanes Might Happen
Lists published every hurricane season, adjusting the amounts of insurance losses for past events for inflation to current-dollar levels, give a misleading picture of the potential for a single event ...
Wildfire Losses Increasing But Still Small Compared to Hurricanes: KCC
Wildfire losses in the U.S. are increasing, but the risk is still considerably smaller than hurricanes, according to a new KCC white paper.
Why the LA Wildfires Should Not Have Been a Surprise Loss
The January 2025 LA Wildfires caused unprecedented losses, but those losses should have been anticipated by insurers. The purpose of catastrophe models is to prepare insurers for losses that haven't ...
The Latest LA Wildfire Estimates: KCC Close to $28B
Risk modeler KCC has estimated that insured losses to residential, commercial and industrial properties, and autos from the Palisades and Eaton Fires will be close to $28 billion. KCC's estimate, ...
The Latest Hurricane Milton Insured Loss Estimates: $17B-$50B
Catastrophe risk modelers delivered a wide range of estimates of insured losses from Hurricane Milton this weekâranging from a low of $17 billion to a high of $50 billion. Estimates as of Oct. 17 ...