RMS News
The Latest Launches From Ironshore, Argo Group and RMS
Ironshore International boosted the capacity for its Terrorism & Sabotage coverage insurance programs. A division of Argo Group International Holdings, combined with a partner, is now offering ...
Actuaries Climate Index, RMS Peru Earthquake Model Ready for Market
RMS and a group of actuarial societies each rolled out new products designed to respectively help measure risks related to earthquake and weather events. In RMS's case, the catastrophe modeling firm ...
New Technologies Improving Hurricane Mitigation and Building Resiliency
New technological developments are now poised to reduce the likelihood of hurricane wind damage and to improve our understanding of the impact hurricanes have on existing building inventory. These ...
Executives On The Move at Starr Companies, Lemonade and RMS
Starr Companies made a new executive appointment in Seattle. Startup Lemonade hired a chief compliance officer/general counsel. Catastrophe modeling firm RMS brought on a new executive from AXIS ...
RMS Hurricane Matthew Insured Loss Estimate: $5B in U.S., $3B for Caribbean
Hurricane Matthew-related insured losses are still being tallied, but RMS said that the number will reach as high as $5 billion in the U.S. and $3 billon in the Caribbean. The catastrophe modeling ...
RMS Keeping an Eye on Hurricane Matthew
Catastrophe risk modeler RMS is keeping an eye on Hurricane Matthew, one of the most powerful North Atlantic hurricanes in recent history. Matthew, which briefly reached Category 5 strength on Oct. ...
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 ...
How Has the Global Terrorism Landscape Changed in the 15 Years Since 9/11?
Although the history of terrorist atrocities may stretch back through the decades, it was that sunny September day at the start of a new millennium that seemed to define a new era in terrorism. ...