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Rise of the Frequency Perils
There's no denying the frequency (aka secondary) perils have taken front and center stage when it comes to weather-related disasters and insurer claims.
CoreLogic: Chicago Has Most Homes at Risk from Convective Storms
Convective storms added to a year of extreme weather events that will put pressure on property insurance rates, particularly in a few hard-hit states, a new report shows. CoreLogic released its 2025 ...
Property/Casualty Insurance in the Era of Rising Complexity
The last half-decade has brought about tremendous change as property and casualty insurers have been operating in an era of rising complexity. Continuous shifts in the ...
Filling a Perceived Void, Aon Launches U.S. Severe Convective Storm Model
Just a few weeks after unofficially announcing that a new catastrophe model was in the works, Aon officially announced the launch of a model to analyze U.S. Severe Convective Storms this week. Paul ...
KCC: Frequent SCS Activity Emphasizes Need for Latest Modeling Tech
Despite only one landfalling hurricane, 2023 wasn't a good year for property/casualty insurers, and severe convective storms (SCS) are being blamed for the bad results, according to Karen Clark & ...
Q1 Global Insured Natural Disaster Losses Driven by Severe Convective Storms: Aon
Global natural catastrophes cost insurers $17 billion during the first quarter of 2024, with economic losses rising above $45 billion, according to Aon's Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap – April 2024. ...
Global Insured Nat Cat Losses Top $100B for Fourth Straight Year: Swiss Re
Global insured losses from natural catastrophes in 2023 exceeded $100 billion for the fourth consecutive year — an indication of the new norm for nat cat losses, according to Swiss Re. Other ...
CoreLogic: Mid-Month Hail Events Impact More Than 600K Homes
Several convective storms earlier this month spawned hail as large as softballs, causing damage to more than 600,000 homes across the Central U.S., according to a weather bulletin by Jon Schneyer, ...