Climate Change Modeling on Cusp of Paradigm Shift February 26, 2015 By Don Jergler In the face of growing interest in climate change impacts, several big catastrophe modelers said they’ve heard from more clients...
Guy Carpenter Appoints Eagle as Head of International Analytics February 19, 2015 Guy Carpenter has appointed Matthew Eagle as managing director and head of international analytics. Eagle will be joining Guy Carpenter’s...
Characteristics of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Attack Thwarted Counter-Terrorism Efforts: RMS January 26, 2015 A number of unique characteristics of the January 7 terrorist attack against satirical French magazine “Charlie Hebdo” allowed terrorists to...
AIR’s ‘Global Exceedance Probability Curve’ Report Shows Industry Loss Metrics January 15, 2015 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide estimated that the 1 percent exceedance probability loss (or the 100-year return period loss) is...
Aon Benfield Launches Arabian Earthquake Model October 21, 2014 Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development unit, launched a catastrophe model to estimate the financial impact of earthquakes in...
Typhoon Neoguri to Skirt Okinawa; Nears Kyushu Landfall: AIR Analysis July 8, 2014 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, at about 6:30 am local time today, Typhoon Neoguri—the strongest typhoon to date...
Powerful M6.9 Quake Strikes near Mexico-Guatemala Border: AIR Analysis July 8, 2014 According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, at about 6:30 am local time yesterday, July 7, a powerful M6.9 earthquake...
Lloyd’s U.S. Chief on Board with Climate Change May 22, 2014 By Don Jergler Despite risking offense to non-believers, Hank Watkins didn’t hesitate when he was asked if climate change was upon us. Watkins,...
AIR Worldwide Appoints Guin Executive VP to Direct Research Program April 15, 2014 Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide announced that Dr. Jayanta Guin has been appointed executive vice president. He “will continue to...
CoreLogic Acquires Catastrophe Modeling Firm Eqecat December 29, 2013 CoreLogic, an Irivine, Calif. company that provides the insurance, financial services and real estate industries with data and analytics, has...