University of Maryland Project Aims to Improve Storm Predictions December 2, 2013 By Josh Bollinger, The Star Democrat Scientists at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory have a new project in the works...
Video Interviews – Coming to Your Screen – a Sneak Preview September 16, 2013 By Charles E. Boyle Over the next several weeks we will be releasing a series of video interviews, recorded at the Reinsurance Rendez-vous in...
Eqecat Agrees to Share Exposure Data Schemas With RMS May 31, 2013 Catastrophe modeling firm Eqecat announced that it has finalized an agreement to share exposure data schemas with another major catastrophe-modeling...
Commentary: Accounting for Non-Modeled Sources of Loss May 23, 2013 By Ashish Belambe The purpose of modeling is to anticipate the likelihood and severity of catastrophes so that companies can prepare for their...
Keogh Resigns as Eqecat President; Little Named to Succeed Him March 21, 2013 Bill Keogh has resigned as president of catastrophe risk modeling firm Eqecat, according to the company, and Paul Little has...
Report Shows Increasing Concentrations of Insured Property Values in U.S. December 13, 2012 Insured building values in the U.S. now exceed $40 trillion — including residential, commercial and industrial structures, according to a...
Hiscox Names Dixon to Head Catastrophe Research; Adds 2 Reinsurance Trainees October 23, 2012 London-based Hiscox has appointed Dr. Richard Dixon as its group head of Catastrophe Research. In addition, Hiscox expanded its London...
Report: Recent Advances in Casualty Catastrophe Models Help Insurers December 21, 2011 A new report says recent advances in casualty catastrophe modeling can help insurers to understand potential exposures to mass torts....
AIR Chief on Cat Models: ‘What’s All The Fuss About?’ August 19, 2011 By Andrew G. Simpson When it comes to revised hurricane models, AIR Worldwide CEO Ming Lee has one basic question, “What really is all...