How ‘Bermuda High’ Threw Irma and Damage Estimates Off Course September 12, 2017 By Brian K. Sullivan Twenty miles may have made a $150 billion difference. Estimates for the damage Hurricane Irma would inflict on Florida kept...
Miami Researchers Studying Hurricanes by Creating On-Demand Storms June 10, 2015 By Jennifer Kay Researchers trying to figure out what makes some hurricanes strengthen into catastrophic monsters have a new lab that allows them...
South Carolina Approves CAT Models, Weighs Building Public Model November 4, 2014 By Michael Adams South Carolina regulators have approved seven private catastrophe models for use in ratemaking while conducting a legislatively mandated study on...
Florida Panel Certifies Latest AIR Hurricane Model Release June 25, 2013 The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM) has certified the latest version of AIR Worldwide’s hurricane model. The...
Florida’s Citizens Defends Proposed 11.2% Rate Increase at Hearing September 25, 2012 By Michael Adams Executives of Florida’s state-backed insurer defended a proposed statewide average 11.2 percent increase in homeowners rates as regulators, consumer advocates...