Hurricane Forecasts Are Missing the Mark as the Atlantic Stays Calm — So Far September 12, 2025 By Brian K. Sullivan It’s the statistical peak of Atlantic hurricane season, and there isn’t a storm in sight — for now. September’s second...
Maui Wildfires Portend Unprecedented Shift in What It Means to Mitigate Risk September 8, 2023 By Erin Ashley The Maui wildfires portend a grand and incalculable reality for every single one of us living on this spinning blue...
Viewpoint: California’s Next Steps on Cat Models, Challenges and Issues in Insurance Rate-Making August 3, 2023 By Elizabeth Tosaris A recently brewing and critical California issue is the conflict between industry’s desire to file catastrophe rating models to inform...
U.S. West Consumer Survey: 4-in-10 Policyholders Don’t Talk to Insurer About Wildfire Risks August 5, 2021 Most residents of the wildfire-plagued Western U.S. believe in mitigation efforts, but fewer are actually taking such steps – while...
Researchers Use Drones to Help Forecast Fires as Wildfires Hit Western U.S. July 1, 2021 By Jane Lanhee Lee In a grassy meadow outside Missoula, Montana, Jennifer Fowler eyes two drones high in the sky with weather instruments —...
Grim California Wildfire Outlook Has Insurers Forking Over Big Bucks for Modeling June 18, 2021 By Don Jergler Severe drought and searing temperatures are not the only proof that Californians should be worried about wildfires this year. A...
Losses From Southern California Fire Could Reach $2.5B, Expert Says January 23, 2018 By Don Jergler Losses from the Thomas Fire in Southern California are expected to fall between $1 billion and $2.5 billion, a catastrophe...
Sciemus’ Move into Specialty Underwriting: A Case of ‘Adapt and Thrive’ August 3, 2016 By L.S. Howard It was a case of adapt and thrive when modeling and analytics company Sciemus made a big strategic leap this...
RMS Updates Cat Models for Terrorism, Europe Windstorm & US Flood June 27, 2016 Global catastrophe risk management firm RMS has released version 16.0 of its catastrophe modeling platform, which includes updates to both...
Sompo Launches Model to Evaluate Wind Farm Risks May 31, 2016 The Sompo group companies have launched a model for evaluating risks to onshore and offshore wind farms. The model, which...