All Cat Modelling articles – Page 2
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Online onlyGuy Carpenter hires analytics MD
Imelda powers joins reinsurance broker from Towers Watson
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Online onlyWillis Re launches Latam flood models
Citis covered include São Paulo, Santiago and Bogotá
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People & OpinionMeasuring up the metrics
The PML concept is a fundamentally flawed approach to catastrophe risk management, argues Karen Clark, pointing to a lack of scientific data and an inability to adapt to large, complex organisations. So what measure should be used to assess and monitor risk instead?
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Online onlyAon Benfield launches cat risk tool
Solution combines broker’s ExposureView and CatPortal products
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Online onlyEQECAT and Aon Benfield launch Asia typhoon models
Both models tackle multi-country exposures
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Online onlyMunich Re secures €50m ILW protection
Reinsurer cedes European windstorm risk to Allianz Risk Transfer
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Online onlyShore Re cat bond launched
Massachusetts Property Insurance Underwriting Association taps capital markets
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Online onlyAon Benfield teams up with Cologne University
Partnership to fuse meteorological and insurance expertise
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Online onlyRMS and Asia Capital Re to cooperate in Asia
Companies were mindful of devastation from recent earthquakes and typhoons
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Online only90% destruction in worst-affected Chilean towns
More complete picture of earthquake damage slowly emerging, says AIR
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Features
Quake with uncertainty
New quake models could lead to downward pressure on rates. But how shaky is the science on which the new models are based, asks Tim Evershed.
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Online onlyGlobal cat losses reach $52bn in 2009
$24bn insured loss is less than half 2008 figure says Swiss Re Sigma study
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Features
Model behaviour
Solvency II and improvements in the modelling of risk will make loss reserving more sophisticated, predicts Graham Fulcher.
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Online onlyCat model spending on the rise
Companies are applying multiple cat models, but not always effectively
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Online onlyPerils appoints chief executive
Luzi Hitz to lead nat cat data company formed by reinsurance giants
