News/comment

Chile quake hits European reinsurers hard

10 March 2010

Bernstein: impact on Swiss Re worse than Munich Re

Published in: Catastrophe - weather

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Insurers' $4-7bn Chile quake hit won't up prices

10 March 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Catastrophe - weather

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S&P rates Successor X bond using PERILS index

10 March 2010

By Reuters News

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Reinsurers will shoulder Chile quake losses

08 March 2010

But industry is well placed to manage event

Published in: Catastrophe - weather

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Loss potential of storms increasing

04 March 2010

Socio-economic developments raise costs of disasters, according to Allianz SE Re

Published in: Catastrophe - weather

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Insured losses for Xynthia could reach €3bn

03 March 2010

High volume of small claims expected

Published in: Catastrophe - weather

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Insured losses from Chile quake to exceed $2bn

02 March 2010

But economic losses could top $15bn, says AIR Worldwide

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Windstorm Xynthia eases as it moves north - RMS

01 March 2010

By Reuters News

Published in: Catastrophe - weather

Analysis

Modelling infectious disease risk

20 January 2010

The entire realm of possible pandemic characteristics can be quantified using historical data, as well as established principles of epidemiology, virology and mathematical analysis and modelling, explains Dr Maura Sullivan

Published in: Longevity - mortality, Catastrophe - weather

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2010 will bring many challenges, warn risk experts

05 January 2010

Among them: increasing regulatory burdens, a talent shortage, investment dilemmas and looming inflation. Our panel of industry soothsayers spell out their concerns.

Published in: Corporate strategy, Capital - models, Risk governance, Insurance risk, Investment risk, Market risks, Catastrophe - weather, Software, Regulation - supervision

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New index aims to simplify hurricane loss problems

05 May 2009

The Willis Hurricane Index will facilitate timely understanding of insured losses and therefore rapid settlement of claims, explain Brian Owens and Dr Greg Holland

Published in: Catastrophe - weather

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Trying to find the sting in the tail

11 March 2009

Tail risk is hard to understand and very difficult to mitigate. But the effects can be seen, disastrously, in the banking industry. Jessica Baylis talks to those looking for answers

Published in: Capital - models, Insurance risk, Catastrophe - weather

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Maintaining insurability in a changing climate

25 February 2009

Higher and more volatile weather risks could make increasing numbers of people and properties uninsurable. But there are ways to address this, says Celine Herweijer

Published in: Insurance risk, Catastrophe - weather

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Why catastrophe risk management needs improved exposure data

04 December 2008

Hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma showed that insurance brokers and carriers had incomplete and inaccurate data to estimate losses and establish premium fees. What lessons have been learned? By Trish Conway

Published in: Catastrophe - weather