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  • RMS warns of potential $6bn California wildfire losses

    13 October 2017

    More than 170,000 acres destroyed and 50,000 people evacuated as wildfires engulf California

  • KCC pitches Harvey insured losses at $15bn

    01 September 2017

    Figure excludes NFIP losses

  • Harvey residential flood loss estimated at up to $9.5bn

    01 September 2017

    CoreLogic estimates 70% of flood damage not covered by insurance

  • Texas urged to evacuate as Harvey poised to become major hurricane

    25 August 2017

    Reconstruction cost to reach nearly $40bn if Hurricane Harvey strengthens to category 3

  • Researchers predict 55% chance of a major hurricane hitting US East Coast

    01 June 2017

    Some 6.9m homes at risk with a potential reconstruction cost of more than $1.5trn

  • RMS hoping to regain lost market share

    26 May 2017

    Cat modelling firm has been focused on delivering RMS(one)

  • Insured loss forecasts for Hurricane Matthew in single-digit billions

    11 October 2016

    Early predictions range between $2bn and $8bn

  • Solvency II fuels risk of model convergence

    16 November 2015

    The demands of regulatory approval are creating a lack of diversity in insurance models and driving an increase in systemic risk, according to a joint industry and academic study. Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Flood simulations inundate the cat modelling scene

    27 January 2015

    Flood models feature heavily in the release plans of catastrophe modelling companies. Christopher Cundy talks to the main providers about their 2015 schedules.

  • CoreLogic acquires Eqecat

    02 January 2014

    Catastrophe modeller bought by North American data and analytics firm