Archive

  • Typhoon Haiyan insured losses estimated at $100m - or $2bn?

    13 November 2013

    Will be a minor earnings event for reinsurers, says A.M Best

  • Will RMS(one) be the one?

    01 November 2013

    The one system to manage all cat exposures and risks, that is. Early testers are enthusiastic, but RMS's claims for its new platform will take some time to assess, and the cost of using it could be a hindrance. Christopher Cundy reports

  • Investors welcome Swiss Re's solvency/hurricane contingent debt

    09 October 2013

    Reinsurer may repeat issuance for other perils

  • Eqecat releases RQE v14

    13 August 2013

    Aims to make cat risk modelling platform the industry benchmark

  • RMS cloud will be AIR-less

    21 June 2013

    Catastrophe modelling firms are promising to shift risk management into a higher gear with the launch of their various platforms and RMS has even thrown open its new service to third-party modellers. AIR Worldwide's Bill Churney explains why his firm won't be joining in

  • Insured losses from German flood to reach €2.5bn-3bn

    11 June 2013

    But impact on insurers' credit profiles "should be minimal", says Fitch

  • Cat exposure data schemas to be shared

    30 May 2013

    Eqecat and RMS firm up agreement

  • RMS opens platform to third-party cat modellers

    09 May 2013

    Working with Eqecat, JBA and Aon Benfield, among others

  • Eqecat's Paul Little: client expectations are rising

    09 April 2013

    Paul Little says his promotion to president of catastrophe modelling firm Eqecat was unexpected, but his experience in the sales side of the business, as well as 25 years in reinsurance broking, stand him in good stead to take the helm and focus on efforts to be "at the forefront of transparency," he tells Lorna Davies

  • Eqecat's Keogh joins TigerRisk

    27 March 2013

    Former cat modeller president now member of decision support team