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Heeding the warnings on city wildfire risk

Risk modellers have long warned of the wildfire risks to cities. Since the disastrous infernos in Los Angeles, people have begun to listen, as David Walker reports

Cat-risk modellers name international cities at potential risk of LA-type fire

Non-exhaustive roster of at-risk cities spans North/South America, Europe, Australia and Middle East

KCC, Verisk estimate insured loss from winter storm Fern

Likely to be third-worst US winter storm in terms of insured loss

Climate risk and sustainability winners crowned in InsuranceERM's 2025 awards

Bruno Gardner is named the climate and sustainability champion of the year

KCC poaches natcat modelling expert Simic from Verisk

KCC US hurricane model 5.0 is certified by Florida commission

Higher US SCS losses not a trend, but down to poor modelling, says KCC

Active 2023 season was not an extreme outlier, says catastrophe modelling firm

Eastern Pacific Ocean developments under the spotlight as Atlantic hurricane season ends

Rapid intensification of hurricanes Hilary and Otis could be a sign of things to come

KCC releases update for its RiskInsight open loss modelling platform

KCC estimates $600m insured loss from storm Hilary

Hilary prompted the first ever tropical storm warning for Southern California