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Oasis: a threat or a complement to the cat model giants?
21 February 2014A new open-source loss modelling framework, Oasis, is threatening to shake up the catastophe modelling establishment. Jamie Bullen asks insurers, scientists and cat modellers how they see it developing
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Praedicat launches liability risk modelling software
11 February 2014CoMeta models emerging risks to help insurers spot "the next asbestos"
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Oasis launches open source cat modelling software
29 January 2014Framework is backed by 21 re/insurers and brokers
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Aegon transfers €1.4bn of longevity risk
04 December 2013Insurer looks to reduce risk from future improvements in Dutch longevity
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RMS profit margin dips ahead of platform launch
21 November 2013Cat modelling business delivers 32% margin in 2013
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Typhoon Haiyan's economic impact to outstrip insured loss
08 November 2013Low insurance penetration in the Philippines means insured losses will be low
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Will RMS(one) be the one?
01 November 2013The 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
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The technologies reshaping insurance
18 October 2013The insurance industry doesn't often evoke science fiction. But recent technological advances have been so drastic they could have leapt from the pages of Isaac Asimov. Sarfraz Thind reports
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RMS says new hurricane model lowers view of risk
31 July 2013North Atlantic hurricane model tested with sample of clients
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RMS cloud will be AIR-less
21 June 2013Catastrophe 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