All Catastrophe articles – Page 31
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Industry Matters
A disaster waiting to happen?
Paul Nunn provides an overview of the 2007 hurricane season forecasts
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Cover StoryCorrelations of risk
Large catastrophes often reveal unexpected correlations and loss amplifications. Nick Thorpe examines whether these correlations of risk could catch out insurers, reinsurers and their investors
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GR FocusClaims - Laying new foundations
The litigation is all but over and rebuilding has begun. Helen Yates asks what lessons have been learnt from the claims disputes arising from the World Trade Center loss.
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GR Focus
Rising to the challenge
Allstate has been subpoenaed twice over its handling of Katrina claims in Mississippi and media reports have been less than favourable. Despite having settled 98% of cases, insurers continue to garner what Alex Soto believes is unfair criticism
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Industry Matters
Integrating catastrophes
JB Crozet looks at the value for reinsurers of including catastrophe models in their business plans
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FeaturesGR Survey: Catastrophe models
Users think catastrophe models are good value for money and increasingly important to their business. The challenge, it seems, is to feed them better data – and to use their output more effectively. Peter Joy reports
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Industry Matters
New kid on the block
Matt Huddleston explains how the Met Office has staked a claim to tropical storm forecasting
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Features
Stormy skies ahead
The industry enjoyed a benign hurricane season in 2006, but the same cannot be expected in 2007 warns Dr Steve Smith. Warmer sea temperatures and natural weather patterns are likely to cause an above average storm season this year.
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Japanese islands battered by typhoon
Typhoon Man-yi not expected to threaten mainland Japan though
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Farmers in unique $500m deal with Swiss Re
Farmers Insurance Group has entered into a $500m committed capital facility with Swiss Re to cover US cat losses
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Online onlyHurricanes more likely to make landfall
Hurricanes are likely to form in the Caribbean, increasing the likelihood of storms making landfall, warn climate specialists
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PCS: Record low catastrophes for Q2
US property/casualty insurers are expected to pay an estimated $2.175bn for second-quarter property losses
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RMS launches Asian catastrophe models
New catastrophe risk models underline growing importance of Asian insurance market
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Willis Re teams up with EQECAT
EQECAT's model will help reinsurer to quantify offshore energy risks in the Gulf of Mexico
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AIR presents near-term hurricane methodology
Also reveals preliminary findings from hybrid physical-statistical storm track model
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Cat 4 storm could threaten Japan
Tropical Storm Man-Yi is predicted to become a category 4 typhoon in four days time
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TSR lowers hurricane activity forecast
Tropical Storm Risk continues to predict an active Atlantic storm season despite lowering its activity forecast
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California quake fund hikes rates
The California Earthquake Authority intends to increase rates in 2008 amid concerns over its claims-paying capacity
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Online onlyGone but not forgotten
It might not be receiving the column inches that it did last year but a global pandemic still poses a huge risk to insurers and reinsurers.
