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Catastrophe modelling is a critical piece of the insurance and reinsurance market chain and product offering. Using catastrophe risk models, insurers and reinsurers analyse risks to inform their pricing and risk appetites.
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Howden Re to provide comprehensive volcanic risk modelling for Spain with Mitiga extended partnership
31st March 2026
Global reinsurance broker Howden Re has extended its ongoing collaboration with Mitiga Solutions to enhance Spain’s national approach to assessing volcanic risk. The partnership applies Mitiga’s proprietary volcanic catastrophe models to the Canary Islands, providing a more sophisticated understanding of potential geological threats. The initiative is being developed within Howden Re and ... Read the full article
SageSure appoints Dave PaiMazumder as Director of Catastrophe Risk R&D
27th March 2026
SageSure, the specialist catastrophe-exposed property managing general underwriter (MGU), has announced the appointment of Dave PaiMazumder as Director of Catastrophe Risk R&D. In his new role, PaiMazumder will lead SageSure’s catastrophe risk research agenda, advancing model evaluation, shaping proprietary views of risk, and integrating climate and emerging scientific insights into how ... Read the full article
Renew Risk appoints Joshua Macabuag as Chief Executive Officer
18th March 2026
Renew Risk, a specialist provider of analytics focused on risks affecting renewable energy assets, has named Joshua Macabuag OBE FREng as its new Chief Executive Officer. The company develops catastrophe risk models and data tools designed to support the insurance and energy sectors in assessing and managing risks linked to renewable ... Read the full article
BirdsEyeView introduces cat exposure and risk analytics modelling platform, CERA
17th March 2026
BirdsEyeView, a European Space Agency-backed insurtech specialising in natural catastrophe modelling and exposure management, has launched CERA, an enhanced ‘Catastrophic Exposure and Risk Analytics’ platform. This aims to represent the next generation evolution of the firm's Hazard Modelling platform. The multi-peril platform incorporates the company’s latest street-level resolution North America and ... Read the full article
BirdsEyeView launches AI Data Scrubbing to streamline hazard modelling
5th March 2026
BirdsEyeView, a European Space Agency-backed Insurtech specialising in natural catastrophe modelling and exposure management, has launched AI Data Scrubbing, a new capability designed to automate Statement of Values (SOV) data cleaning and geolocation to support large-scale hazard modelling. AI Data Scrubbing uses advanced artificial intelligence (AI) to clean, standardise and geolocate ... Read the full article
Moody’s integrates Oasis SaaS into its Intelligent Risk Platform
12th February 2026
Moody's, a data, intelligence and analytical tools provider, has announced the integration of the newly launched Oasis Software as a Service Limited (Oasis SaaS) into its Intelligent Risk Platform (IRP). This collaboration aims to provide re/insurers and brokers with a unified, vendor-neutral environment for catastrophe modelling, addressing the industry’s growing need ... Read the full article
Oasis launches industry-owned not-for-profit cat modelling SaaS platform
10th February 2026
Oasis Loss Modelling Framework (Oasis LMF), a not-for-profit open source catastrophe modelling platform, has launched Oasis Software as a Service Limited (Oasis SaaS) - an industry-owned, vendor-neutral platform designed to preserve independence and choice. Oasis SaaS leverages its robust technology to target the delivery of enterprise-scale performance, while operating through an ... Read the full article
Industry losses from Winter Storm Fern could reach $4bn: Verisk
4th February 2026
Verisk, a global data analytics and technology provider to the insurance industry, has estimated insured industry losses to property and auto from Winter Storm Fern to reach $4 billion, largely driven by freeze impacts, with supplemental losses from wind and snow. The early results from Verisk’s updated U.S. Winter Storm Model ... Read the full article
BirdsEyeView secures funding to accelerate expansion and product development
14th January 2026
Insurtech BirdsEyeView has announced that it has secured an undisclosed seven-figure investment to support continued international expansion and the development of its wildfire model. Backed by the European Space Agency, BirdsEyeView provides global multi-peril natural catastrophe modelling and exposure management software for re/insurers, MGAs, and brokers. Its platform combines high-resolution satellite ... Read the full article
Maximum Information raises £2.3m in seed round led by Insurtech Gateway
17th December 2025
Maximum Information has closed its £2.3 million seed round, led by Insurtech Gateway with participation from Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, Convex and Portfolio Ventures. Founded in 2020, Maximum Information is committed to increasing global resilience to natural disasters through advanced catastrophe modelling analytics. Its platform provides re/insurers, financial institutions and other ... Read the full article
Aon provides enhanced access to Latin America catastrophe models via Oasis LMF
11th December 2025
Aon plc, a professional services firm, has announced that its Impact Forecasting team is now providing ERN’s Latin America catastrophe models to clients through the Oasis Loss Modelling Framework (Oasis LMF). Latin America is emerging as a key region for re/insurers seeking portfolio diversification. Although the region faces climate-related hazards, its ... Read the full article
Sutton joins KatRisk as General Manager to help accelerate cat risk platform evolution
28th October 2025
Catastrophic risk modelling software provider KatRisk has announced Martyn Sutton, formerly of reinsurance giant Swiss Re, has joined its leadership team as General Manager. Sutton brings over thirty years of leadership experience in insurance and reinsurance software, global market expansion, and innovation. His proven track record of opening new markets, scaling high-performing ... Read the full article
Apollo licenses Moody’s HD catastrophe models to strengthen risk understanding
27th October 2025
Apollo, the specialist Lloyd’s re/insurance group, has licensed six of Moody’s high-definition catastrophe models to strengthen its understanding of risk across multiple global perils. Delivered via the cloud-native Moody’s Intelligent Risk Platform™, the models will support Apollo’s data-driven underwriting and portfolio management strategies through advanced analytics and high-resolution hazard data. The HD ... Read the full article
KatRisk launches Perilfinder in North America to improve property risk decisions
9th October 2025
KatRisk, a catastrophic risk modelling software provider, has announced the launch of Perilfinder™, its property risk management platform, in North America. Perilfinder delivers instant, property-level risk intelligence through a single platform. Built with input from underwriters, portfolio managers, and risk managers, it provides fast, flexible, and reliable insights to help teams ... Read the full article
Aon launches new analytics solutions to improve catastrophe response
8th September 2025
Aon, a global insurance and reinsurance broking group, has launched an enhanced Event Analytics platform with the aim of providing integrated hazard, exposure, and loss data via a single, seamless interface. Aon explained, this solution supports re/insurers’ catastrophe response before, during, and after an event. The solution has capabilities to gauge ... Read the full article
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