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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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With catastrophe losses on the rise, Swiss Re issues guidelines for underwriting
31st March 2023
According to a report published by Swiss Re, there has been an upward trend in natural catastrophe-insured losses over the past six years. The data shows a rise of about 5‒7% in average annual losses established over the last 30 years with the possibility of growth in this trend. This has ... Read the full article
Industry should “absolutely” move to less model dependency, says Amwins’ Bernacki
24th January 2023
Given the continued ‘model miss’ of the recent catastrophes, Mark Bernacki, Chief Underwriting Officer of Amwins, has suggested that the industry should “absolutely” move to less model dependency. In his interview with Reinsurance News, Bernacki gave a definitive “yes”, when asked whether it was time to move on, citing the increased ... Read the full article
Moody’s RMS Intelligent Risk Platform passes 100 clients landmark
20th January 2023
Catastrophe risk modeller Moody’s RMS has announced that over 100 active clients across insurance and finance markets have adopted applications and services on the Moody’s RMS Intelligent Risk Platform (IRP). According to the firm, the platform has gained significant traction among brokers, insurers, reinsurers, managing general agents (MGAs), and Lloyd’s syndicates ... Read the full article
BMA finds uptick in Bermuda insurers buying cat reinsurance
7th December 2022
A new study by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) on catastrophe modelling practices on the island has found a significant uptick in the proportion of insurers purchasing external catastrophe reinsurance. The BMA asked insurers how their cat risk modelling reflects their reinsurance and retrocessional purchases, and found that the number of ... Read the full article
TigerRisk warns of inconsistent climate conclusions from cat model indexing
2nd December 2022
Analysts at re/insurance risk, capital and strategic advisor TigerRisk Partners have warned that methods of indexing in catastrophe models can skew perspectives on recent loss trends and lead to “inconsistent conclusions” when it comes to the impact of climate change. In a recent report, the broker noted that there has been ... Read the full article
Aon acquires ERN to drive cat modeling & consultancy in LatAm
9th November 2022
Global professional services firm, Aon, has acquired ERN (Evaluación de Riesgos Naturales), a Mexico-based leader in risk assessment modeling. The acquisition will help drive and expand Aon’s catastrophe modeling and consultancy capabilities in Latin America. Founded in 1996, ERN has developed modeling capabilities that are specific to Latin America and backed by ... Read the full article
Cutbacks in capacity & price hikes to follow Ian: Risk Strategies
7th November 2022
A recent report from Risk Strategies suggests property insurance buyers with locations exposed to climate change-related events will see significant reductions in coverage capacity, as well as higher deductibles and pricing well into 2023 following Hurricane Ian, as reinsurers grow increasingly concerned about inadequate values and peril losses. The report observes ... Read the full article
Praedicat launches Nekomodel X for casualty cat risk
3rd November 2022
Praedicat, the liability emerging risk analytics company, has launched a new probabilistic casualty catastrophe model called Nekomodel X to help facilitate exposure-based pricing and reserving for insurers. Nekomodel X is designed to expand on the underwriting applications of previous model releases, incorporating data on exposure to emerging risks to help drive ... Read the full article
Verisk releases climate projections for US hurricane & Caribbean cyclone
18th October 2022
Global data analytics provider Verisk has announced the release of climate change projections for its U.S. Hurricane and Caribbean Tropical Cyclone Models to help quantify climate-related, extreme event losses and their potential evolution over the next few decades. The climate change projections provide a probabilistic view of future risk in 2030, ... Read the full article
European flood added to PERILS database
12th September 2022
Zurich-based catastrophe loss aggregator PERILS has expanded its market coverage to include exposure and event loss data for European floods. The new service, which comes in the wake of devastating floods across Europe in 2021, will enhance the firm’s existing windstorm coverage across the continent. The expanded coverage means that data for ... Read the full article
Underwriting margins stabilize amid inflation concerns: AM Best
17th August 2022
A recent AM Best report suggests that there is a stable pattern of underwriting profits as companies are becoming more proactive about making explicit allowances for inflationary trends. Numerous business re-alignment initiatives have been taking place over the last three years, says the report. In addition to price increases and more restrictive ... Read the full article
Covenant Underwriters utilises RMS analytics
9th August 2022
The e-commerce insurance program administrator, Covenant Underwriters, is utilising Location Intelligence API from RMS to provide premium indications to its clients during the quotation process. RMS Location Intelligence API offers location-level hazard, risk and loss metrics delivered directly into underwriting workflows. Daniel Murray, Chief Underwriter at Covenant Underwriters, said, “Covenant has developed ... Read the full article
Cat models still not fully reflecting climate change, says RenRe CEO
29th July 2022
Commercially available catastrophe models are still not properly reflecting the impacts of climate change as an evolving phenomenon, according to RenaissanceRe’s Kevin O’Donnell. Speaking on an earnings call following the release of RenRe’s Q2 results, O’Donnell addressed a variety issues, including the poor historic performance of cat models. The reinsurer fell ... Read the full article
Important to separate shifts in hurricane exposure and climate trends: Aeolus
16th May 2022
When exploring the potential influence of changing climatic conditions on hurricanes, it’s important to recognise that trends in exposure may be even more important than trends in climate change, according to Dr. Pete Dailey, Head of Research at Aeolus Capital Management. Earlier this month, our sister site ... Read the full article
Aon enhances its catastrophe forecasting model
25th March 2022
Aon is to enhance its Impact Forecasting catastrophe model for severe convective storm (SCS). The insurance broker said it will incorporate the latest climate science gained from a collaboration with academic researchers Dr. Robert Trapp from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Dr. John Allen from Central Michigan University. The data ... Read the full article
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