Earthquake
Discover the latest commentary on major earthquakes around the globe together with new insights on earthquake risk modeling.
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New Zealand Earthquake Risk: It’s All in the Det...
Across the global risk management community, we are bombarded by new information every day. As risk professionals we have to prioritize how we…
How Will Insurers Be Affected by Changes in New ...
Around 98 percent of residential homes in New Zealand have earthquake insurance. This remarkable achievement is due to a unique partnership…
Will California be “Puerto Rico” or “New Orleans”?
It is now exactly a quarter of a century, on January 17, 1994, since the last significant U.S. earthquake disaster. A previously unknown blind…
The Problem of Real and Unreal Tsunamis
Indonesia was beset by disasters in 2018, including two high casualty local tsunamis: in coastal western Sulawesi – impacting the city of Palu…
De-risking the City
I am in Wellington, New Zealand, looking out from a rainy hotel window high over the city, admiring the older wooden houses on the forested…
RMS Impact Trek: Share Your Expertise and Make a...
Many of us across the risk management industry actively help communities in need after natural disasters, through donations, working with…
