Flood
Discover the latest commentary on major flood events around the globe plus new insights on flood risk modeling.
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Why Long-term NFIP Reform Is a Must
In my recent article in Reactions entitled Why Long-term NFIP Reform is a Must, I looked back at the flood events of 2018 through the lens of…
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…
U.S. Flood Insurance: Top Five Things You Should...
As we move full steam in to 2019, it is worth remembering that some good progress was made during 2018 with regards to advancing the private…
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…
The Sum of Its Parts: Wildfire in Multi-Peril Ca...
Water, wind, and wildfire. It’s been a devastating three months for the U.S. Total insured losses from Hurricanes Florence and Michael, and…
The Lessons From “Last Year’s” Catastrophes
Catastrophe modeling remains a work in progress. With each upgrade we aim to build a better model, employing expanded data sets for hazard…
