Natural Catastrophe Risk
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European Windstorm: Such A Peculiarly Uncertain ...
Europe’s windstorm season is upon us. As always, the risk is particularly uncertain, and with Solvency II due smack in the middle of the…
Learning More About Catastrophe Risk From History
In my invited presentation on October 22, 2015 at the UK Institute and Faculty of Actuaries GIRO conference in Liverpool, I discussed how…
Harnessing Your Personal Seismometer to Measure ...
It’s not difficult to turn yourself into a personal seismometer to calculate the approximate magnitude of an earthquake that you experience. I…
We’re Still All Wondering – Where Have All The H...
The last major hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. was Hurricane Wilma, which moved onshore at Cape Romano, Florida, as a Category 3 storm…
South Carolina Floods: The Science Behind the Ev...
South Carolina recently experienced one of the most widespread and intense multi-day rain events in the history of the Southeast, leaving the…
What Is In Store For Europe Windstorm Activity T...
From tropical volcanoes to Arctic sea-ice, recent research has discovered a variety of sources of predictability for European winter wind…
