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Modeling the Deal of the Year
The first storm surge catastrophe bond ever released in the insurance-linked securities markets was awarded “Deal of the Year” by Bond Buyer …
When Did Windstorms Become So Wet?
Looking back to the start of the European windstorm season, my colleague Brian Owens pondered whether the insurance industry would experience …
Impending Terrorist Threat at Sochi Olympic Games?
The terrorist threat for the upcoming Sochi games is higher than any other games since I started tracking terrorist threats to the Olympics.…
Is Water the New Wind?
Or to put it another way, have hurricane water losses come to seem more significant, and do they deserve more attention than hurricane wind…
How Does Southern Europe Weather the Storm?
The 2013-14 European winter storm season has been pretty active so far. Early in the season, Windstorm Christian raced across northern Europe…
Twenty Years After Northridge: a Seismic Blink, ...
January 17, 2014 marks the 20th anniversary of the M6.7 Northridge, California Earthquake, which caused the largest U.S. earthquake insurance…