Europe Severe Convective Storm HD Models
Gain a complete view of European Severe Convective Storm risk to evaluate impact and inform decision making.
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Europe Severe Convective Storm
Severe convective storms cause more than 20 percent of the average annual insured losses in Europe. Hailstorms like Andreas in 2013 (USD 4 billion) or Ela in 2014 (USD 3 billion) show the importance of modeling this peril to manage risk.
Regional Focus
Benefit from a Pan-European model, covering 17 countries, to understand risk from hail, straight-line winds, and tornadoes.
Asset Specific
Model what matters: the model gives insight on property and automobile risk, including an innovative way to account for movement of vehicles.
Solution Consistency
Use the same set of solutions across the risk management chain—from underwriting to portfolio management and capital adequecy.
Model Coverage
Europe Severe Convective Storm boasts the below benefits to help you accurately assess your risk.
Spotlight
Severe convective storms are inherent to the European climate risk landscape and can cause extensive loss to vehicles and property. Severe convective storm risk is often managed using historical experience alone, facing issues such as under-reporting of observations. Recent events show the potential challenges and cost this peril can drive for the (re)insurance industry.
Five Years After Andreas: The Event That Changed the Severe Convective Storm Risk Landscape in Europe
July 2013, and Central Europe was just recovering from severe floods during May and June when a series of severe convective storms surprised the (re)insurance industry. On July 28, hailstorm Andreas hit the Stuttgart region in southern Germany, causing widespread damage to property and automobiles.
Tornadoes in Europe
On March 12, 2018, an EF2 tornado struck the Italian city of Caserta, located about 30 kilometers (18 miles) north of Naples. The tornado caused damage to cars, buildings, and road infrastructure, with 15 people reported injured.
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Europe Severe Convective Storm: Hail on the Agenda
When a hail event lasting just minutes hit southern Germany on July 28, 2013, it generated a US$3.9 billion insured loss. Some 80,000 buildings and tens of thousands of automobiles were damaged — many severely. Such a high hail loss was unprecedented in Europe. It was this event that represented the wake-up call for the insurance and reinsurance industry to think harder about the risk due to severe convective storms. I had the privilege to lead my team of seven modelers from RMS as we attended the ninth ...
Is Europe Due for Severe Hailstorms this Summer?
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