Category: Risk

Calm in the Atlantic but Europe takes a buffeting Despite predictions of a stormy Atlantic hurricane season, 2013 was an extremely benign year - the least active in the last 30 years in fact. Just 13 named storms formed during the...

Storm surge development a step forward in innovation While the majority of cat bonds continue to cover peak risk in the US, and to a lesser extent Europe and Japan, a spate of recent issuances have included a new set of perils, in...

In an effort to better understand the damage risks associated with climate change, members of the insurance industry have enlisted a prominent scientific research firm to examine and document historical weather patterns in North America, specifically...