This paper is a brief summary of the primary lessons for insureds and the insurance industry to be learned from…

This newsletter provides an overview of the chain of causes/consequences in catastrophic events and their quantification. The specifics of the…

According to Lessons Learned from the Catastrophes of 2011: The Marsh Point of View, the scale of the catastrophes experienced…

With rapidly increasing population and growing catastrophe exposure in their countries, many more government leaders (including Presidents, Prime Ministers and…

The property losses from the Feb 27th 2010 Maule earthquake are assessed as $18.1Bn paid for 38% by insurers, 47%…

A Guide to Managing Catastrophe Models as Part of an Internal Model Under Solvency II. (2011) The Association of British Insurers,…

Insurers purchase catastrophe reinsurance primarily to reduce underwriting risk in any one experience period and thus enhance the stability of…

The current study reviews the risk financing techniques employed in the insurance markets and looks at the changing field of…

Catastrophe bonds feature full collateralization of the underlying risk transfer, and thus abandon the insurance principle of economizing on collateral…

This report brings together information about natural disasters and technological accidents that have occurred across Europe in recent years and…

Over the past two decades, the use of computer modelling to estimate future losses from natural catastrophes has gone from…

This paper examines the market for catastrophe event risk i.e., financial claims that are linked to losses associated with natural hazards,…

The statistics of natural disasters with respects to number of deaths, economic losses and insured losses are each dominated by…

This study adds to the literature by examining the determinants of insurer demand for catastrophe reinsurance. Reinsurance refers to insurance…