Risk Market News (Page 83)

January 28, 2015: Embracing the Madden-Julian Oscillation and Stressing Out Florida Insurers

Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Ebola crisis: World ‘Dangerously Unprepared’ for Future Pandemics [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-31013636] BBC [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-

Jan 28, 2015 1 min read

Catastrophe Q&A: RMS' Cory Isaacson

RMS named Cory Isaacson CTO on last week with a mandate to “lead the development of RMS(one),” according to company statement. Isaacson comes from CodeFutures Corp., a data analytics

Jan 27, 2015 2 min read

January 27, 2015: Reinsurance Deal's Morning After Chill, La Nina Cooking Up Pacific Storms

Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Severe La Nina Weather Events in Pacific May Double Due to Warming [http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/26/us-climatechange-

Jan 27, 2015 1 min read

Axis/PartnerRe Deal a “Necessity” But Not Strategic, Expect More Cost Cutting: Analysts

The announcement of the $11 billion merger between reinsurance giants Axis Capital Holdings Ltd. and PartnerRe Ltd. is filled with familiar arguments of strategic vision, needed scale and the “disruption”

Jan 26, 2015 2 min read

January 23, 2015: Valuing Berkshire's Jain, Warming Killing Crops

Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Fast Track on Drug for Ebola Has Faltered [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/23/business/fast-track-on-drug-for-ebola-

Jan 23, 2015 1 min read

What Travelers Earnings Says About the U.S. Catastrophe Market

Changes in the catastrophe reinsurance program for the second largest U.S. commercial carrier reveals two important factors about the current market: reinsurers are on the ropes in terms of

Jan 23, 2015 2 min read

January 22, 2015: Texas to Get a Shakemap Jump, BP Boss Plays Katrina Card

Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today As Ebola Deaths Rise, Researcher Sees Parallels with Devastating Medieval Plague [http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/ebola-deaths-rise-researcher-sees-

Jan 22, 2015 1 min read

Open-Source Model Launches to Push Quake Risk Outside of the “Black Box”

The public/private initiative to build an open-source earthquake model officially launched its platform Wednesday with the goal of offering model access to communities traditionally priced out of the

Jan 21, 2015 2 min read

Lawmaker Offers New York Coastal Catastrophe Fund Proposal

A senior New York lawmaker is proposing to expand the state’s residual market to cover more coastal risks with the goal of enticing the private market and mimic catastrophe

Jan 21, 2015 1 min read

January 21, 2015: Pine Brook Bets on Third Point Re and Davos Risks Get Weird

Risk Science: What You Need to Read Today Megathrust Earthquake off B.C. Coast Extremely Likely but Might Not Strike for Centuries [http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/megathrust-earthquake-

Jan 21, 2015 1 min read

RMS Replaces CTO, Makes Appointments as Platform Push Continues

Catastrophe modelling firm Risk Management Solutions (RMS) announced the appointment of a new chief technology officer (CTO) — as well as a slew of other people moves — as the firm continues

Jan 20, 2015 3 min read

Clark Expands Into Storm Surge Modelling With a Focus On Florida

Boston-based Karen Clark & Company has launched a U.S. storm surge model and is targeting the Florida market as the state continues its push into catastrophe risk privatisation.

Jan 20, 2015 1 min read

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