Catastrophes

10/14/2026 - 3 min read

Global Modeled Losses: A Clear Benchmark in a Shifting Risk Transfer Market

Verisk estimates global modeled insured catastrophe losses at $171 billion annually in 2026. Explore key loss drivers and implications for insurance pricing.

10/14/2026 - 3 min read

Resilience Rises When Barriers Fall: The Case for an Open Modeling Ecosystem

Explore how open catastrophe modeling, multiple views of risk, and Verisk Model Exchange can expand access to risk insights and help narrow the protection gap.

10/6/2026 - 4 min read

The Perils Shaping U.S. Insured Losses Aren't the Ones You'd Expect

Verisk models put U.S. insured average annual losses at $117 billion, and the biggest driver isn't hurricanes. See what a single year of losses can't tell you.

9/22/2026 - 3 min read

Ductility and Stiffness—What They Are and Why They Matter in an Earthquake

Ductility is a materials property that describes the extent to which a material (or structure) can undergo large deformations without failing. Learn how ductility and stiffness affect a building's earthquake performance.

6/8/2026 - 3 min read

AI You Can Trust: Verisk as a Partner in Your AI Strategy

How Verisk helps insurers apply trustworthy AI to catastrophe risk—grounded in science, transparent by design, and built for real decisions.

6/3/2026 - 4 min read

Fortune Favors the Prepared Mind

Verisk CRS President Rob Newbold on navigating a shifting hazard environment, AI integration, and what a "prepared mind" means for the industry today.

5/27/2026 - 3 min read

AI in Catastrophe Modeling: How AI Reduces Manual Work and Accelerates Decisions

How Verisk uses embedded AI to streamline catastrophe modeling workflows, delivering faster insights, stronger governance, and repeatable results.

5/11/2026 - 4 min read

AI in Catastrophe Modeling: Embedded in the Science

How Verisk embeds AI into catastrophe science to deliver insurance risk insights—defensible, transparent, and grounded in physics at scale.

5/6/2026 - 10 min read

Catastrophe Exposure Management: Taking More Ownership of the Risk

Is your view of risk keeping pace with your portfolio?

4/21/2026 - 5 min read

Severe Thunderstorms: A Frequency, Accumulation, and Volatility Peril

How near-present climate modeling and claims-aligned vulnerability are helping insurers and reinsurers better understand severe thunderstorm frequency, accumulation, and volatility risk.

1/8/2026 - 6 min read

When Models Meet Reality: The LA Wildfires and Shifting Global Risk

In this article, we step beyond the model to analyze the real-world factors that contributed to the devastation caused by the Eaton and Palisades fires.

Group Of Coworkers Revewing Data On Screens

11/24/2025 - 3 min read

A Pioneering Vulnerability Functions Framework for Casualty CAT Models

Explore a groundbreaking framework of vulnerability functions designed to transform casualty catastrophe (CAT) modeling. Learn how this innovative approach enhances accuracy in loss estimation and risk assessment for the insurance industry.

11/11/2025 - 6 min read

Beyond the Fire: The Science of Bushfire Risk Modeling in Australia

Discover how new science, research, and data are redefining bushfire risk modeling and resilience across Australia.

11/7/2025 - 9 min read

Through the Eye of the Storm: A Hurricane Katrina Retrospective

Twenty years later, Verisk leaders recall Hurricane Katrina's impact on August 29, 2005, and how the watershed event reshaped the reinsurance industry forever.

10/14/2025 - 5 min read

Beyond Shake Intensity: The Science of Resilience in Mexico

Verisk's updated Mexico Earthquake Model integrates engineering precision with financial modeling to help insurers build resilient portfolios.