Catastrophes

10/5/2021 - 2 min read

Unprecedented behavior: Wildfires have jumped the Sierra Nevada

The Caldor Fire in California and Nevada is the second known instance—both occurring in 2021—of a wildfire crossing the Sierra Nevada.

8/2/2021 - 3 min read

Wildfire season turns explosive with Bootleg, Dixie fires

Massive wildfires continued to burn in Oregon and California, feeding on fuels dried by prolonged drought and weather conditions that promoted their spread

7/26/2021 - 14 min read

Next Generation Financial Modeling for Commercial Lines

Learn about the propagation of uncertainty to commercial lines—loss accumulation and complex (re)insurance structures.

6/16/2021 - 4 min read

Overcoming the challenge of cross-class clash

Learn about cross-class clash, it's potential impact to your organization and how Verisk solutions can help you address it.

5/10/2021 - 5 min read

Preparing for the U.S. hurricane season with enterprise-wide real-time event response

Discover how Enterprise Exposure Manager can help you understand your exposure in the case of a real-time event.

5/7/2021 - 2 min read

How the hail hazard is affecting property insurance

Confronting hail risk means having an informed strategy and effective tools backed by advanced technology and analytics.

4/19/2021 - 16 min read

Next Generation Financial Modeling for Residential and Small Business Lines

The commercial, corporate, and specialty market segments have distinct attributes, which bring complexity to many modeling tasks.

3/25/2021 - 3 min read

The answer to enterprise-wide risk management

Evaluate enterprise-wide risk and gain insights into your global exposures with Enterprise Exposure Manager.

2/18/2021 - 2 min read

Preparing for a growing peril: The age of the ‘gigafire’ has begun

As dramatic as the statistics surrounding the 2020 wildfire season were, the messages they carry and the questions they raise are even more critical to address.

12/23/2020 - 5 min read

FEMA study shows stringent building codes save billions in losses from natural disasters

BCEGS was among the key sources for a FEMA study that demonstrated that building codes reduce financial losses in natural catastrophes.

12/17/2020 - 3 min read

Texas Department of Insurance taps ISO for new stat plan

Learn how ISO Statistical Services will help the Texas Department of Insurance report and analyze catastrophe insurance data.

12/15/2020 - 1 min read

How climate change could impact U.S. hurricane risk

Learn how climate change may affect hurricane risk in the United States, specifically damage to residential and commercial properties.

11/12/2020 - 2 min read

A record year for civil unrest in the United States

What insurance companies need to know about U.S. civil unrest trends in 2020 and beyond.

11/6/2020 - 1 min read

November 2020 preview: Historical catastrophe activity

The last ten Novembers saw a total of 17 PCS catastrophe designations, which consisted of ten wind and thunderstorm events, three wildland fires, three winter storms, and one earthquake.

10/7/2020 - 2 min read

October 2020 preview: Historical catastrophe activity

In the last ten years, there’s been 32 PCS catastrophe events in October, including 20 wind and thunderstorm events, four hurricanes, five wildland fires, two tropical storms, and one winter storm.