Catastrophes

How Lloyd’s syndicates can identify and measure aggregations of insurance risk.

The 2020 Atlantic hurricane season is still expected to be a busy one, despite a brief lull in activity after a fast start in May and June. Although the hurricane season…

The Apple Fire prompted evacuations as it burned a portion of California’s Riverside County where 98 percent of the area was at high or extreme wildfire risk.

With wildfire activity off to a quick start in 2020, Verisk’s latest FireLine® Risk Reports are now available to provide timely data on wildfire exposure.

A new Verisk white paper, U.S. Hail Damage Insights, examines key topics and data for insurers concerning hail, which can cause damage that goes undetected.

Last year tied for the second most active July in PCS® history, with seven designated catastrophes, including five wind and thunderstorm events, an earthquake, and a…

In this article Harry White, CEEM, revisits our 2016 primer on the catastrophe bond issuance process to reflect changes in the cat bond market landscape and EES offerings

As the Bighorn Fire in Arizona grows rapidly near Tucson, Verisk’s FireLine wildfire risk management tool guides analysis of risk factors in the fire area.

According to the forecast, there’s a 69 percent probability that at least one major hurricane (categories 3-5) could make landfall along the entire continental United…

A new Verisk white paper, "Wildfire Risk Insight: An analysis of property exposure and wildfire damage in 2019," examines wildfire from multiple angles.

The Valdivia earthquake was a 9.5 Mw - great earthquakes are usually 8.0 Mw. Learn more about the greatest earthquake ever recorded.

Last year was the most active May in the decade with seven catastrophes totaling more than $5.8 billion in insured losses.

The COVID-19 pandemic has the full attention of commercial insurance policyholders, but an active spring flooding forecast still presents a range of threats.

With the start of spring, we look ahead to April and warmer weather, which often translates to more wind and thunderstorm activity. PCS® has designated 50 April…

Recent years’ wildfire activity underscores how dynamic the risk can be as property insurers gear up for the 2020 season. Verisk’s FireLine tool can help.