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European floods expected to cause €1bn+ of economic losses
16 July 2021At least 73 deaths follow record inundation amid warnings it may get worse
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Catastrophe modellers are red hot on climate
09 July 2021InsuranceERM's annual roundup of developments among catastrophe modellers and platform providers finds one overwhelming theme: the need to provide insurers with better ways to understand the impact of climate change on risk. Cintia Cheong, Christopher Cundy, Ronan McCaughey and Paul Walsh report
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Impact Forecasting updates Elements platform with open modelling features
23 June 2021Version 15 includes new Florida hurricane model and enhanced vulnerability explorer
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Europe's insurers go phishing and cut connections, to bolster security
19 May 2021Generali, Athora and AIG among insurers listing IT measures in SFCRs
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"Standardisation in catastrophe modelling is finally happening"
17 May 2021Adam Podlaha, head of Impact Forecasting, highlights five key trends in cat modelling
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US actuarial body reinstates consumer rate protection principles
10 May 2021CAS's earlier move seen as fuelling discriminatory rate practices in the P&C business
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Lancashire's premiums soar by 46% in Q1
29 April 2021Gross written premiums totalled $354.8m largely due to growth in its property and casualty reinsurance segment
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Tokio Marine Kiln rules out further Adani coal mine support
15 April 2021Market Forces calls on Tokio Marine Holdings to stop insuring all fossil fuels
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Lancashire warns of uncertainty and reinsurance disputes in 2021
10 February 20212020 profit is 20 times lower than 2019
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US Elections: a divided government is good for insurers
11 November 2020Joe Biden's win comes after an extended period of uncertainty and division that has clouded US politics. However, division is not the worst enemy of the US insurance industry, but "populist" reforms promised by the Democratic party may well be. Sarfraz Thind reports