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Catastrophe models should aid pricing stability in California, leading actuary says

Use of models "become best friend" of stakeholders after big disasters strike, Rade Musulin contends

Regulations aimed at keeping California insured may have opposite effect, consultant says

Finity's Rade Musulin sees similarities in California's plight to Florida's situation

Underwriting food security in an era of unstable climate and politics

Nations cannot afford their farmers, and crops, to fail. While insurers can help cushion the blow, experts say it is largely the responsibility of governments to broaden uptake of crop cover. David Walker reports

Actuaries can demonstrate their full value in handling incomplete datasets

Just gathering data and running models not enough for epochal challenges, Finity principal says

Cyclone-prone homes pay 35% lower premiums since Australian government starts sharing risk

ARPC found insurance availability also improving

Australian cyclone reinsurance pool avoids deluge of claims

Only a handful of claims met by the ARPC in its first six months of coverage

Finity launches cloud-based risk visualisation platform

NZIA withdrawals not an industry-wide pull-back from ESG, says AM Best

Building consensus can be challenging, says chief rating officer

People moves: Sompo, Aspen, Ascot, Upland Capital, Hiscox, Finity

InsuranceERM rounds up the latest risk-related people moves in the insurance industry

Australia's non-life sector examines covering future pandemics

The Insurance Council of Australia's assessment should be ready by July