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KCC estimates Turkey quake insured loss at $2.4bn

Karen Clark puts hurricane Ian losses at $63bn

Tropical storm made landfall at three locations

Insurers at risk of mis-modelling Ian's storm surge in Florida, says Guy Carpenter

Complex coastal canal networks make modelling tough

More flood insurance cover for hurricane Ida than Harvey

CoreLogic's Tom Larsen says the increase in insurance coverage is "very encouraging".

Catastrophe modellers are red hot on climate

InsuranceERM'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

KCC puts Delta insured losses at over $1bn

Wind and storm surge losses in the US are estimated at $950m

Cat risk modellers warn of up to $9bn Laura losses

AIR Worldwide and Karen Clark & Company release their estimates

Covid-19 to ramp up hurricane insured losses: KCC

Higher losses expected due to the pandemic's impact on wider infrastructure

2019 Atlantic hurricane season: facing the eye of the storm

Forecasters are predicting a relatively average Atlantic hurricane season, but emerging risks could impact losses in unexpected ways. Paul Walsh and Sarfraz Thind report

2018 Atlantic hurricane season - the calm after the storm?

Last year's Atlantic hurricane season was one of the most catastrophic in recent memory with insured losses estimated at over $130bn. Now 12 months later and on the first official day of the season, forecasters believe relative calmness awaits. But forecasters are often wrong. Paul Walsh reports.