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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

Progress questioned on secondary peril modelling

Experts shared their views on a Willis Research Network webinar

Willis Re's catastrophe modelling targets future storm simulations

Yingzhen Chuang discusses the reinsurance brokerage's catastrophe modelling strategy

Reinsurers reverse negative trends to boost capital

Willis Re says reinsurers have largely overcome challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic

Replenished capital drive marks June and July reinsurance renewals

Willis Re added reinsurers recognise Covid-19 losses may take several years to settle

Insurtech weekly: Tokio Marine; Zhong An Online; AIG; Willis Research

Reinsurers face $30bn Covid-19 hit to their capital base

Willis Re report details the pandemic's likely impact on the global reinsurance sector

Retroactive Covid-19 legislation 'a mistake' - ERM expert warns

Willis Re's Dave Ingram discusses how insurers can best respond during the pandemic

Modelling the virus

The spread of Covid-19 has not come as a surprise to everyone. Analytics firms are looking at the thousands of situations to model pandemics every day. However, it seems insurers are not quite up to scratch. Sarfraz Thind reports

Three lines of defence: a necessity or a nuisance?

The three lines of defence model has become a fixture for enterprise risk management in the insurance sector. But after nearly two decades since its introduction, does the model still have a place within the insurance industry or are changes needed? Paul Walsh investigates