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Aon launches latest US hurricane cat model

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

"Standardisation in catastrophe modelling is finally happening"

Adam Podlaha, head of Impact Forecasting, highlights five key trends in cat modelling

Impact Forecasting eases access to third-party cat models

Releases version 10 of cat modelling platform, Elements

Insurers face $7bn bill for May nat cats

Canadian wildfires were main contributor

California wildfire insured losses to exceed $1bn

Huge losses only weeks into wildfire season while 1-in-1,000 year rainfall hits South Carolina

Impact Forecasting adds Oasis compatibility to Elements

Version 9.5 upgrades include API and reporting tools

Flood simulations inundate the cat modelling scene

Flood models feature heavily in the release plans of catastrophe modelling companies. Christopher Cundy talks to the main providers about their 2015 schedules.

US cold snap to cost hundreds of millions

Aon Benfield suggests Brisbane bill may also grow