In 2005, Hurricane Katrina caused catastrophic flooding in Louisiana, killing more than 1,800 people and leading to $108 billion in property damage, including the destruction of fiber optic cables and ...

SAN DIEGO — California's Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara has announced a new "Sustainable Insurance Strategy" that will allow insurance companies to use catastrophe modeling to determine wildfire ...

When researchers and graduate students at Lehigh University began planning a Workshop on Climate, Equity, and Resilience in Catastrophe Modeling, they had no idea the gathering would become a ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. Acquisition accelerates development of a high-fidelity U.S. earthquake model and strengthens multi-peril catastrophe ...

Verisk, a leading data analytics provider, has announced the release of the first catastrophe model designed to assess the financial impacts of strikes, riots, and civil commotion (SRCC) in the U.S.

The following is a press release from Cal Poly Humboldt: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara and Cal Poly Humboldt will form a strategy group to undertake the nation’s ...

Consumer advocates have criticized the secretiveness of the models used by insurance companies. SACRAMENTO, California — California’s Insurance Department and California State Polytechnic University, ...

Verisk, a prominent data analytics and technology provider, has made a significant move toward enhancing California's property insurance market by becoming the first modeler to seek a review of its ...

Acquisition accelerates development of a high-fidelity U.S. earthquake model and strengthens multi-peril catastrophe modeling portfolio for insurers, reinsurers, and financial institutions. LA JOLLA, ...