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RMS News - Hurricane Katrina and the Great New Orleans Flood Coverage

RMS is mentioned in the following natural and man-made hazard modeling and insurance industry articles and publications. See selected links for access to full articles.
September 23, 2005 "More Hurricanes, Higher Insurance Rates?" CNNMoney
 
September 23, 2005 "Covering Yourself in a Storm," Newsday
 
September 19, 2005 "Risk is His Business," Fortune Magazine
 
September 16, 2005 "Katrina Cost Now Seen at $125 billion," MarketWatch
 
September 15, 2005 "Insurers Sued to Force Them to Pay Storm-Surge Coverage," USA Today
 
September 15, 2005 "Insurance Firms Confident Despite Rating Agency Warnings," MarketWatch
 
September 13, 2005 "Death Toll Climbs Past 400; Bush Takes Responsibility," USA Today
 
September 13, 2005 "Battle Looms Over Who Will Pay to Repair Damage," MSNBC
 
September 12, 2005 "The New New Orleans," BusinessWeek Online
 
September 12, 2005 "Big Rise in Katrina Cost Forecast," BBC News
 
September 12, 2005 "Risk Modeler Hikes Katrina Claims Estimate," The Royal Gazette
 
September 7, 2005 "Insurance Firms Adjust Upward," The Chicago Tribune
 
September 6, 2005 "Katrina Economic Impact May Top $100B," The Washington Post
 
September 6, 2005 "The Perfect Storm," The Economist
 
September 6, 2005 "Billion Dollar Blowout," Time
 
September 5, 2005 "Economic Impact Will Be Widespread," USA Today
 
September 5, 2005 "Katrina Toll on Insurers May Grow Clearer," The Washington Post
 
September 5, 2005 "Katrina Insurance Costs Crystallizing," CNNMoney
 
September 5, 2005 "U.S. Economy Able to Absorb Early Jolts," International Herald Tribune
 
September 4, 2005 "Katrina May Curb Economic Growth into 2006," BusinessWeek Online
 
September 3, 2005 The Aftermath of Katrina, NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams

Hemant Shah was included in a segment discussing the impacts of Hurricane Katrina and the Great New Orleans Flood
 

September 2, 2005 "Katrina Could Cost Economy $100B," CNNMoney
 
September 2, 2005 "Survival, Not Insurance, the Priority," MarketWatch
 
September 2, 2005 "Katrina’s Impact Could Top $100 Billion," MSN Money
 
September 2, 2005 "Insurers Say Katrina Damage Losses Growing Daily," Reuters
 
August 31, 2005 "In the Path of Katrina" News Special, ABC Primetime

Robert Muir-Wood was interviewed about Hurricane Katrina
 

August 30, 2005 "Insurers Prepare for a $25bn Bill," The Financial Times

This column about Hurricane Katrina goes into detail of the reinsurance groups thought most likely to be among the worst affected by the storm. RMS' loss estimates are quoted.
 

 

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