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Lessons Hidden In A Quiet Windstorm Season
Wind gusts in excess of 100mph hit remote parts of Scotland earlier this month as a strong jet stream brought windstorms Elon and Felix to…
Location, Location, Location: What Makes a Winds...
While wind speed can indicate a storm’s damageability, two storms with similar peak wind speeds can cause vastly different levels of damage if…
What to expect this 2014-2015 Europe Winter Wind...
When it rains in Sulawesi it blows a gale in Surrey, some 12,000 miles away? While these occurrences may sound distinct and uncorrelated, the…
Matching Modeled Loss Against Historic Loss in E...
To be Solvency II compliant, re/insurers must validate the models they use, which can include comparisons to historical loss experience. In…
Lessons Learned from Winter Windstorm Season in ...
The 2013–2014 winter windstorm season in Europe will be remembered for being particularly active, bringing persistent unsettled weather to the…
When Did Windstorms Become So Wet?
Looking back to the start of the European windstorm season, my colleague Brian Owens pondered whether the insurance industry would experience …
