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• RMS Sees Dorian Wind & Surge Caribbean Industry Loss At Up tTo $6.5bn

  Artemis

  September 10, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian Insured Losses In Bahamas Could Hit $6.5 Billion: RMS

  Claims Journal

  September 10, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian Insured Losses In Caribbean From Wind, Storm-Surge Could Hit $6.5B

  Insurance Journal

  September 10, 2019

• Dorian Insured Losses In Caribbean Could Reach $6.5 Billion: RMS

  Business Insurance

  September 10, 2019

• Cyber Insurance-Linked Securities Will Come 'Sooner Than Later'

  S&P Global

  September 10, 2019

• Dorian Could Drive Industry Loss Of $6.5bn In The Caribbean, Says RMS

  Reinsurance News

  September 10, 2019

• Climate Change On The Business Agenda

  The Insurer

  September 09, 2019

• US Wildfire: A Fundamental Re-evaluation

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 09, 2019

• RMS Estimates $3.5bn-$6.5bn Dorian Loss In Caribbean

  The Insurer

  September 09, 2019

• Legacy Tech Won’t Cut It, Warns RMS Region Head

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 09, 2019

• Convective Storms: The Impact

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 08, 2019

• Dorian Weakens As It Lashes NC, Continues North With Hurricane Winds

  Artemis

  September 06, 2019

• Dorian expected to cause claims on high-value properties: Moody’s

  Business Insurance

  September 05, 2019

• Weakened Dorian Skirts Florida

  Insurance Insider

  September 04, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian Expands And Weakens As It Approaches US

  Trading Risk

  September 04, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian Slams Bahamas, Approaches US

  Insurance Asia News

  September 04, 2019

• RMS Says Few Precedents For Bahamas Dorian Strike

  Insurance Insider

  September 03, 2019

• Notable Cat 2 southeast hurricanes cost insurers average $4.4bn: RMS

  Trading Risk

  September 02, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian slams Bahamas, Florida,expected industry losses range between $11.3bn to $37.2bn

  Asia Insurance Post

  September 02, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian looks set to miss Florida

  Bermuda Re/Insurance

  September 02, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian makes landfall in the Bahamas

  Insurance Asia News

  September 01, 2019

• Hurricane Dorian now 150mph, but track shifts east offshore of Florida

  Artemis

  August 31, 2019

• Focus: Rethinking the modelling of wildfire risk

  Insurance Day

  August 30, 2019

• South Florida landfall would cause ‘sizeable’ reinsurance loss: KBW

  Insurance Day

  August 30, 2019

• RMS: Median of insured loss from Dorian-type hurricanes $24.6bn

  Insurance Insider

  August 30, 2019

• Insured losses from Dorian-like storms $11.3bn-$37.2bn: RMS

  The Insurer

  August 30, 2019

• Destructive winds & storm surge forecast as Dorian reaches Cat 4

  Reinsurance News

  August 30, 2019

• Expected Dorian landfall creeps south

  Insurance Insider

  August 30, 2019

• British Insurance Awards 2019: Risk and Resilience Award - RMS

  Insurance Post

  July 11, 2019

• Christchurch City Council Looks to ILS to Boost Cover; Mayor Dalziel Visits EC3

  Intelligent Insurer

  July 08, 2019

• Insurers Paid Out NZ$40bn Following Christchurch Earthquake

  Insurance Post

  July 04, 2019

• Christchurch Explores ILS Issue in Insurance Overhaul

  Insurance Insider

  July 04, 2019

• Political Headwinds Batter Real-World Rewrite of Flood Insurance

  Bloomberg Environment

  July 02, 2019

• RMS’ New Data Solutions Deliver Real Time, Site-Specific Insights

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  July 01, 2019

• RMS Expands Risk Intelligence platform

  Reinsurance News

  July 01, 2019

• RMS Boosts Data for Primary Underwriters

  Commercial Risk Online

  July 01, 2019

• RMS Releases Underwriting Tools Deliver Rapid, Site-Specific Insights

  Asia Insurance Post

  June 28, 2019

• RMS Launches Underwriting Data Tools

  InsuranceERM

  June 28, 2019

• The Next Best Thing

  IN Magazine (NAMIC)

  June 26, 2019

• RMS’ North Atlantic Hurricane Models Approved by Florida Commission

  Reinsurance News

  June 25, 2019

• Historic Wildfire Suppression Could Lead To 'Mega Loss Events'

  Insurance Business Canada

  June 14, 2019

• Gov. DeSantis Goes Bold On Climate Change. Even Rick Scott Says it’s Real. Now What?

  Sun Sentinel

  May 24, 2019

• RMS Unleashes Open Data Modeling Standard With No License or Fee Required

  Carrier Management

  May 16, 2019

• RMS Launches New Risk Modeling & Data Platform, As It Sunsets RMS(One)

  Reinsurance News

  May 14, 2019

• RMS Launches New Risk Intelligence Platform & Sunsets RMS(One)

  Artemis

  May 14, 2019

• RMS Reworks Core Modelling Platform

  Insurance Insider

  May 14, 2019

• Climate Change & Reinsurance

  ETF.com

  May 02, 2019

• Dave Ruedger, CISO, Risk Management Solutions, Inc.

  Security Current

  May 02, 2019

• Florida cat fund LAE reimbursement increase passes Senate

  Insurance Insider

  May 02, 2019

• RMS updates risk models for Asia Pacific earthquake

  Asia Insurance Review

  April 30, 2019

• RMS appoints Asia-Pacific managing director

  Asia Insurance News

  April 30, 2019

• RMS adds Andy Woodhouse as MD for Asia, Japan

  Reinsurance

  April 29, 2019

• RMS boosts North America and Asia-Pacific capabilities

  Insurance Business Asia

  April 29, 2019

• Reactions unveils London Market Awards 2019 shortlist

  Reactions

  April 29, 2019

• RMS updates U.S. hurricane, Asia quake models. Hires MD for Asia-Pac & Japan

  Artemis

  April 28, 2019

• RMS launches model updates for Asia Pacific earthquake, North Atlantic hurricane

  Reinsurance News

  April 28, 2019

• More Women Die in Natural Disasters—Why? And What Can Be Done?

  Brink

  April 24, 2019

• Student conference provides inspiration

  The Actuary

  April 11, 2019

• Florida Cat Fund LAE Reimbursement Increase Passes Committee

  Insurance Journal

  April 09, 2019

• When Cyber Attack Hit Norsk Hydro, It Was Already Handling a Major Upheaval: RMS

  Insurance Journal

  April 09, 2019

• InsurTechs have failed to make the industry more democratic

  Insurance Insider

  March 25, 2019

• Southeastern U.S. Tornadoes Leave Trail of Destruction

  The Insurance Insider

  March 05, 2019

• Tornadoes Cause ‘Significant Damage’ and Deaths in Southeastern U.S.

  Intelligent Insurer

  March 05, 2019

• Catastrophe Models are Effective Risk Management Tools, but Require an Owner’s Manual

  Insurance Business Canada

  March 05, 2019

• Southeast Tornados Deemed Deadliest in Nearly 6 Years

  P&C Specialist

  March 05, 2019

• Europe’s flood risk is linked to atmospheric ‘seesaw’

  Nature

  March 04, 2019

• First terrorism bond opens the way for more

  Global Capital

  February 28, 2019

• RMS Releases U.S. Wildfire High-Definition Model for Reinsurers

  Law.com

  February 26, 2019

• Suppress a contagion early to avert disaster

  Financial Times

  February 26, 2019

• Thousands of Floridians Aren’t Insuring Their Homes

  NBC Miami

  February 25, 2019

• RMS Launches New HD Wildfire US

  Intelligent Insurer

  February 19, 2019

• RMS to Enhance View of U.S. Wildfire Risk with New HD Model

  Artemis

  February 19, 2019

• RMS Release US Wildfire HD Model

  Continuity Insurance & Risk

  February 15, 2019

• California Plans Law to Tap Wildfire Insurance, Combat Costs

  InsuranceERM

  February 15, 2019

• New law set to transform US data privacy for insurers

  Insurance Day

  February 08, 2019

• Risk modelers take measured view of climate change impacts

  Insurance Insider

  January 29, 2019

• Uptake of Private Flood Remains Low

  National Association of Professional Insurance Agents

  January 29, 2019

• The market for cyber-insurance is growing

  StocksMarket.IN

  January 26, 2019

• RMS names Cihan Biyikoglu Exec VP of Product

  Reinsurance News

  January 25, 2019

• People on the move in the P&C insurance industry

  Property Casualty 360

  January 25, 2019

• RMS appoints Cihan Biyikoglu to executive vice president of product

  Middle East Insurance Review

  January 25, 2019

• The Market for Cyber-Insurance is Growing

  The Economist

  January 24, 2019

• Private Flood Insurers Not Yet Ready to Fill Massive U.S. Protection Gap

  Carrier Management

  January 22, 2019

• Maps Show Where Wildfires Have Burned Over And Over Again in LA County

  Curbed Los Angeles

  January 22, 2019

• Hurricane Florence Demonstrates Perils of Being Underinsured/ Uninsured, Says RMS

  Carrier Management

  January 22, 2019

• Parametric Philippine City Disaster Insurance Pool in the Works

  Artemis

  January 17, 2019

• How Catastrophe Modeling can Help Insurers Price Risk

  Insurance Business New Zeland

  January 12, 2019

• Federal Terrorism Backstop Reduces California Comp Exposures: Study

  Business Insurance

  January 07, 2019

• Tech Giants 'Not Prepared' for Impact of an Earthquake

  The Daily Telegraph

  January 07, 2019

• Episode 12: Dr. Andrew Coburn

  Cyentia Podcast

  January 02, 2019

• Weather-related catastrophes take toll on insurers

  Financial Times

  December 26, 2018

• Indonesia Tsunami Damage Update from RMS

  InsuranceERM

  December 24, 2018

• Assessing Wildfires’ Impact on P/C Insurers’ 2018 Results

  Insurance Journal

  December 20, 2018

• Utilities, Insurance Industry Adapt to California's Fire Disasters

  KCBS

  December 14, 2018

• Op-Ed: Why long-term NFIP reform is a must

  Reactions

  December 13, 2018

• Official Figure on Insured Losses for 2018 California Wildfires Reaches $9B

  Insurance Journal

  December 12, 2018

• PG&E Faces Lawsuits, Coverage Questions After More California Wildfires

  Claims Journal

  December 11, 2018

• Michael losses pushing upper end of estimates

  Insurance Insider

  December 10, 2018

• CAT bonds could be key to paying for wildfire losses

  Marketplace

  December 10, 2018

• Liberty, Chubb count cost of California fires

  Insurance News.AU

  December 10, 2018

• Cat losses returned to ‘normal’ levels over 2018: Peel Hunt

  Reinsurance News

  December 10, 2018

• Complacency kills: Caribbean gears up for tsunamis

  The Montserrat Reporter

  December 10, 2018

• Complacency kills: Caribbean gears up for tsunamis

  MSN.COM

  December 08, 2018

• Complacency kills: Caribbean gears up for tsunamis

  BBC News

  December 08, 2018

• Hours clause questions raised over California wildfire reinsurance claims

  Artemis

  December 07, 2018

• US wildfires may no longer be secondary peril: Aon

  Insurance Insider

  December 06, 2018

• 2018 tropical cyclones caused above-average losses: Munich Re

  Insurance Insider

  December 05, 2018

• Chubb (CB) Provides Q4 Catastrophe Loss Estimate of $195M

  Zack's Investment Research

  December 04, 2018

• Insurer goes Bust from Camp Fire with Millions in Claims Outstanding. How will it Affect Paradise Homeowners?

  Sacramento Bee

  December 03, 2018

• Breaking Down the Protection Gap

  Asia Insurance Review

  December 03, 2018

• Rebuild Paradise? Since 1999, 13 Large Wildfires Burned in the Footprint of the Camp Fire

  Mercury News

  December 02, 2018

• 8 Numbers that Tell the Grim Story of California’s Wildfires

  PBS Newshour

  November 30, 2018

• New Technology gets Consumers’ and Insurers’ Feet Wet on Flood Risk

  Insurance Business Americas

  November 28, 2018

• Duncan Bridgeman: Insuring for Climate Change just got Harder

  NZ Herald

  November 28, 2018

• California fire losses may pass $17 billion: RMS

  InsuranceNews.AU

  November 26, 2018

• How do we cope with wildfires' financial impacts?

  CAL Matters

  November 26, 2018

• Weather extreme heat insurers

  MSN News Germany

  November 24, 2018

• ILS investors count losses from Camp Fire

  Global Reinsurance

  November 23, 2018

• Property & Casualty Insurance Players Going Strong in Q4

  Zacks

  November 23, 2018

• Rain in California raises flood, remains-finding fears

  North West Arkansas Times

  November 22, 2018

• Fitch: reinsurers’ earnings will fall on California wildfire losses

  RISKAFRICA

  November 22, 2018

• Camp Fire nearly overcome as Woolsey extinguished

  Insurance Insider

  November 22, 2018

• Insured wildfire losses may exceed highest estimate: Goldman Sachs

  Reinsurance News

  November 22, 2018

• California wildfire blindsides cat bondholders

  Global Capital

  November 22, 2018

• Wildfire Losses Should Have Been Priced In, Says Fitch

  Seeking Alpha

  November 22, 2018

• California wildfires and environmental radicalism

  American Thinker

  November 22, 2018

• California’s Camp wildfire toll rises by another 1,273 structures destroyed

  Artemis

  November 22, 2018

• Fires in California could cost insurers up to 13...

  Assinews.it

  November 21, 2018

• Reinsurers' earnings to fall on California wildfire losses

  Property Casualty 360

  November 21, 2018

• Death Toll From California Wildfires Climbs to 84 - Reports

  Sputnik

  November 21, 2018

• Camp Fire damages could top $7 billion. Will PG&E get more protection?

  Sacremento Bee

  November 21, 2018

• Woolsey Fire Victims First To Sue Southern California Edison

  Law 360

  November 21, 2018

• Wildfires in California cost US$13 bi for insurance companies

  MSN Brazil

  November 20, 2018

• RMS issues California fire loss estimate

  Bermuda Re

  November 20, 2018

• California wildfires-related insured losses within anticipated level: Fitch

  Reuters

  November 20, 2018

• RMS estimates insured losses from California wildfires to be between $9 Bn and $13 Bn

  Asia Insurance Post

  November 20, 2018

• California wildfire insured estimates rise as commercial losses mount

  Business Insurance

  November 20, 2018

• When disaster strikes: How wildfires affect your insurance

  MSN News

  November 20, 2018

• California Wildfires Seen Costing Insurers Up to $13 Billion

  Bloomberg

  November 19, 2018

• Insured losses related to Calif. wildfires could reach $13B, says RMS

  SNL Financial

  November 19, 2018

• RMS calculates California wildfire costs

  ITIJ

  November 19, 2018

• Fires are billions in damage - already 80 Dead in California

  Handelsblatt

  November 19, 2018

• Wildfires in California cause costs of up to US$ 13 bi to insurance companies

  Valor Economico

  November 19, 2018

• California wildfire insured losses could reach $13 billion: RMS

  Business Insurance

  November 19, 2018

• RMS: Insured Loss Estimate May Reach $13 Billion for California Camp and Woolsey Wildfires

  AM Best

  November 19, 2018

• US: Fires in California Leave Billions in Losses

  PLEnglish

  November 19, 2018

• Losses from California Wildfires To Cost $9-13 Billion

  NewsR

  November 19, 2018

• California wildfires estimated to cost insurers up to $13bn

  Financial Times

  November 19, 2018

• Insurers Grapple with Increasing Wildfire Risk

  Financial Times

  November 18, 2018

• USA: Fires in paradise: Exposure Growth and Catastrophe Risk in the Wildland-Urban Interface

  PreventionWeb

  November 15, 2018

• Insurers Dispatch Wildfire Crews to Save California Homes

  Claims Journal

  November 14, 2018

• Devastating Wildfires set to be the Norm for California

  InsuranceERM

  November 14, 2018

• Californian power companies under scrutiny as wildfires spread

  Financial Times

  November 13, 2018

• How Insurance Industry Might React to ‘New Normal’ of California’s Historic Wildfires

  Insurance Journal

  November 13, 2018

• Swollen Cali Wildfire Risk Hits Insurance, ILS Sectors

  GlobalCapital

  November 13, 2018

• 2018 to be Worst Year in a Decade for Insurers

  Insurance Business

  November 12, 2018

• California Wildfire Insured Losses at Billions of Dollars and Climbing

  Insurance Journal

  November 12, 2018

• Deadly Wildfires Devastate California

  Insurance Insider

  November 12, 2018

• AIG, Chubb Dispatch Wildfire Crews as California Blazes Spread

  Bloomberg

  November 12, 2018

• Insurers brace for more storm damage after quarterly losses of $9bn

  Financial Times

  November 11, 2018

• Three California Wildfires Threaten Thousands of Structures

  Insurance Insider

  November 09, 2018

• From Underwater Mortgages to Underwater Buildings

  WNYC - The New Yorker Radio Hour

  November 09, 2018

• “Not much” risk managers can do to guard against major nat-cats

  Strategic Risk Asia

  November 06, 2018

• RMS warns of left-field disasters

  Insurance News.AU

  November 05, 2018

• Reinsurance Key to Controlling Cat Losses in Japan

  AM Best TV

  November 05, 2018

• A Burning Issue

  Best's Review

  November 01, 2018

• Climate change and the hurricane season

  Asia Insurance Review

  November 01, 2018

• RMS Launches Inland Flood Risk Model for the U.S. in High Definition

  Artemis

  November 01, 2018

• RMS Launches US Inland Flood Risk Model

  InsuranceERM

  November 01, 2018

• RMS Launches U.S Inland Flood HD Model

  Reinsurance News

  November 01, 2018

• RMS forecasts major catastrophes in Asia-Pacific

  Commercial Risk

  October 30, 2018

• Perth, Wellington, Bali make 1-in-100 disaster list

  InsuranceNews

  October 30, 2018

• RMS Lists Top 10 ‘1-in-100-Year’ Events for Asia Pacific Region

  Insurance Journal

  October 30, 2018

• Asia Pacific region to experience even more destructive cat events, says RMS

  Reinsurance News

  October 29, 2018

• Ten 'mega catastrophes' that could hit Asia-Pacific

  Insurance ERM

  October 29, 2018

• Asia Pacific remains highly vulnerable to major catastrophes

  Prevention Web

  October 29, 2018

• Market Leading Solutions Across Asia-Pacific

  Asia Insurance Review

  October 29, 2018

• RMS Lists Top 10 ‘1-in-100-Year’ Events for Asia Pac Region

  Carrier Management

  October 29, 2018

• Major catastrophe threat to Asia-Pacific

  Strategic Risk Asia

  October 29, 2018

• RMS: One-in-100 Year Cats Faced by Asia-Pacific Could Include China Quake and Australia Cyclones

  AM Best

  October 29, 2018

• Coordination Needed to Fix Underinsurance

  Insurance Asia News

  October 26, 2018

• Global Underinsurance has Barely Decreased in Six Years: Lloyd's

  Insurance Post

  October 26, 2018

• Lloyd's Identifies Finance Tools for Disaster Protection

  GlobalCapital

  October 25, 2018

• $163bn Global Insurance Gap Identified

  The Actuary

  October 24, 2018

• RMS Director Urges Companies to consider Europe Flood Risk

  Global Reinsurance

  October 23, 2018

• Hurricane Michael Insurance Claims Pouring in

  Business Insurance

  October 23, 2018

• Ransomware could displace data theft as leading cyber risk

  Insurance Times

  October 23, 2018

• Podcast Episode 117: Insurance Industry Confronts Silent Cyber Risk, Converged Threats

  Security Ledger

  October 23, 2018

• Closing the Insurance Gap Needs Capital Market Support: Lloyd’s

  Artemis

  October 23, 2018

• Hurricane Loss Questions? Join Us on Facebook Live, 1 p.m. ET, Oct. 24

  PropertyCasualty360

  October 22, 2018

• $160bn Insurance Gap in Emerging Nations is Hardly Closing, says Lloyd’s

  Reinsurance News

  October 22, 2018

• RMS Maintains $10bn Upper Limit for Michael, Including NFIP Losses

  Inside FAC

  October 22, 2018

• RMS Confirm Hurricane Michael Losses of up to $10bn

  Commercial Risk Online

  October 22, 2018

• Hurricane Michael Insured Loss up to $10bn: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  October 22, 2018

• 'Insurance Gap' Threatens Disaster-Vulnerable Poor Nations - Lloyd's

  Reuters

  October 22, 2018

• Lloyd’s of London to aid nations’ disaster response

  Financial Times

  October 21, 2018

• RMS Estimates Michael Losses at up to $10bn

  InsuranceERM

  October 20, 2018

• RMS pegs Michael Insured Losses at Upto $10bn

  Reinsurance

  October 19, 2018

• Insured Losses from Hurricane Michael Could be up to USD 10bn

  Actuarial Post

  October 19, 2018

• Insured Losses from Hurricane Michael to be Between USD $6.8 Billion and $10 Billion: RMS

  Asia Insurance Post

  October 19, 2018

• Capital Markets Ideally Placed to meet Emerging ECIS Demand: RMS

  Artemis

  October 19, 2018

• One Event, but a Massive Array of Risks

  Corporate Risk and Insurance

  October 17, 2018

• Jebi Loss Hits $7bn as Fears of Multi-billion Trami Loss Rise

  Insurance Insider

  October 16, 2018

• Why Surprise can Move a Market

  Global Reinsurance

  October 12, 2018

• Georgia Insurance Chief Says to Prepare for Hurricane Michael; State of Emergency Issued

  Insurance Journal

  October 10, 2018

• Hurricane Michael’s current forecast closest to 1975’s Eloise: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  October 09, 2018

• Hurricane Michael a Very Different Storm to Florence: RMS

  Artemis

  October 09, 2018

• Hurricane Michael: Two Days' Old And Still Growing Rapidly

  Property Casualty 360

  October 09, 2018

• Private Flood Insurance Market is a Lifeboat as NFIP Struggles to Keep Head Above Water

  Insurance Business Magazine

  October 08, 2018

• Japan Hit by Eighth Typhoon of the Year

  Insurance Asia Post

  October 05, 2018

• Philippines: Agriculture, Terrorism, and Financial Lines in the Spotlight as Emerging Areas

  Asia Insurance Review

  October 04, 2018

• Terrorism Insurance

  Business Mirror

  October 03, 2018

• Excess and Surplus Lines Market Prospers Amidst Competition

  Business Insurance

  October 02, 2018

• Can We Bear the Cost?

  Leader's Edge

  October 01, 2018

• Reactions Unveils North America Awards Winners!

  Reactions

  September 28, 2018

• Trami to Hit Okinawa En Route to Mainland Japan

  Insurance Insider

  September 28, 2018

• Typhoon Trami to Strike Japan at Cat 3

  Insurance Insider

  September 27, 2018

• RMS and Cambridge University Launch New Data Schema to Manage over $500tn Insurance Exposure

  Asia Insurance Review

  September 26, 2018

• Cyber insurance: Information Age's Comprehensive Guide to Cyber Liability Insurance

  Information Age

  September 26, 2018

• Florence Insured Losses Viewed as ‘Manageable’: Analyst

  Business Insurance

  September 26, 2018

• Insured Florence losses as high as $5bn: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  September 25, 2018

• RMS puts Florence losses at $2.8bn - $5bn

  Trading Risk:

  September 25, 2018

• Hurricane Florence damaged 11,000 more homes due to sea level rise

  Think Progress

  September 25, 2018

• Assessing Florence damage from a bird's-eye view [photos]

  Property Casualty 360

  September 25, 2018

• RMS predicts up to $5bn insured losses from Florence

  Environmental Finance

  September 25, 2018

• Florence loss estimates vary wildly between £2.8bn and $11bn

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 25, 2018

• Florence Estimated Insured Losses: $2.8 – $5B

  Bernews

  September 25, 2018

• Hurricane Florence: People gear up to evacuate after severe flooding in South Carolina

  DNA India

  September 25, 2018

• Waterways rise in South Carolina, residents told to leave

  Thomson Reuters Foundation News (Resilience News)

  September 25, 2018

• Carolina residents prepare for post-Florence flooding

  Saudi Gazette

  September 25, 2018

• Approps to watch

  POLITICO

  September 25, 2018

• Florence puts focus on rising rainfall risks

  Business Insurance

  September 25, 2018

• Florence’s insured losses could be $5 billion

  Insurance Business Magazine

  September 25, 2018

• Florence Estimates Highlight Extent of Flood Protection Gap in Carolinas

  Insurance Day

  September 25, 2018

• Hurricane Florence insured losses to range from $2.8 billion to $5 billion: RMS

  Reuters

  September 24, 2018

• Risk Tracker RMS predicts up to $5 Billion in Insured Losses from Hurricane Florence

  CNBC

  September 24, 2018

• "A Standardised View of Risk is Necessary"

  Insurance Business UK

  September 24, 2018

• RMS Florence estimate maxes out at $5bn

  Reactions

  September 24, 2018

• RMS' DeCicco: Most Florence Losses are Due to Flood, Thus Less Insured

  A.M. BestTV

  September 24, 2018

• Risk tracker RMS predicts up to $5 billion in insured losses from Hurricane Florence

  CNBC

  September 24, 2018

• Florence led to as much as $5bn in insured losses: RMS

  Insurance Insider

  September 24, 2018

• Insured losses from Florence could reach $5 billion: RMS

  Business Insurance

  September 24, 2018

• Thousands in South Carolina brace for post-Florence flooding

  Reuters

  September 22, 2018

• RMS, Cambridge University Launch Data Schema to Manage $500T of Insurance Exposure

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  September 20, 2018

• Exposure Data Standard Needed to Reduce Accumulation & Clash Risk: RMS

  Artemis

  September 19, 2018

• The Worst-Case Scenario Is the Insurer’s Best Tool

  BRINK

  September 17, 2018

• KCC releases $2.5bn insured loss estimate for Hurricane Florence

  Reinsurance News

  September 17, 2018

• Hurricane Florence looms over US east coast

  Financial Times

  September 12, 2018

• Executives On The Move at Zurich, AIG and RMS

  Carrier Management

  September 12, 2018

• HIM: Chasing the Outlier

  Reinsurance

  September 12, 2018

• Why Florence Is Dangerous for Insurers

  Wall Street Journal

  September 12, 2018

• Hurricane Florence Storm Surge, Wind Could Rival Hugo’s $20.5 Billion Reconstructed Loss Value

  Best's Review

  September 12, 2018

• Could Hurricane Florence Cost Insurers $20 Billion?

  Insurance Journal

  September 11, 2018

• Insurers Braced for $20bn Florence Damage

  Insurance Insider

  September 11, 2018

• RMS Names Neil Isford EVP, Sales & Client Development

  Reinsurance News

  September 11, 2018

• Hurricane Florence Takes Aim As Major Storm. What’s At Risk?

  Artemis

  September 11, 2018

• Hurricane Florence Could Cause Insured Losses of $20bn, says RMS

  Reinsurance News

  September 11, 2018

• Insurers Brace for Major Florence Losses

  Trading Risk

  September 11, 2018

• Hurricane Florence Poses $20 Billion Threat for Insurers if History Repeats

  Property Casualty 360

  September 11, 2018

• Florence Becomes Category 4 Hurricane As It Nears US

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 10, 2018

• Florence Bears Down on the Carolinas As Cat 4 Hurricane

  Reinsurance

  September 10, 2018

• Florence May Cost Insurers Up to $20 Billion If History Repeats

  Bloomberg News

  September 10, 2018

• Why Do You Need a Weatherman to Know Which Way the Wind Blows?

  Reinsurance

  September 09, 2018

• A Job Working On Disaster Risk Made This Man Want To Stay In Miami During Hurricane Irma

  WLRN

  September 09, 2018

• Houston Eyes Designer Bonds to Pay for $15 Billion Ike Dike

  Bloomberg News

  August 30, 2018

• Enter the Center

  Insuresilience

  August 28, 2018

• From Insurance Data Management to Data Enlightenment

  Property Casualty 360

  August 23, 2018

• Can We Afford to Keep Rebuilding in the Line of Wildfires?

  Gizmodo

  August 20, 2018

• Hailstorms on Track to again cause over $10 Billion in Insured Losses in 2018

  Business Insurance

  August 14, 2018

• Catastrophe Modeling Platform expands into Cyber Risk

  Insurance Business America

  August 01, 2018

• Executives on the Move at Chubb, XL Innovate and RMS

  Carrier Management

  July 25, 2018

• Over 90% of NJ and NY Homes could have Cheaper Premiums with Private Flood Insurance - Report

  Insurance Business Magazine US

  July 25, 2018

• Gaps in Catastrophe Risk Modeling point to Path forward

  Business Insurance

  July 24, 2018

• RMS unveils expanded Terrorism Model

  InsuranceERM

  July 18, 2018

• RMS updates Terrorism Models to address New Trends

  Reinsurance News

  July 18, 2018

• The latest Launches from RMS, Liberty Mutual and JLT Re

  Carrier Management

  July 18, 2018

• New Cyclone Model hits Australia

  StrategicRisk

  July 15, 2018

• Cat Modeling Firms facing Renewed Pressure on Loss Estimates

  InsuranceERM

  July 13, 2018

• Asia can drive new Phase of ILS Growth: ILS Asia 2018 Speakers

  Artemis

  July 13, 2018

• WCIRB: California Workers’ Comp Written Premium to be Down Again This Year

  Insurance Journal

  June 15, 2018

• Positive signs of bridging CAT protection gap in Asia

  Asia Insurance Review

  June 08, 2018

• RMS responds to AIR's attack on hurricane risk modeling

  InsuranceERM

  May 29, 2018

• Reactions unveils 2018 LatAm Winners!

  Reactions

  May 25, 2018

• California Wildfire shocks prompt drive to improve Exposure Management

  Insurance Day

  May 24, 2018

• Assessing Technology’s impact on Insurance Claims

  Property Casualty 360

  May 22, 2018

• AIR picks fight with RMS over Atlantic Hurricane Models

  InsuranceERM

  May 18, 2018

• RMS sets Record Straight after 2017 Cats

  Reactions

  May 18, 2018

• Modeling the Wild West

  Reactions

  May 17, 2018

• Flood Modeling, Mapping Science Continue to Develop

  A.M. Best

  May 17, 2018

• RMS' Muir-Wood: Unprotected Losses have Far-Reaching Impacts

  A.M. Best

  May 17, 2018

• RMS' Sabbatelli: Key Task for Modelers is Checking Projections against Reality

  A.M. Best

  May 16, 2018

• Disaster Risk Modeling can be Romantic (Although that's not Why South Florida Governments care)

  WLRN

  May 16, 2018

• RMS' White: Insurance Is on the Cusp of a Tech-Based Makeover

  A.M. Best

  May 15, 2018

• Filling in the Flood Gaps

  Reactions

  May 15, 2018

• Human Activity pushes rise in Asia Cats

  Reactions

  May 15, 2018

• RMS' Pritula: Tech Changes Everything, but Not as Quickly as Some Promise

  A.M. Best

  May 15, 2018

• Modelers: Recent Catastrophes put the Spotlight on Flooding

  A.M. Best

  May 14, 2018

• RMS' Van Leer: 2017 Wildfires Write New Chapters in Risk Modeling

  A.M. Best

  May 14, 2018

• RMS' O'Connell: Going Digital Can Uncover Growth Opportunities

  A.M. Best

  May 14, 2018

• RMS' Burgess: China, India Among Regional Leaders in Reducing Large-Scale Risk

  A.M. BestTV

  May 06, 2018

• Claims Management equals Risk Management

  Property Casualty 360

  May 03, 2018

• Cyber Insurance has a Sting in the Tail

  Property Casualty 360

  May 01, 2018

• How Parametric Products work to Supplement Indemnity Policies: RIMS

  Insurance Journal

  April 29, 2018

• RMS' Moss: Risk Models are too Useful to be used by Insurers Only

  A.M. BestTV

  April 18, 2018

• Whitepaper: Insurers urged to begin Location Data Debate

  Insurance Day

  April 04, 2018

• Backstopping Catastrophes was a Quiet Business — then came the Hurricanes

  Institutional Investor

  April 04, 2018

• Insurer to Charge more for High Risk Earthquake Prone Homes

  NZ Herald

  April 03, 2018

• Modeling Weather Risks in the Middle East

  Middle East Insurance Review

  April 01, 2018

• Parametric Insurance: the Future of Risk Transfer?

  Strategic Risk

  March 22, 2018

• Five Insurers Underwrite 60% of US Cyber Premiums

  InsuranceERM

  March 08, 2018

• RMS launches Probabilistic Cyber Risk Model

  InsuranceERM

  March 07, 2018

• RMS announces launch of Re/Insurance Industry's first Probabilistic Cyber Risk Model

  Reinsurance News

  March 07, 2018

• First Probabilistic Cyber Risk Model launched by RMS

  Artemis

  March 07, 2018

• RMS releases Probabilistic Cyber Risk Model with Cyber Solutions v3.0

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  March 07, 2018

• RMS appoints Karen White as CEO

  Asia Insurance Review

  March 02, 2018

• Karen White to Replace Hemant Shah as CEO of RMS

  Reinsurance News

  March 02, 2018

• RMS appoints Silicon Valley Executive White as CEO, Succeeding Shah

  Insurance Journal

  March 02, 2018

• RMS appoints Karen White as CEO

  DMGT

  March 01, 2018

• Catastrophe Modeler RMS names new CEO

  Business Insurance

  March 01, 2018

• RMS appoints Adam Sandler to Run Modeling and Data Solutions

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  March 01, 2018

• RMS taps QBE business transformation officer

  Intelligent Insurer

  February 28, 2018

• RMS hires Sandler from QBE for underwriting transformation focus

  Artemis

  February 28, 2018

• Tackling the U.S. Flood Insurance Challenge

  Property Casualty 360

  February 28, 2018

• RMS names Adam Sandler as Head of Underwriting, Cyber and Model Solutions

  Reinsurance News

  February 28, 2018

• RMS hires QBE's Sandler as Modeling Head

  Trading Risk

  February 28, 2018

• India is Set to become the First and the Only Country to have a Plan and Strategies to Reduce Natural Calamities Losses

  Asia Insurance Post

  February 24, 2018

• Paris flooded; Other Inland Cities may be next

  Paris Globalist

  February 15, 2018

• Modeling Risks: How could it have been worse?

  Asia Insurance Review

  February 09, 2018

• The Long-Term impacts of 2017's Natural Catastrophes

  InsuranceERM

  February 06, 2018

• Why Insurers aren’t rushing to offer Earthquake Insurance in Quebec

  Canadian Underwriter

  February 04, 2018

• RMS strengthens client support in Asia Pacific with new office in Australia

  Asia Insurance Review

  February 04, 2018

• Praedicat raises $6M for Casualty Cat Model development

  Artemis

  January 30, 2018

• California’s Thomas Fire insured losses at up to $2.5bn

  Intelligent Insurer

  January 23, 2018

• Losses from Southern California Fire could reach $2.5B, Expert says

  Insurance Journal

  January 23, 2018

• RMS warns of $2.5bn loss from California's Thomas Fire

  InsuranceERM

  January 23, 2018

• Thomas Wildfire to cost Insurers $1bn-$2.5bn: RMS

  http://www.insuranceinsider.com/thomas-wildfire-to-cost-insurers-1bn-2.5bn-rms

  January 22, 2018

• RMS puts Thomas Fire loss estimate at up to $2.5 billion

  Reinsurance News

  January 22, 2018

• California Thomas wildfire to cost Re/Insurers up to $2.5bn: RMS

  Artemis

  January 22, 2018

• RMS pegs Thomas Fire at $1bn-$2.5bn

  Trading Risk

  January 22, 2018

• InsuranceERM Awards Winners revealed

  InsuranceERM

  January 15, 2018

• How Technology is Influencing the Insurance Industry

  The Record

  January 15, 2018

• Best catastrophe risk modeling solution: RMS

  InsuranceERM

  January 15, 2018

• Banks begin to Model Climate Risk in Loan Portfolios

  Risk.net

  January 15, 2018

• Natural Calamities & Their Impact on Ports & Terminals

  Sea News

  January 12, 2018

• Risk Modellers consult Crystal Balls

  Reactions

  January 03, 2018

• California Wildfires – Understanding and Addressing the Risk

  Insurance Business Americas

  December 22, 2017

• WCIRB Report on California Earthquake Risk Assessment

  WCIRB Wire

  December 18, 2017

• As California Fires blaze, Homeowners fear losing Insurance

  Reuters

  December 18, 2017

• Analysis: RMS Lends Hand to NFIP Rating Update

  Reactions

  December 15, 2017

• Southern California Wildfires burn Homes, force Evacuations

  Intelligent Insurer

  December 08, 2017

• Insurance Claims Keep Rising in Puerto Rico after Hurricane María

  Caribbean Business

  December 08, 2017

• Wildfires take Los Angeles Area by Surprise

  Wall Street Journal

  December 08, 2017

• Don’t Forget About the Sixth Seal (Revelation 6:12)

  Epeak World News

  December 07, 2017

• Managing Risk in Port Developments

  Maritime Journal

  December 06, 2017

• Data Analytics: Fueling the Future of Insurance

  Carrier Management

  December 05, 2017

• Experts See Expanding Role for Parametric Insurance, Including for U.S. Disasters

  Insurance Journal

  November 22, 2017

• RMS advises caution over Maria Insured Loss Estimates

  Commercial Risk Online

  November 21, 2017

• RMS Comments: What’s Next If Flood Insurance Reform Passes? If It Fails?

  Insurance Journal

  November 20, 2017

• Episode 7: Christos Mitas

  Cyentia Podcast

  November 20, 2017

• RMS suggests Rivals overstated Maria losses

  The Insurance Insider

  November 17, 2017

• Maria losses less than some Estimates: RMS

  Trading Risk

  November 17, 2017

• Flood Programme overhaul passes US House

  Insurance Day

  November 15, 2017

• All South Floridians in the House voted against Flood-Insurance overhaul. Here’s Why

  Miami Herald

  November 14, 2017

• Las Vegas Massacre may add more than $1 Billion to Insurer Costs

  Bloomberg Markets

  November 10, 2017

• California Wildfire Insured Losses could reach $8 Billion: Aon Benfield

  Reinsurance News

  November 09, 2017

• The Weight of Water

  CFO Magazine

  November 06, 2017

• California Wildfire Insured Losses at $3.3 Billion and Climbing

  Reinsurance News

  November 01, 2017

• Parametric Insurance explored for U.S. Disasters

  Claims Journal

  October 31, 2017

• RMS puts Wine Country Wildfire Losses at up to $8 Billion

  Reinsurance News

  October 30, 2017

• RMS ups Wine Country Wildfire Estimate to $6bn-8bn

  Insurance Insider

  October 27, 2017

• Insured Loss Estimates from California Wildfires Now up to $8 Billion

  Insurance Journal

  October 27, 2017

• RMS strengthens Client support in Asia Pacific with new Office in Australia

  Asia Insurance Review

  October 27, 2017

• Dr. Pierre Wiart to lead RMS’ new Sydney Office

  Reinsurance News

  October 25, 2017

• Think "What If" to better analyse Risks-Lloyd's/RMS

  Asia Insurance Review

  October 25, 2017

• RMS recruits Munich Re’s Arnoldussen

  Insurance Insider

  October 23, 2017

• Hurricane Maria to cost Lloyd’s $900mn

  Trading Risk

  October 23, 2017

• Analyzing near misses can help with Capacity Management, Capital Calibration: RMS, Lloyd’s

  Canadian Underwriter

  October 23, 2017

• RMS hires Arnoldussen, former Germany & Asia Pacific Head at Munich Re

  Artemis

  October 23, 2017

• Billions in Losses – where will Wildfires rank among California’s Costliest Disasters?

  The Sacramento Bee

  October 20, 2017

• A Lloyd’s report urges insurers to ask “what if?”

  The Economist

  October 20, 2017

• California wildfires threaten a $4.6 billion+ industry loss: Moody’s

  Reinsurance News

  October 17, 2017

• Insurance Payouts may not cover all Wildfire Damage for California Wineries

  Reuters

  October 17, 2017

• Hurricane Nate Insured losses will not Exceed $500 Million: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  October 16, 2017

• Up to 15,000 Structures worth nearly $14 billion at Risk from Cali Wildfires: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  October 16, 2017

• Flood Modeling is Challenging but Vital

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 16, 2017

• California Wildfires Threaten Significant Losses for P/C Insurers, Moody’s Says

  Insurance Journal

  October 16, 2017

• Call to Capital Markets to aid in rebuilding Nations after Disaster

  Global Capital

  October 15, 2017

• Q3 Cat Losses to lead to Price rises for London Market insurers

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 13, 2017

• California Wineries are still in Crisis as Wildfires Rage on

  CNN Money

  October 13, 2017

• Death Toll in California Wildfires reaches 29

  Financial Times

  October 12, 2017

• How to Prepare for Disaster

  KQED Radio

  October 11, 2017

• Houston will get hit with Another Harvey. Now’s the Time for it to get Ready.

  Huffington Post

  October 10, 2017

• California Wildfires are a ‘Larger Scale Disaster’

  Insurance Journal

  October 10, 2017

• Thousands of Homes at Risk from Northern California Wildfires

  Business Insurance

  October 10, 2017

• Asian Nations weigh potential of Risk Pools

  Trading Risk

  October 05, 2017

• US Property Underwriters begin push for Rate rises

  The Insurance Insider

  October 03, 2017

• RMS raises California Wine Country Loss Estimate to $6bn-$8bn

  Inside FAC

  October 03, 2017

• The latest launches from Willis Towers Watson, Beazley/Generali and RMS

  Carrier Management

  October 03, 2017

• Food, Water, Fuel Shortages Persist as Trump set to visit Puerto Rico

  The Globe and Mail

  October 02, 2017

• What If?

  Leader's Edge

  October 02, 2017

• Puerto Rico Power Outage set to hurt Global Reinsurers

  Reuters

  September 29, 2017

• RMS estimates Hurricane Maria Insured Losses at $15bn to $30bn

  Commercial Risk Online

  September 29, 2017

• People on the Move in the P&C Insurance Industry: Sept 29, 2017

  Property Casualty 360

  September 29, 2017

• Insured Losses from Maria could reach US $30bn

  CIR Magazine

  September 29, 2017

• Maria insured losses $15bn-$30bn: RMS

  Trading Risk

  September 28, 2017

• What We Learn from Major Hurricanes

  Insurance Journal TV

  September 25, 2017

• RMS makes new Hire to Lead US Inland Flood Model

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 25, 2017

• The Importance of Technological Advances for Cat Modelers

  Insurance Journal TV

  September 25, 2017

• How Hurricane Irma compared to Hurricane Harvey

  Insurance Journal TV

  September 25, 2017

• RMS appoints Pete Dailey VP, Global Flood Models Team

  Reinsurance News

  September 25, 2017

• Risk Modelers put Mexico City Quake Loss at up to US $4.8bn

  Artemis

  September 25, 2017

• Latest Deadly Quake, Volcanic Ash spread Alarm in Mexcio

  Eyewitness News

  September 24, 2017

• Latest Mexico Quake spreads Alarm, Some Rescue Efforts Suspended

  Reuters

  September 23, 2017

• Hurricane Irma Insurance Industry Loss up to $55bn: RMS

  Artemis

  September 21, 2017

• Hurricane Irma Insured Losses could reach $55 Billion: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  September 21, 2017

• Lessons Learned from the 2017 Hurricane Season

  Insurance Journal TV

  September 21, 2017

• RMS puts Irma Insured Losses at $35bn-$55bn

  Trading Risk

  September 20, 2017

• Irma Loss up to $55bn as Caribbean Claims mount: RMS

  The Insurance Insider

  September 20, 2017

• Hurricane Maria Exposes a Common Problem for Puerto Rico Homeowners: No Insurance

  Wall Street Journal

  September 20, 2017

• Sept. 7 Mexican quake could cost insurers up to $1 billion

  Business Insurance

  September 20, 2017

• Irma Losses in U.S. and Caribbean could reach $50 billion while Jose could cause ‘Minor to Moderate Coastal Flooding’ in New England

  Canadian Underwriter

  September 18, 2017

• Catastrophe Models are good for the Insurance Business

  Financial Times

  September 16, 2017

• ‘Hidden Flood’ could push Harvey Loss to $40 Billion: RMS

  The Insurance Insider

  September 15, 2017

• Hurricane Irma tests the Catastrophe Bond Market

  Financial Times

  September 15, 2017

• Cost of Harvey and Irma Damage could hit $70 Billion, Insurer says

  The Guardian

  September 12, 2017

• Irma Loss comparable to Katrina/ Sandy

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 12, 2017

• Trying to put a Dollar Figure on a Disaster

  Marketplace

  September 11, 2017

• Flood a Significant Contributor to Irma Loss: RMS

  Insurance Insider

  September 11, 2017

• Irma Misses Insurers’ Danger Zone

  Wall Street Journal

  September 11, 2017

• US insurers, Cities well placed to cope with Irma and Harvey – Moms and Pops less so

  GlobalCapital

  September 11, 2017

• Europe’s Reinsurers Jump as Florida Avoids Worst From Irma

  Bloomberg

  September 11, 2017

• The U.S. has been hit by Two Giant Hurricanes. Here's the Financial Toll

  CNN Money

  September 11, 2017

• Counterfactual Analysis and Terrorism Risk

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 10, 2017

• Irma unleashes its fury on South Florida

  Financial Times

  September 10, 2017

• Private Harvey Loss could be $18bn-$25bn: RMS

  The Insurance Insider

  September 09, 2017

• Hurricane Irma Track in Westward shift, remains on Course for Florida

  Artemis

  September 09, 2017

• As Irma tracks West, impact to ILS Market lessens: Brookes, RMS

  Artemis

  September 09, 2017

• Hurricane Irma Batters Florida

  Mother Jones

  September 09, 2017

• Miami Beach has spent $500 Million preparing for Climate Change. But that won't help during Irma

  TIME

  September 08, 2017

• RMS: 90% likelihood Irma Loss is Sub-$85bn

  The Insurance Insider

  September 08, 2017

• How Big is Hurricane Irma?

  The Washington Post

  September 08, 2017

• Here’s Why Florida Is so Much More Vulnerable to a Hurricane Like Irma Right Now

  Mother Jones

  September 08, 2017

• Insurers brace for big Loss as Irma heads toward Florida

  Business Insurance

  September 08, 2017

• Hurricane Irma’s Toll in the Caribbean coming to Light

  Business Insurance

  September 07, 2017

• Caribbean Islands face 'Devastating Loss': RMS

  The Insurance Insider

  September 07, 2017

• Hurricane Harvey has Exposed the Inadequacy of Flood Insurance

  The Economist

  September 07, 2017

• RMS Estimates Major Insured Losses in Three Caribbean Nations After Hurricane Irma

  A.M. Best

  September 07, 2017

• Hurricanes: Risk Analytics in a World of Uncertainty

  InformationWeek

  September 07, 2017

• Reinsurers to Pay Out 75-100% of NFIP Cover: RMS

  The Insurance Insider

  September 05, 2017

• Shifting Landscape

  Canadian Underwriter

  September 05, 2017

• Hurricane Irma's 150 mph Winds Stalk Florida - European Insurance Stocks Hit

  TheStreet

  September 05, 2017

• Port of Houston escaped major Hurricane Harvey damage: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  September 05, 2017

• Risk Mitigation Post-Sandy Limit Marine Cargo losses from Hurricane Harvey

  Commercial Risk Online

  September 05, 2017

• Breaking the Silence: Cyber Physical Cat Models Emerging

  Insurance Journal

  September 04, 2017

• Hurricane Harvey top Three Loss Event for NFIP

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 04, 2017

• RMS: Harvey to Cost NFIP $7bn-$10bn

  Trading Risk

  September 04, 2017

• NFIP receives over 67,000 Harvey Claims, puts Reinsurance in Play

  Reinsurance News

  September 04, 2017

• NFIP could Payout 7-10 Billion Hurricane Harvey Claims: RMS

  Reinsurance News

  September 04, 2017

• After Harvey, are Epic Rains the New Normal?

  National Geographic

  September 01, 2017

• Harvey’s Wrath: $55B worth of Houston Commercial Real Estate may be under Water

  The Real Deal

  August 31, 2017

• Wetlands stopped $625 Million in Property Damage during Hurricane Sandy. Can they help Houston?

  PBS Newshour

  August 31, 2017

• Harvey Economic Losses may reach $90bn

  Intelligent Insurer

  August 31, 2017

• Harvey’s Economic Losses may reach $90bn: RMS

  Insurance Insider

  August 30, 2017

• Tracking Harvey's Toll: Economic Loss Estimates soar to as High as $90 Billion

  Dallas News

  August 30, 2017

• Harvey Damages Could Cost Up to $90 Billion

  Bloomberg

  August 30, 2017

• Harvey moves into Louisiana, Rainfall continues

  Business Insurance

  August 30, 2017

• Harvey knocks out more Refineries, shifting Global Oil Flows

  Washington Post

  August 30, 2017

• First Harvey Damage Estimates off the Charts

  Axios

  August 30, 2017

• Harvey may be among the World’s Costliest Recent Catastrophes

  Bloomberg

  August 30, 2017

• Here are the Insurers who will Face the Biggest Hit from Harvey

  Insurance Business

  August 30, 2017

• Economic Losses From Storm Harvey Could Total $70-90 Billion: RMS

  Reuters

  August 30, 2017

• How a Disaster’s Economic Impacts Are Calculated

  The Atlantic

  August 29, 2017

• Insured Losses from Harvey Stacking Up

  Royal Gazette

  August 29, 2017

• How Much Damage Will Harvey Cause?

  CNN Money

  August 28, 2017

• Wind-Linked Insurance Losses From Hurricane Harvey Likely Below $6 billion - RMS

  Reuters

  August 25, 2017

• Hurricane Harvey – Catastrophe Bond Exposure

  Artemis

  August 25, 2017

• Harvey Wind Loss Likely in the Billions - RMS

  Reactions

  August 25, 2017

• Texas on Track for First Hurricane Strike Since 2008

  The Insurance Insider

  August 24, 2017

• Tropical Storm Harvey Could Turn into Hurricane in Texas

  Intelligent Insurer

  August 24, 2017

• Harvey to Near Hurricane Status as Texas Set for Torrential Rains

  Artemis

  August 24, 2017

• 25 Years On: Lessons Learned from Hurricane Andrew

  Insurance Business America

  August 24, 2017

• 25 Years Later: How Florida’s Insurance Industry Has Changed Since Hurricane Andrew

  Insurance Journal

  August 24, 2017

• Why and How P/C Insurance Carriers Should Work with Insurtechs

  Insurance Journal

  August 15, 2017

• Blockchains Get Into the Catastrophe Business

  Bloomberg

  August 11, 2017

• Environmental Risk Management: A Must for Banks, says PBOC Expert

  GlobalCapital

  August 08, 2017

• Breaking the Silence: Cyber Physical Cat Models Emerging

  Carrier Management

  August 04, 2017

• Daniel Stander on Catastrophe Bonds

  Bloomberg Markets

  August 03, 2017

• Cyberattacks Reach the Physical Realm

  Risk & Insurance

  July 27, 2017

• Symbiotic Relationship Between ILS & Reinsurance Key for Asia

  Artemis

  July 25, 2017

• World Bank to Help Run London Catastrophe Centre

  Reactions

  July 20, 2017

• Insurance Could Shoulder More Developing World Disaster Losses

  Trading Risk

  July 20, 2017

• Is it Time to Rethink Humanitarian Insurance?

  Thomson Reuters Foundation News

  July 20, 2017

• RMS Highlights Potential of Catastrophe Re/insurance Schemes in Low Income Countries

  Reinsurance News

  July 17, 2017

• RMS Launches New Models For Tropical Cyclone & Earthquake In Asia Pacific

  Insurance Journal

  July 12, 2017

• Insurance Could Cut $29 Billion Natural Disaster Bill For Poor Nations

  Reuters

  July 12, 2017

• RMS Adds Asia-Pacific Tropical Cyclone & Earthquake Risk Models

  Artemis

  July 12, 2017

• RiskAssessor To Enhance Industry’s View Of Hurricane Risk: RMS

  Artemis

  June 30, 2017

• Climate Change Pushes Ominous Clouds Over Southern US

  Financial Times

  June 30, 2017

• Climate Change Will Hit These U.S. Economies Hardest

  Futurity

  June 30, 2017

• RMS Releases Auditable Custom Vulnerability Modeling Solution

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  June 30, 2017

• Estimating Economic Damage From Climate Change In The United States

  Science

  June 29, 2017

• Analysis: GDPR Fines Likely Uninsurable – Cyber Panel

  Reactions

  June 28, 2017

• Our Flood Insurance System Is Broken. Here’s How We Fix It.

  The Hill

  June 22, 2017

• Fatal Blaze May Make High-Rises Uninsurable: Risk Expert

  Law360

  June 19, 2017

• Weather System Revamp Hopes To Bring Sunshine To US Economy

  The Guardian

  June 18, 2017

• Grenfell Tower Will Forever Stand As A Rebuke To The Right

  The Guardian

  June 16, 2017

• Attacks On Western Cities Prompt Insurers To Adapt

  Reuters

  June 15, 2017

• Man-Made Earthquakes aren’t just Real—They’re Officially an Insurance Risk

  Good

  June 12, 2017

• New RMS Model Shows Potential For Larger Earthquakes

  Trading Risk

  June 12, 2017

• RMS Releases Updated N. America Earthquake Models For U.S., Canada & Mexico

  Insurance Journal

  June 09, 2017

• RMS Updates North America Quake Models For U.S., Canada And Mexico

  Canadian Underwriter

  June 09, 2017

• FOCUS: Mitigating the Risks of Climate Change

  Insurance Day

  June 05, 2017

• Wading Into Uncertain Waters

  Best's Review

  June 02, 2017

• Insuring The Uninsurable

  Best's Review

  June 02, 2017

• UN Says Risk Transfer Key To Managing Disasters

  Trading Risk

  June 02, 2017

• Modeling And Analytics: Building On Strong Foundations

  Asia Insurance Review

  June 01, 2017

• Cyber Risk Aggregation A Threat To Re/insurer Solvency

  Reinsurance News

  June 01, 2017

• Freeports, Specie, and Hubs of Culture: Unique and Concentrated Risks

  IUMI Eye Newsletter

  June 01, 2017

• Florida Commission Approves RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models

  Reinsurance News

  May 26, 2017

• How To Accelerate The Understanding Of Disaster Risk

  PreventionWeb

  May 24, 2017

• Cyber Attacks: Criminals Could Use Attacks To Disable Key Buildings, Experts Warn

  Sunday Express

  May 21, 2017

• Terrorism Insurance Is Changing - Here’s How

  Insurance Business Magazine

  May 19, 2017

• Companies Use Kidnap Insurance To Guard Against Ransomware Attacks

  Reuters

  May 19, 2017

• A ‘Cure’ For Catastrophe?

  Citiscope

  May 18, 2017

• WannaCry Could Be First Cyber Catastrophe: RMS

  Insurance Day

  May 17, 2017

• WannaCry Ransomware Attack “Arguably The First Ever Cyber-Catastrophe”: RMS Cyber Expert

  Canadian Underwriter

  May 16, 2017

• 'Resilience Bonds': A Secret Weapon Against Catastrophe

  BBC

  May 16, 2017

• Insurance: Robots learn the business of covering risk

  Financial Times

  May 16, 2017

• ‘Sustainable Insurance’: Seven Takeaways From The First-Ever Summit of Insurers And City Leaders

  Citiscope

  May 12, 2017

• Terrorism Risk Modeling: The Logic of Terror

  Reactions

  May 12, 2017

• RMS Wins Latin America Risk Modeler Of The Year Award

  Finance Colombia

  May 10, 2017

• Cyber Crime Fears Drive Up Demand For Anti-Hacker Insurance

  Bloomberg

  May 09, 2017

• RMS Expands Risk Solutions For Asia-Pacific With Launch Of Agriculture Risk Models

  Far Eastern Agriculture

  May 04, 2017

• Data Leads Cyber Exposure, Silent Or Catastrophic Cyber Risk Is ILS’ Future

  Artemis

  May 03, 2017

• Rewarding Resilience

  Risk & Insurance

  May 02, 2017

• New & Enhanced RMS Cyber Model Highlights Challenge And Opportunity For Re/insurers

  Reinsurance News

  May 02, 2017

• Banks At Risk From Drought, Reveals Groundbreaking Research

  GlobalCapital

  April 13, 2017

• Insurers Scramble To Put A Price On A Cyber Catastrophe

  MIT Technology Review

  April 06, 2017

• Climate-Threatened Louisiana Rebrands Itself As 'Master Of Disaster'

  Thomson Reuters Foundation News

  April 05, 2017

• Re/insurers’ Future In Combining Risk Reduction And Transfer: RMS Exceedance Conference

  Reinsurance News

  March 29, 2017

• Want Good Cyber Insurance? Read The Fine Print

  CSO Online

  March 16, 2017

• RMS Releases New India And China Agriculture Risk Models

  Reinsurance News

  March 13, 2017

• RMS Adds Agricultural Risk Models For India And China

  Artemis

  March 13, 2017

• Companies Strategize As Climate Policies Possibly Change

  WNYC

  February 28, 2017

• Modeling Firm RMS Names Mike Pritula President

  Asia Insurance Review

  February 24, 2017

• Modeling Firm RMS Names Mike Pritula President

  Middle East Insurance Review

  February 24, 2017

• Regulators Approve RMS Colombian Earthquake Model

  Finance Colombia

  February 22, 2017

• Colombia’s Regulator Approves RMS Earthquake Model For Use By Insurers

  Insurance Journal

  February 21, 2017

• RMS Colombia Earthquake Model Approved By Regulator

  Reinsurance News

  February 21, 2017

• The Latest Launches From Ironshore, Argo Group And RMS

  Carrier Management

  February 21, 2017

• ILS Can And Will Do So Much More, Say ILS NYC 2017 Speakers

  Artemis

  February 15, 2017

• RMS hires Mike Pritula as President

  Artemis

  February 14, 2017

• RMS appoints Mike Pritula as president, effective March 1

  Canadian Underwriter

  February 14, 2017

• Risk modeler RMS appoints president

  Business Insurance

  February 14, 2017

• RMS hires ex-McKinsey exec Pritula

  Reinsurance News

  February 14, 2017

• Physical cyber terrorism risks are limited – RMS

  Reactions

  February 08, 2017

• Full Spectrum: Reflecting On ILS Innovation

  Reactions

  February 07, 2017

• Insurance Industry Can Risk-Proof India

  Asia Insurance Review

  February 06, 2017

• IBHS Licenses RMS Catastrophe Models to Drive Construction Safety

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  January 30, 2017

• U.S. Storm Centre Issues High-Risk Outlook For January

  Canadian Insurance Top Broker

  January 26, 2017

• RMS Targets Risk Modeler 1.0 On RMS(one) For Spring 2017

  Artemis

  January 26, 2017

• U.S. Storm Prediction Center issues high risk outlook for January for first time in two decades: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  January 26, 2017

• In Reinsurance Tax Debate, Florida, Louisiana and Texas Have Most to Lose: Report

  RiskMarketNews

  January 24, 2017

• QBE To License RMS Cyber Model

  CIR Magazine

  January 06, 2017

• Strong & continued appetite for parametric ILS solutions, says RMS

  Artemis

  January 05, 2017

• Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management Deploys RMS Exposure Manager for Risk Accumulation Management

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  January 04, 2017

• Full-Year Review 2016: Latin America

  Global Reinsurance

  December 31, 2016

• Full-Year Review 2016: Europe

  Global Reinsurance

  December 31, 2016

• Berlin lorry attack signals changing terror threat: RMS

  Commercial Risk Europe

  December 22, 2016

• Making models for manmade quakes/Waste water well liability: a difficult issue for insurers to grasp

  Reactions

  December 21, 2016

• Terrorists following ‘path of least resistance’ as security increased: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  December 20, 2016

• ILS choice of hurricane model currency questioned

  Trading Risk

  December 20, 2016

• RMS’ Farhana Alarakhiya On The Speed Of Change In Insurance (subscription only)

  Intelligent Insurer

  December 20, 2016

• Top Florida Stories of 2016: The End of Florida’s Hurricane Drought

  Insurance Journal

  December 14, 2016

• NASA microsatellite mission could breathe new life into hurricane prediction

  Science Magazine

  December 08, 2016

• Insurers grapple with cyber-attacks that spill over into physical damage

  The Economist

  December 03, 2016

• RMS Peru Earthquake Model and Actuaries Climate Index Are Launched

  Insurance Journal

  December 01, 2016

• Actuaries Climate Index, RMS Peru Earthquake Model Ready for Market

  Carrier Management

  November 30, 2016

• Tianjin multi-billion dollar cargo loss

  All About Shipping

  November 22, 2016

• Significant damage not expected from Japanese earthquake: RMS

  Artemis

  November 22, 2016

• At least 14 people injured after Japan earthquake

  Canadian Underwriter

  November 22, 2016

• New Zealand Hit by Powerful Earthquake

  Carrier Management

  November 14, 2016

• New Technologies Improving Hurricane Mitigation and Building Resiliency

  Carrier Management

  November 09, 2016

• India: Over half of the country vulnerable to earthquakes

  Middle East Insurance Review

  November 04, 2016

• FICCI and UNISDR Conduct the "First Private Sector Conference: GLOBAL UNITED FUND Business Investment Opportunities"

  The Telegraph

  November 03, 2016

• More than half of India's area vulnerable to earthquakes

  India Today

  November 02, 2016

• ‘More than half of India’s area vulnerable to earthquakes’

  Financial Express

  November 02, 2016

• More than half of India's area vulnerable to earthquakes'

  Business Standard

  November 02, 2016

• RMS appoints ex-Benfield capital markets head Steel to executive team

  Artemis

  November 01, 2016

• RMS hires former AXIS Capital CRO to join exec team

  Intelligent Insurer

  November 01, 2016

• Executives On The Move at Starr Companies, Lemonade and RMS

  Carrier Management

  November 01, 2016

• RMS hires former Axis risk officer (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  November 01, 2016

• RMS hires Axis CRO as global head of solutions (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance ERM

  November 01, 2016

• Natural catastrophes and the protection gap

  Environmental Finance

  October 26, 2016

• Coastal wetlands prevented more than US$625 million in property damages during Hurricane Sandy in 2012: report

  Canadian Underwriter

  October 25, 2016

• Wetlands prevented $625m in property damage during Sandy (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  October 25, 2016

• California – Coastal wetlands save hundreds of millions of dollars in flood damages during hurricanes

  Coastal News Today

  October 25, 2016

• US$600m in property losses prevented during Hurricane Sandy by coastal wetlands

  Continuity Insurance and Risk

  October 25, 2016

• Matthew will be costliest Atlantic hurricane since Sandy (Subscription required to view article)

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 21, 2016

• Deluge of claims hit insurers

  The Times

  October 21, 2016

• Hurricane Matthew costliest to the reinsurance industry since Sandy

  The Actuary

  October 21, 2016

• Loss estimates for Hurricane Matthew are shrinking (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance ERM

  October 21, 2016

• RMS: Matthew losses for US could reach $5bn (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  October 21, 2016

• Hurricane Matthew insured loss up to $5bn U.S., $3bn Caribbean: RMS

  Artemis

  October 21, 2016

• RMS Hurricane Matthew Insured Loss Estimate: $5B in U.S., $3B for Caribbean

  Carrier Management

  October 21, 2016

• Risk modelling firm RMS sees Hurricane Matthew U.S insured losses between $1.5 bln and $5 bln

  Reuters

  October 21, 2016

• Hurricane Matthew insured losses less than $5bn for US – RMS (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  October 21, 2016

• RMS suggests $3.25bn Matthew median (Subscription required to view article)

  Inside FAC

  October 21, 2016

• Matthew losses could be as low as $2.5bn: RMS (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Insider

  October 20, 2016

• How strong is ‘disaster culture’ in earthquake-prone L.A.?

  Los Angeles Times

  October 16, 2016

• How People Can Better Avoid Catastrophe

  Jefferson Public Radio

  October 14, 2016

• Natural Disaster Expert: US Is Manufacturing Its Own Destruction With Poor Planning

  Wisconsin Public Radio

  October 14, 2016

• How Hurricane Matthew's last-minute wobble spared South Florida

  Sun Sentinel

  October 14, 2016

• Hurricane Matthew May Be Gone, But Insurance Industry’s Work is Just Starting

  Insurance Journal

  October 14, 2016

• Reinsurers pay out as Bahamas eyes $400mn Matthew loss (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Insider

  October 13, 2016

• The $20bn ‘wobble’: how a slight change in Hurricane Matthew’s path averted one of the largest catastrophe losses on record (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  October 13, 2016

• Mitigating risk

  Macau Business Daily

  October 13, 2016

• Back on track with RMS(one) (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance ERM

  October 11, 2016

• Hurricane Matthew may cause $25-30 bln in insurance losses

  Reuters

  October 07, 2016

• Hurricane Matthew has potential to trigger cat bonds & ILS: RMS

  Artemis

  October 06, 2016

• Insurers Fall, Led by Universal, on Florida Hurricane Risk

  Bloomberg

  October 06, 2016

• Matthew bears down on Florida's east coast (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Insider

  October 05, 2016

• Meranti a reminder of ILS potential in China, but unlikely a huge loss: RMS

  Artemis

  September 15, 2016

  Robert Muir-Wood and Ben Brookes discuss the meteorological and ILS market impacts of Typhoon Meranti.

• RMS Launches New Exposure Management Program on RMS Platform

  Insurance Journal

  September 13, 2016

  The Exposure Manager user interface is designed to be flexible and intuitive and utilize the extensive library of RMS hazard layers to democratize access to its analytics across the firm.

• RMS(one) comes to market

  Reactions

  September 13, 2016

  Exposure Manager is an exposure analytics tool that will give firms a much clearer view on their risk accumulations.

• RMS launches new exposure management tool

  Continuity Risk and Insurance

  September 12, 2016

  RMS has released Exposure Manager, the first solution to be released on the RMS(one) platform.

• RMS(one) platform launches first solution (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  September 12, 2016

  Eric Yau discusses the research behind the development of Exposure Manager.

• RMS launches first RMS(one) tool (Subscription require to view article)

  Insurance ERM

  September 12, 2016

  Eric Yau says that the release of Exposure Manager is a significant milestone in the RMS(one) product roadmap.

• RMS launches exposure management solution (Subscription required to view article)

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 12, 2016

  Exposure Manager will give firms a much clearer view of their risk accumulations to better manage volatility.

• The Latest Launches From Allianz, RMS, Willis Re and More

  Carrier Management

  September 12, 2016

  Exposure Manager is the first solution to run on the RMS(one) platform.

• First solution launched on RMS(one) platform (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Insider

  September 12, 2016

  Exposure Manager is designed to help firms better manage volatility by offering a clearer view of their risk accumulations.

• Autumn Books to Fall For

  Science Magazine

  September 09, 2016

  Robert Muir-Wood's new book Cure For Catastrophe is reviewed and praised in Science Magazine's fall book picks.

• Containment strategy

  Insider Quarterly

  September 08, 2016

  Gordon Woo and Charlotte Acton discuss the growing pandemic bond market.

• When Will New York City Sink?

  New York Magazine

  September 07, 2016

  Robert Muir-Wood says that there is a mismatch of time horizons between insurance policies and real estate investment when thinking of natural catastrophe risk.

• Hurricane Hermine Losses Seen as ‘Manageable’ for Insurers

  Bloomberg

  September 01, 2016

  Hurricane Hermine is unlikely to be an event that has a meaningful impact on soft reinsurance market conditions.

• Hurricane Hermine insured losses expected to be manageable

  Artemis

  September 01, 2016

  Ben Brookes explains that Hermine is likely to have no significant impact on the catastrophe bond market and will not cause major insurance industry loss.

• Lack of Italy earthquake coverage limits insurers' losses

  Reuters

  August 26, 2016

  Robert Muir-Wood explains that because there is little higher value property in the towns and villages affected, insurance losses will be limited as residential properties are generally uninsured for earthquake.

• Europe Flood Risk: A New Growth Opportunity for the Industry

  Carrier Management

  August 24, 2016

  Maurizio Savina and Adrian Mark write about new modeling capabilities that will help (re)insurers better understand the complexities of flood risk and grow their flood portfolios in Europe.

• High resolution flood data from RMS an opportunity for risk capital

  Artemis

  August 22, 2016

  RMS has released a new suite of high resolution Europe Inland Flood Hazard Data that will provide global (re)insurers with a greater opportunity to write business for underinsured flood risk.

• Louisiana flooding “one of the most significant” natural disasters since Superstorm Sandy, 40,000-60,000 properties affected: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  August 19, 2016

  Jeff Waters explains that the Louisiana flooding is an example of what could happen as a result of climate change and increased greenhouse gases.

• South Carolina Approves Updated RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models

  Insurance Journal

  August 18, 2016

  Versions 15.0 and 15.0.1 of the RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models have been approved by South Carolina’s Department of Insurance for the purpose of residential rate filings.

• How Climate Change Will Redraw Louisiana’s Flood Maps

  Wired

  August 17, 2016

  Jeff Waters discusses how better modeling in recent years can lead to better estimates of risk in certain places, allowing private insurers to price policies accordingly really understand how risky locations are.

• RMS highlights huge catastrophe insured loss potential for global ports

  Artemis

  August 08, 2016

  RMS analysis reveals that a combination of cargo type and the type of natural disaster risk are significant drivers of potential losses.

• RMS estimates potential 1-in-500 year catastrophe loss at 10 sea ports

  Canadian Underwriter

  August 08, 2016

  RMS analyzes the potential insured losses at ten global ports.

• Top 10: Ports that are High Insurance Risk

  The Maritime Executive

  August 08, 2016

  RMS analysis highlights ports around the world pose a high insurance risk showing that six of the ten ports most at risk are in the U.S.

• Japan, China, U.S. Ports Seen at Highest Catastrophe Risk

  Bloomberg

  August 08, 2016

  Chris Folkman says that the industry needs to cease its guessing game when determining catastrophe risk and port accumulations.

• Climate Change Modeling is Closer than You Think

  Insurance Journal

  July 28, 2016

  Robert Muir-Wood discusses the challenges of climate modeling and recent RMS public sector projects including the Risky Business Initiative and The San Francisco Sea Level Rise Action Plan.

• How U.S. Inland Flood Became a ‘Peak’ Peril

  Carrier Management

  July 25, 2016

  Jeff Waters explains what (re)insurers can learn from recent U.S. flood events to help develop profitable flood risk portfolios.

• Nice terror attack analysed by RMS

  Intelligent Insurer

  July 15, 2016

  Gordon Woo, terrorism risk expert at RMS, discusses how the Nice attack can also be understood in terms of threat displacement.

• Terror attack in Nice kills at least 84

  Reactions

  July 15, 2016

  Gordon Woo, terrorism risk expert at RMS, explains that the targeting of the Nice attack conforms to a basic principle of terrorism risk analysis of name recognition. 

• Mercer selects UK longevity modelling partner

  Intelligent Insurer

  July 07, 2016

  Sofia Ben El Attar, Director of LifeRisks at RMS, explains that the RMS Longevity Model allows clients to understand longevity risk in real world terms and derive actionable insights for their pension scheme clients.

• KPMG Selects RMS as UK longevity modelling provider (Subscription required

  Intelligent Insurer

  July 04, 2016

  The U.K. pension practice of KPMG has selected the RMS Longevity Model to improve it's understanding of future risks to pension plans.

• Within the Margins

  Canadian Underwriter

  July 01, 2016

  Tom Sabbatelli and Chris Folkman explain how data and data quality are sources of uncertainty when modeling cyber and hurricane risks.

• Attaching a fair value to collateralised reinsurance assets

  Insurance Day

  July 01, 2016

  Steve Moss, Director of Capital Markets at RMS, discusses the challenges of alternative capital.

• European windstorms: clusters of uncertainty

  Insurance Day

  June 26, 2016

  Laurent Marescot discusses how risk carriers can form their own view of risk and how modelers can help manage the uncertainty of windstorm risk.

• RMS releases multiple updates to catastrophe modelling platform

  Artemis

  June 23, 2016

  RMS has released version 16.0 of its risk modeling platform, which includes updates to the RMS Europe Windstorm Model and RMS terrorism solutions.

• San Francisco's global warming price tag could be $77 billion

  San Francisco Business Times

  June 20, 2016

  Paul VanderMarck explains how RMS created maps to show which San Francisco neighborhoods would be underwater from sea-level rise by 2100.

• In 100 Years, $77 Billion Worth Of San Francisco Property Could Be Underwater

  Fast Co.Exist

  June 16, 2016

  Paul VanderMarck discusses how RMS modeled the risks of sea level rise for the City of San Francisco.

• Japan earthquake losses rise to $2.54bn (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  June 10, 2016

  Property insurance losses from the Kumamoto Japan earthquakes have risen to $2.54 billion so far, falling within RMS' initial property loss estimate of $2.5 billion and $3.5 billion. 

• CBO Models Hurricane Damage, Employs RMS Simulations

  Risk Market News

  June 10, 2016

  The Congressional Budget Office used RMS models to estimate hurricane damage in its new report.

• RMS: Single event causing flooding in four countries shows the complexity of these events

  XPRIMM

  June 09, 2016

  Maurizio Savina explains that flood modeling must be pan-European and continuous to adequately capture the risk.

• Perils of ILS

  Best's Review

  June 01, 2016

  Robust new models such as the RMS Marine Cargo Model and RMS Terrorism Model allows the insurance-linked securities market to expand coverage beyond natural catastrophe perils.

• Default Reaction

  Best's Review

  June 01, 2016

  Ben Brookes says that the cat bond market allows (re)insurers to cover more risk by using alternative capital. 

• Converging Lines

  Best's Review

  June 01, 2016

  Daniel Stander explains that every insurer and reinsurer needs a strategy to utilize third-party capital as the ILS market matures.

• The Road Less Travelled

  Best's Review

  June 01, 2016

  Charlotte Acton discusses how she applies her experience and training as a geophysicist and seismologist to business problems in her role at RMS as head of risk transfer advisory.

• Risk modellers respond to ILS investor needs: Ben Brookes, RMS

  Artemis

  May 30, 2016

  Ben Brookes says that risk modelers are evolving to adapt to investors' needs as the ILS market grows.

• Understanding Water Risks Drives Global Investors

  Circle of Blue

  May 25, 2016

  Dominic Smith discusses how RMS is developing a model to stress test bank portfolios against drought and environmental risks.

• Rising Threats in the Public Sector

  Risk and Insurance

  May 24, 2016

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood explains how catastrophe risk modeling can quantify the benefits of coastal defenses.

• RMS: Sea Level Rise Will Threaten $77B Worth of San Francisco Property by 2100

  Claims Journal

  May 19, 2016

  RMS' sea-level rise impact analysis is already delivering results for the City of San Francisco.

• RMS Opens New Office in Tallahassee, Florida

  Insurance Journal

  May 19, 2016

  RMS has opened a new office in Tallahassee, Florida following the acquisition of HWIND Scientific in October 2015.

• Insurers Look to Models to Get the Threats Right

  AM Best TV

  May 19, 2016

  Chris Folkman, Ben Brookes, Matt Nielsen, Tom Sabbatelli, Rob Savage, Aon Benfield, BMS Intermediaries, IronNet Cybersecurity, and Guy Carpenter discusses the future of cat modeling at Exceedance 2016.

• Risk Models Move Beyond Insurance to Aid Cities, States, Countries

  AM Best TV

  May 18, 2016

  Robert Muir-Wood says modeling is increasingly used by public agencies to better protect regions from natural catastrophes.

• RMS: $77B of San Francisco Property at Risk From Sea-Level Rise by 2100

  Carrier Management

  May 18, 2016

  RMS analysis finds that $77 billion of San Francisco property is at risk from sea-level rise by 2100.

• RMS Says $77B in San Francisco Property at Risk from Sea Level Rise by 2100

  Insurance Journal

  May 18, 2016

  Analysis by RMS finds that $77 billion worth of property in San Francisco is at risk from sea-level rise.

• $39 billion worth of private property at risk, in San Francisco, from 1-metre extreme tide and 1.68-metre rise in sea level: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  May 18, 2016

  RMS conducted analysis for the San Francisco Sea Level Rise Action Plan.

• San Francisco faces $77bn sea rise loss (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  May 18, 2016

  Paul VanderMarck explains how RMS analysis helsp San Francisco decide where to prioritize action and investment for resilience building projects.

• Private Meets Public in San Francisco Sea Level Project

  AM Best TV

  May 17, 2016

  Paul VanderMarck discusses RMS' modeling work for San Francisco's Sea Level Rise Action Plan.

• Granularity Answers Call for Improved Risk Models

  AM Best TV

  May 17, 2016

  Increased granularity in RMS models allow users to include their own data.

• 2016 gains to cat bond spreads eroded in April

  Trading Risk

  May 13, 2016

  RMS data finds that risk-adjusted cat bond spreads have dipped below 2015 yields for the first time this year.

• RMS: Kumamoto earthquake's insured losses may amount to USD1.2 billion

  XPRIMM

  May 12, 2016

  RMS estimates insured losses for the Kumamoto Japan earthquakes will range between $800 million and $1.2 billion.

• Japan quake insured loss estimated up to $1.2 billion: RMS

  Artemis

  May 12, 2016

  Renee Lee explains that the updated economic damage estimate reflects the evolution of the building damage statistics from the April 14 and 15 events, detailed data gathered through reconnaissance by RMS engineers and scientists, and revisions to the US Geological Survey ShakeMap.

• RMS appointed to model drought impact on financial institutions (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  May 04, 2016

  RMS has been appointed to develop a drought model to better understand the financial impacts of environmental risks.

• Project launched to test lending portfolios for environmental risk

  Continuity Insurance and Risk

  May 04, 2016

  The Natural Capital Declaration and the German Government’s Emerging Markets Dialogue on Green Finance have appointed RMS to develop a drought model to enable financial institutions to better understand their exposure to environmental risk.

• Economic Property Damages of Japan Earthquakes to Cost $2.5B-$3.5B: RMS

  Insurance Journal

  April 25, 2016

  The damage estimate is based on the findings by the RMS reconaissance team after visiting the affected area, combined with modeling analysis.

• Third Texas hail storm in less than a month could push state’s year-to-date damage beyond nine-year average for U.S.: A.M. Best

  Canadian Underwriter

  April 25, 2016

  Jeff Waters says that flooding in the Houston area has become increasingly common over the last 15-20 years due to significant property and population growth in the region.

• Houston floods signify importance of understanding all flood risk: RMS (Subscription required to view article)

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 22, 2016

  Jeff Waters says that the Houston floods signify the importance of understanding all flood risks.

• Japan, Ecuador earthquake insured loss estimates near $4 billion (Subscription required to view article)

  Business Insurance

  April 21, 2016

  Chesley Williams says that the damage from the Japan earthquakes was primarily due to strong ground shaking and slope failures.

• Japan Kumamoto Quakes Caused Billions of Dollars in Economic and Insured Losses

  Carrier Management

  April 21, 2016

  RMS estimates economic damage from Japan earthquakes to range between $2.5 and $3.5 billion.

• Houston, Texas airport has second wettest day on record: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  April 21, 2016

  Jeff Waters says that the Houston flooding could end up being one of the most severe flood events not caused by a tropical cyclone in the city's history.

• Economic losses from Japan earthquake up to $3.5 billion: RMS

  Artemis

  April 21, 2016

  RMS’ economic loss estimate does not include business interruption, shake and landslide-induced damage suffered by infrastructure (roads, highways, bridges, airports, train transport, utilities, dams), or damage to Kumamoto Castle.

• Japan quake property damage could total $3.5 billion: RMS

  Reuters

  April 21, 2016

  RMS estimates that economic losses from the Japan earthquakes could range between $2.5 and $3.5 billion.

• Ecuador earthquake strongest since 1979

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 19, 2016

  For the insurance industry, key areas of concern will be around Esmeraldas which is a major port city just beyond the northern extent of the strong shaking says Dr. Robert Muir-Wood.

• RMS: ‘Significant’ economic damage from Ecuador quake (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Insider

  April 19, 2016

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood says that there is likely to be significant economic damage following the earthquakes in Ecuador.

• Major commercial buildings, seaside hotels in Ecuador likely of concern to insurance industry following earthquake: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  April 19, 2016

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood says that the major commercial buildings and the many seaside hotels in Ecuador are likely to be of concern to the insurance industry following the recent magnitude-7.8 earthquake in the northwestern part of the country.

• RMS: insurers on watch for damage to port city near Ecuador quake (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  April 19, 2016

  RMS says that the key area of concern for the insurance industry following the earthqakes in Ecuador would be around the major port city Esmeraldas.

• Ecuador quake: big economic loss expected (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  April 19, 2016

  The M7.8 earthquake that struck Esmeraldas Province in northwest Ecuador is likely to cause significant economic damage to the country.

• D&F market braces for substantial Ecuadorian industrial losses (Subscription required to view article)

  Inside FAC

  April 19, 2016

  The M7.8 earthquake that hit Ecuador on 16 April could cause significant insured losses for damage to infrastructure and industrial sites, according RMS.

• Damage, death toll mounting in deadly quakes in Japan and Ecuador (Subscription required to view article)

  Business Insurance

  April 19, 2016

  Oil production was unaffected and Ecuador's energy industry remains largely intact following a M7.8 earthquake.

• Beazley and Munich Re join up in cyber insurance push (Subscription required to view article)

  Financial Times

  April 10, 2016

  Andrew Coburn explains that insurers are worried that cyber risk could be as systemic as asbestos was.

• RMS Debuts the Cat-in-a-Box Cloud-based App for Parametric Contracts

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  April 08, 2016

  The RMS Cat-in-a-Box app will provide a consistent and transparent methodology to model the parametric transactions popular with the insurance-linked securities community.

• Cat-in-a-Box & parametric contract pricing app launched by RMS

  Artemis

  April 07, 2016

  Stephen Moss explains that the new RMS Cat-in-a Box app makes modeling parametric risk dramatically more straightforward.

• RMS launches Cat-in-a-Box app (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  April 07, 2016

  The cloud based app allows users to independently assess and underwrite parametric contracts in Cat-in-a-Box transactions.

• RMS launches app to model ‘cat-in-a-box’ deals

  Canadian Underwriter

  April 07, 2016

  Stephen Moss says that the supply of parametric deals is expected to increase with the ability to now better assess the risk using the new RMS Cat-in-a-Box app.

• Eight (re)insurers join forces for marine cat model

  Canadian Underwriter

  April 01, 2016

  RMS is partnering with Sompo Canopius and six other (re)insurers to build the world’s first marine cat model.

• RMS Report: Insurers Collaborate on First Marine Cat Model (Subscription required to view article)

  A.M. Best

  April 01, 2016

  RMS has partnered with leading marine (re)insurers Chubb, Aon Benfield, AXIS, Liberty, MS Amlin, Munich Re, and Sompo Canopius AG to develop the RMS Marine Cargo Model.

• Insurer behind first marine cat model

  The Royal Gazette

  April 01, 2016

  The world’s first marine catastrophe model has been developed by RMS in partnership with Sompo Canopius.

• Insurer partners with modeling firm to create marine catastrophe model

  Business Insurance

  March 31, 2016

  RMS is partnering with Sompo Canopius and 6 other reinsurers to develop the world's first marine cat model.

• RMS to launch first marine cat model (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  March 31, 2016

  RMS will be launching the world's first marine cargo cat model developed with seven leading reinsurers.

• Sompo Canopius and RMS to release first marine cat model

  Continutiy Insurance & Risk Magazine

  March 31, 2016

  RMS partnered with leading marine (re)insurers Chubb, Aon Benfield, AXIS, Liberty, MS Amlin, Munich Re, and Sompo Canopius AG to develop a marine cat model.

• First marine cat model due in May: RMS (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Insider

  March 31, 2016

  RMS has announced that it will unveil the insurance industry's first marine cargo and specie catastrophe model in May.

• 'World first' model aims to better monitor $10trn cargo industry (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  March 31, 2016

  RMS is launching the world's first marine catastrophe model in partnership with Sompo Canopius and six other reinsurers.

• RMS Report Examines Marine Risk, Cargo Modeling

  Maritime Global News

  March 31, 2016

  Chris Folkman says that (re)insurers need to have a better grasp of their cargo catastrophe risk and how it correlates with other lines of business.

• RMS Report Examines Marine Risk, Cargo Modeling

  Maritime Professional

  March 31, 2016

  RMS has published the new report “Marine Cargo Catastrophe Modeling: Navigating the Challenges, Charting the Opportunities” that precedes the May 2016 launch of the RMS Marine Cargo Model, the industry’s first marine cargo and specie risk model.

• RMS unveils unique marine cargo model (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  March 31, 2016

  RMS has partnered with seven re/insurance industry companies to create the world’s first catastrophe model for the marine cargo market.

• RMS to launch marine cargo cat model (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance ERM

  March 31, 2016

  The RMS Marine Cargo Model will help insurers better understand the risks in marine cargos.

• RMS Report Examines Marine Risk, Cargo Modeling

  MarineLink.com

  March 31, 2016

  RMS has published a new report examining the current state of cargo modeling in the marine market, and providing a new cargo-specific approach to the assessment of vulnerability and port accumulation.

• Brussels bombings show trend to target public transportation infrastructure: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  March 28, 2016

  Gordon Woo discusses the pattern of brothers in terrorism attacks.

• Calls for improved ILS pricing transparency (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  March 20, 2016

  Jinal Shah discusses the need for improved ILS pricing transparency.

• Sea-level rises: why flooding is the next big business risk

  The Guardian

  March 19, 2016

  RMS and Lloyd’s of London study on storm surge risk finds that annual losses from storm surge for properties in the UK could double by 2035

• Customer Q&A: Delivering Awesome Outcomes for a Pioneer in Catastrophe Risk Modeling (Part 1)

  BetterWorks Blog

  March 17, 2016

  Amelia Merrill and Alex Barnett talk about the launch of RMS’ OKR system.

• North American floods a 200-year return period

  Intelligent Insurer

  March 14, 2016

  Jeff Waters discusses the rare atmospheric conditions that flooded thousands of properties in the southern and central U.S.

• Experts say El Nino may cut down on tornado outbreaks this spring

  Fox 2 Now St. Louis

  March 01, 2016

  Kevin Van Leer discusses the effect of El Niño on the formation of tornados and hurricanes this season.

• More tornadoes hit South and Mid-Atlantic US, causing severe destruction

  Intelligent Insurer

  February 26, 2016

  Jeff Waters explains that El Niño may have some influence on the frequency of tornadoes, but it does not itself spark severe weather outbreaks.

• Why pricing transparency is important for ILS investors

  Artemis

  February 24, 2016

  Anaïs Katz and Jinal Shah explain the importance of pricing transparency for ILS.

• Security in the Age of Cloud Computing: How IT Leaders are Mitigating Risks

  Pythian Blog

  February 23, 2016

  Cory Isaacson discusses data security in the cloud at the Pythian CIO Panel Discussion.

• A Common Standard for Evaluating Cyber Risk - Insurers Walk the Walk

  Lexoloygy

  February 23, 2016

  RMS and the University of Cambridge’s Centre for Risk Studies has released the RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema to provide a uniform way to capture cyber exposure data.

• Safe drivers offered pizza and films by insurers (Subscription required to view article)

  Financial Times

  February 22, 2016

  Andrew Coburn says that cyber risk is still a concern for insurers as technological growth creates new lines of business for the industry.

• Cyber Risk Market Searches for Standards

  A.M. Best TV

  February 17, 2016

  RMS’ Andrew Coburn, Aon Benfield’s Jon Laux, Axis Insurance’s Paul Miskovich, Renaissance Re’s Stephen Burke, XL Catlin’s Jacob Rosengarten, and A.M. Best’s Fred Eslami discuss cyber risk at the RMS Cyber Risk Seminar.

• RMS's Coburn: Cyber Risk Now a Five-Front Challenge

  A.M. Best TV

  February 17, 2016

  Andrew Coburn talks to A.M. Best TV about the key drivers of cyber risk appetite and the five types of accumulation risks associated with the peril.

• Man Lands Lucrative Second Career After Learning Coding

  ABC 7 Bay Area News

  February 17, 2016

  Sam Tran and Chandler Hoisington discuss non-traditional coding education and RMS’ partnership with The Flatiron School.

• A Cat Modeler's Guide to the Protection Gap

  Intermap Technologies

  February 16, 2016

  Hemant Shah’s A.M. Best TV interview on his industry outlook and the insurance protection gap is praised in The Risks of Hazards blog by Intermap Technologies.

• New cyber framework targets accumulation risk

  Insurance Asia News

  February 14, 2016

  Hemant Shah talks about how an engaged and vital cyber insurance market will ensure a more resilient economy.

• Brokers, modelers offer high-tech toolbox to tackle property risk assessments

  Business Insurance

  February 12, 2016

  Hemant Shah and Shaheen Razzaq talk about the roll-out of RMS(one).

• Rethinking Hurricane Categories: An Index Based on Wind & Water Forcing

  Artemis

  February 11, 2016

  In a byline published by Artemis, Dr. Mark Powell discusses the problems with the Saffir-Simpson measurement system, why there needs to be a rethink on hurricane categories, and what an alternative scale based on wind and water forcing could look like.

• Andrew Coburn, RMS on the launch of a new cyber catastrophe model

  re360

  February 05, 2016

  Andrew Coburn explains why cyber accumulation risk is a key concern for the industry.

• Tianjin Blast Could Be Largest Marine Insurance Loss Ever

  Maritime Executive

  February 04, 2016

  Chris Folkman explains marine risk and the challenges of marine cargo modeling.

• Lloyd's market strives for better cyber pricing

  Insurance Day

  February 03, 2016

  Andrew Coburn explains that insurers need to understand their cyber accumulations in order to increase capacity for cyber insurance.

• RMS Releases Cyber Accumulation Management System to Manage Exposure

  Insurance Journal

  February 03, 2016

  Hemant Shah explains that that cyber-related insurance has the potential to be a fundamental driver of growth for the global (re)insurance industry.

• RMS releases new Cyber Accumulation Management System

  Canadian Underwriter

  February 03, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Accumulation Management System provides models and tools to safely grow capacity in the cyber insurance line of business.

• RMS seeks to unlock cyber re/insurance capacity with accumulation tool

  Artemis

  February 02, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Accumulation Management System will encourage the industry to be more comfortable with increasing limits on cyber risk exposure covers.

• Dealing with an evolving threat

  Intelligent Insurer

  February 02, 2016

  Andrew Coburn explains that insurers are reluctant to increase their exposure in case of a large-scale cyber catastrophe.

• Management system aids cyber risk reporting, modeling

  Business Insurance

  February 02, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Accumulation Management System helps to create a fundamental opportunity for the industry to increase its relevance in a rapidly changing economy.

• RMS launches cyber accumulation management system

  Insurance ERM

  February 02, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Accumulation Management System will help insurers manage their cyber risk accumulation.

• RMS launches cyber accumulation management tools

  Insurance Insider

  February 02, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Accumulation Management System includes software and a framework for cyber exposure reporting.

• Homeowners grapple with problems of floods insurance (Subscription required to view article)

  Financial Times

  February 02, 2016

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood explains that Britain should develop a flood risk culture.

• RMS Releases Cyber Accumulation Management System

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  February 02, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Accumulation Management System will allow insurers to stress test their portfolios against a range of cyber loss methods.

• Small Cyber Insurers Worry Regulators; Model Law Coming

  Carrier Management

  February 02, 2016

  Hemant Shah says that there is a shift from covering assets at risk to systems at risk.

• RMS unveils cyber accumulation tool - FREE

  Reactions

  February 01, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Accumulation Management System will help insurers seize growth opportunities in the market.

• Rob Savage on the launch of RMS' Cyber Exposure Data Schema

  re360

  January 29, 2016

  Rob Savage explains how the new RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema will help insurers.

• Northeast U.S. winter storm fourth most powerful since 1950: NOAA

  Canadian Underwriter

  January 29, 2016

  Jeff Waters discusses likely loss drivers for Winterstorm Jonas.

• Leon County's economic forecast shows growth, need to prepare

  Tallahassee Democrat

  January 27, 2016

  RMS’s Hwind Scientific is a part of the startup environment boosting the economy in Leon County, Tallahassee.

• Winterstorm Jonas could cause ‘significant’ losses in US: RMS

  Intelligent Insurer

  January 26, 2016

  RMS finds that the recent winter storm could rank as one of the most significant in recent history.

• RMS Examines Massive Blizzard That Swept Through East Coast

  Insurance Journal

  January 26, 2016

  Jeff Waters, meteorologist, provides a summary of Winterstorm Jonas including likely loss drivers.

• Winter storm could become first billion-dollar weather event of 2016 for U.S.

  Canadian Underwriter

  January 26, 2016

  According to Jeff Waters the economic and insured losses will likely be driven by a combination of factors.

• A Solution to Cyber Risk Assessment

  Risk and Insurance

  January 25, 2016

  Andrew Coburn says that the RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema will provide the insurance a uniform way to capture cyber exposure data.

• Washington faces days of cleanup after epic blizzard

  Reuters

  January 25, 2016

  Jeff Waters explains that Winterstorm Jonas is comparable to the Blizzard of 1996.

• The Future of Aviation and Weather Forecasting

  Re/code

  January 22, 2016

  RMS’ Hwind Scientific analytics are improving forecasting tools to help air-traffic controllers and planners save time and money.

• Cyber risk exposure data standard could pave way for ILS triggers

  Artemis

  January 20, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema could help the development of metrics for cyber risk ILS triggers.

• Berkeley City Council discusses possible seismic upgrades to community centers

  The Daily Californian

  January 20, 2016

  RMS analysis finds that investing in retrofits for the city of Berkeley would be more cost-effective than repairing after a quake.


• Lloyd’s, AIR and RMS collaborate on cyber risk data

  Intelligent Insurer

  January 19, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema will allow the cyber insurance market to grow safely.

• Lloyd’s Discloses Standardized Data Requirements for Cyber Risks

  Carrier Management

  January 19, 2016

  RMS is partnering with Lloyd’s of London and the Centre for Risk studies to standardized cyber exposure data.

• Cyber exposure standards launched (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  January 19, 2016

  RMS has collaborated with Lloyd’s of London and the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to set benchmarks for managing cyber insurance exposure.

• Risk modellers develop first cyber exposure standard (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Insider

  January 19, 2016

  Andrew Coburn explains how the RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema will provide a framework for the market to grow its cyber capacity safely.

• Lloyd’s Develops Standardized Data Requirements for Cyber Risks

  Insurance Journal

  January 19, 2016

  Lloyd’s of London, RMS, and the Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge University have developed a set of common core data requirements for managing cyber risks.

• Modelling firms launch rival cyber exposure data standards (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  January 19, 2016

  RMS is launching the Cyber Exposure Data Schema, developed in collaboration with the Centre for Risk Studies at Cambridge University.

• Lloyd's partners with modelling firms on cyber data requirements (Subscription required to view article)

  POST

  January 19, 2016

  Lloyd’s of London is partnering with RMS and the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies to develop standard cyber insurance data requirements.

• Cyber exposure data standard released

  Canadian Underwriter

  January 19, 2016

  Andrew Coburn says that the RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema is one component of a four-part cyber risk management framework.

• RMS Launches New Data Standard for Managing Cyber Insurance (Subscription required to view article)

  Compliance Week

  January 19, 2016

  The RMS Cyber Exposure Data Schema will provide the insurance industry with a systematic and uniform way to capture cyber exposure data and manage cyber accumulation risk.

• Hemant Shah, co-founder and CEO, Risk Management Solutions

  A.M. Best TV

  January 14, 2016

  Hemant Shah discusses where the industry must look for growth opportunities.

• RMS CEO Shah Pledges 2016 Cloud-Based Cat Modeling Roll-out

  Carrier Management

  January 13, 2016

  Hemant Shah gives an updated on the rollout of RMS(one) in 2016. See the video interview here.

• Technology makes headway in insurance industry

  Business Insurance

  January 13, 2016

  Hemant Shah talks about the unprecedented pace of technology in the insurance industry at the P/C Insurance Joint Industry Conference.

• RMS CEO Hemant Shah: Cyber Risk Models are Coming Soon

  Carrier Management

  January 12, 2016

  Hemant Shah discusses the upcoming RMS Cyber Risk Models and the growth of the cyber insurance market.

• Startup Week Tallahassee makes history with inaugural launch

  USA Today

  January 11, 2016

  RMS’ HWind Scientific joins the inaugural Startup Week Tallahassee to promote the growing startup scene in the area.

• Field crews measure record flooding along Mississippi, Ohio Rivers

  Canadian Underwriter

  January 08, 2016

  Jeff Waters explains that the recent flooding in the U.S. will likely trigger commercial flood policies, but the low number of NFIP policies means that most residential losses are unlikely to be covered by insurance.

• ILS could help with Florida’s costly rising sea levels, floods and surges

  Artemis

  January 05, 2016

  RMS estimates that $15 billion could be lost in Florida property by 2030, due to rising sea levels and extreme weather events.

• Water, Water Everywhere

  The Journal

  January 05, 2016

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood stresses that the industry needs to take a detailed look at the Storm Desmond flooding to better understand the risk and prepare for future events.

• RMS Talent Acquisition Team Wins 2015 EMEA Candidate Experience Award

  OnRec

  December 23, 2015

  Oliver Luscombe, Lead Recruiter for Europe and APAC at RMS, explains how the RMS talent acquisition team and hiring managers work to implement innovative practices throughout the RMS recruiting process.

• Making sense of interconnected risks

  Strategic Risk

  December 15, 2015

  Daniel Stander, Managing Director, explains that risk managers need a better understanding of risks as they become more interconnected and mobile.

• As Florida Keys flood, property worries seep in

  AFP

  December 14, 2015

  RMS analysis shows that sea level rise and flooding could cause $15 billion in property losses by 2030.

• Changing Landscape of Terrorism Risk Prompts Industry Response (Subscription needed to view article)

  WorkCompCentral

  December 14, 2015

  Chris Folkman, director of product management, explains how terrorism risk can be modeled for workers’ compensation insurance.

• Climate conference targets reinsurance projects (Subscription needed to view article)

  Trading Risk

  December 11, 2015

  RMS, in partnership with re:focus partners, Swiss Re, and The Rockefeller Foundation, announce the development of a framework for resilience bonds.

• ILS yields up 16% from November 2014 (Subscription needed to view article)

  Trading Risk

  December 10, 2015

  RMS Miu analysis reveals yields were up across the board for US hurricane, European wind, and Japanese perils, although the difference was greater on lower-coupon diversifying bonds.

• RMS reveals framework for resilience bond

  Intelligent Insurer

  December 10, 2015

  RMS explains that resilience bonds could offer both insurance and resilience benefits for cities and public entities.

• Resilience bonds' unveiled as way to help disaster-prone cities

  Property Casualty 360

  December 10, 2015

  Ben Brookes, vice president, capital markets, emphasizes the importance of accurate risk modeling for resilience bonds.

• A plea from small islands: more insurance for climate change

  Reuters

  December 10, 2015

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief risk officer, explains that lack of hurricane insurance in the Bahamas has resulted in many flood-prone properties vacant.

• Swiss Re resilience bond to fight climate risk - FREE

  Reactions

  December 09, 2015

  RMS, Swiss Re, The Rockefeller Foundation, and re:focus partners have designed the framework for a new resilience bond which could help cities manage their catastrophe risk while promoting investment in resilience projects.

• CLIMATE BRIEF-"Resilience" bonds could help in climate disaster - Rockefeller report

  Reuters

  December 09, 2015

  The RE.bound report discusses how a new resilience bond could allow cities to pay lower interest payments on the bond if it invested in resilience projects.

• Swiss Re and RMS develop resilience bond framework (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  December 09, 2015

  Ben Brookes explains that resilience bonds are different from traditional cat bonds because they can encourage a more resilient society.

• Benefits of resilience bonds heralded in framework launch (Subscription required to view article)

  Post Magazine

  December 09, 2015

  RMS, Swiss Re, The Rockefeller Foundation, and re:focus partners announce the framework for a new insurance-based product called a resilience bond.

• Resilience bond framework launched (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  December 09, 2015

  RMS, together with Swiss Re, The Rockefeller Foundation, and re:focus partners, have designed the framework for a new resilience bond to help fund risk-reduction projects for cities and public entities.

• Resilience (catastrophe) bond framework developed by RE:bound

  Artemis

  December 09, 2015

  Charlotte Acton explains how the key to success for a resilience bond is through modeling and quantifying the risk-reduction achieved by prospective resilience projects.

• From the Makers of Catastrophe Bonds, a New ‘Resilience Bond’

  Wall Street Journal Blog

  December 09, 2015

  RMS and Swiss Re, in collaboration with re:focus partners, have designed the framework for a new resilience bond.

• How transitioning from cat bonds to resilience bonds can reduce insurance costs

  Canadian Underwriter

  December 09, 2015

  Ben Brookes says resilience bonds must be supported by accurate risk modeling.

• December UK flood losses could exceed Cumbria losses

  Intelligent Insurer

  December 08, 2015

  Insured flood losses from Storm Desmond could exceed the 2009 Cumbria flood losses, says Maurizio Savina.

• Initial assessments put Carlisle flood damage worse than 2005 (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  December 08, 2015

  Factors such as type of precipitation, ground saturation, and characteristics of flood defenses are critical for a flood model to accurately calculate risk, says Maurizio Savina.

• U.K. storm could cause up to $491 million in insured damage

  Business Insurance

  December 08, 2015

  Maurizio Savina advises that while it is still too early to estimate insured losses following Storm Desmond, they could exceed those of the 2009 Cumbria floods.

• PERILS puts Cumbria, UK flooding under investigation

  Artemis

  December 08, 2015

  RMS says that insured losses from the flooding in Carlisle could exceed that of the Cumbria floods.

• Storm Desmond insured losses could exceed 2009 Cumbria floods (Subscription required to view article)

  Post Magazine

  December 08, 2015

  Extreme flooding in Carlisle could lead to insured losses greater than those of the 2009 Cumbria floods.

• A peak of exposure in every port

  Insurance Day

  November 27, 2015

  Chris Folkman, director, model product management, explains how cargo policy provisions are a structural issue for the marine cargo insurance market.

• Captives Looking Beyond Reinsurance

  Captive Review

  November 19, 2015

  Stephen Moss, director, capital markets, discusses the increased interest in capital markets as an alternative to reinsurance by captive owners.

• Post docu-video: European Windstorm

  Post Magazine

  November 19, 2015

  Dr. Laurent Marescot talks to Post Magazine about why Europe windstorm has lower profile amongst insurers than other natural hazards.

• Reinsurers, captives and the capital markets

  Insurance Day

  November 16, 2015

  Stephen Moss, director, capital markets, discusses the increased interest in capital markets as an alternative to reinsurance by captive owners.

• Climate change may knock capitalisation: S&P (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  November 16, 2015

  Using RMS modeling data, Standard and Poor’s estimates that climate change could affect insurance industry capital levels in addition to increasing catastrophe exposures.

• Deal of the Year: Benu Capital; Best bank, ILS: BNP Paribas

  Insurance Risk

  November 12, 2015

  Alongside Axa and BNP Paribas, RMS is named as a winner for Insurance Risk's Deal of Year for its risk modeling of the Benu Capital transaction.

• Containing the accumulation of loss (Subscription required to view article)

  Insurance Day

  November 12, 2015

  Chris Folkman, director, product management, explains the need for better exposure data management and modeling for the cargo industry to better manage its cat risk..

• RMS: Cat Bond Analysis Reveals Market Predictions of Price Bottom Are Optimistic

  Insurance Journal

  November 10, 2015

  New RMS research shows that baseline pricing figures have masked risk-return values of cat bonds, which are actually higher in 2015 than they were last year.

• Catastrophe bond returns higher in 2015 relative to risk: RMS

  Artemis

  November 09, 2015

  Jinal Shah, director, capital markets, explains how accurate risk modeling has helped to reveal the true risk-return values of cat bonds in 2015.

• Price creeps up on distressed MultiCat Mexico trades (Subscription required to view article)

  Trading Risk

  November 09, 2015

  RMS analysis shows that the cat bond market is actually returning more to investors this year.

• Cat bond spreads show higher rewards claims RMS

  Intelligent Insurer

  November 09, 2015

  Jinal Shah, director, capital markets, explains to Intelligent Insurer that true risk pricing of cat bonds must be calculated by considering all dimensions of loss, including seasonal variation and the time-value of money.

• If you don’t have to buy flood insurance, should you?

  San Francisco Chronicle

  November 09, 2015

  Matthew Nielsen, senior director, global governmental and regulatory affairs, speaks to the San Francisco Chronicle about the challenges of modeling flood and generally how to assess flood risk as California prepares for a likely wet winter.

• ILS returns holding up in real terms: RMS (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  November 09, 2015

  New RMS analysis shows that returns relative to risk values for cat bonds are actually higher than they were last year.

• The cost of carbon (Subscription required to view article)

  Reactions

  November 04, 2015

  Carbon permit trading markets may hold opportunities for the insurance market, however, setting up such markets can be challenging., says Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer.

• Model Behaviour

  Canadian Underwriter

  November 01, 2015

  During his keynote address at the Canadian Insurance Accountants Association annual conference, Hemant Shah, RMS co-founder and CEO, explains how the growth potential of the catastrophe risk market is being driven, in part, by booming interconnected risks.

• Flooding Risk Rises for East Coast as Waters Recede in South Carolina and Georgia

  Claims Journal

  October 28, 2015

  Emily Paterson, senior manager, event response, explains that while areas of South Carolina are still recovering from the severe flooding caused by high tides and onshore winds, the worst flooding for South Carolina and Georgia are over.

• RMS' Waters: Interest Grows in Private Flood Coverage

  AM Best TV

  October 28, 2015

  Jeff Waters, manager, product strategy, speaks to AM Best TV at the PCI Conference about growth opportunities in the U.S. private flood insurance market.

• RMS eyes opportunities in flood risk

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 26, 2015

  At the PCI Conference, Jeff Waters talks to Intelligent Insurer about growth opportunities in the U.S. private flood insurance market.

• RMS pushing ahead with US flood model

  Reactions

  October 26, 2015

  Jeff Waters speaks to Reactions on the development of new flood risk solutions to help grow the U.S. private flood insurance industry.

• Expect more corporate cat bonds in 2016

  Captive Review

  October 26, 2015

  Stephen Moss tells Captive Review that more corporate cat bond deals can be expected in 2016. Moss also anticipates growth in the European market due to increased appetite for capital market solutions among investors.

• Patricia-related insured losses to onshore properties in Mexico estimated not to exceed US$200 million

  Canadian Underwriter

  October 26, 2015

  RMS explains the types and extent of damage in Mexico from Hurricane Patricia and forecasted flash flooding in part of the U.S.

• Hurricane Flooding May Cost Texas Billions

  Bloomberg

  October 25, 2015

  RMS event response report explains that heavy rains from Hurricane Patricia lead to flash flooding in Texas and Louisiana.

• Why Hurricane Patricia Didn’t Cause More Damage in Mexico

  Carrier Management

  October 24, 2015

  According to the RMS Event Response team, the narrow path of Major Hurricane Patricia’s landfall helped it to avoid direct hits on major cities.

• Flooding Implications for US regions

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 23, 2015

  Emily Paterson warns the expected total rainfall from Major Hurricane Patricia poses significant flood threat to parts of Mexico and the U.S.

• Improved risk management at heart of China Re's strategy

  Insurance ERM

  October 20, 2015

  China Re will continue to use catastrophe risk models from companies such as RMS as it improves its risk management in preparation for an IPO.

• RMS acquires wind impact specialist HWS

  Reactions

  October 19, 2015

  Dr. Mohsen Rahnama and Dr. Mark Powell discuss how HWind Scientific is a natural fit for RMS.

• Modeling develops for liability catastrophe risks

  Business Insurance

  October 16, 2015

  Lloyd’s of London and Praedicat report on the use of big data to identify and measure liability catastrophe risks.

• Amtrak secures insurance coverage for natural disasters in Northeast Corridor

  Progressive Railroading

  October 15, 2015

  RMSprovided risk analysis and consulting services for the PennUnion Re cat bond.

• Amtrak likes PennUnion cat bond’s efficient insurance diversification

  Artemis

  October 15, 2015

  Ben Brookes discusses the type of risk analysis required for parametric triggers included in cat bonds like PennUnion Re.

• Amtrak completes $275m cat bond

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 15, 2015

  Ben Brookes explains the PennUnion Re cat bond transaction is based on a mature understanding of current and future risks analyzed by RMS.

• Amtrak goes to Bermuda (for insurance)

  Railway Age

  October 15, 2015

  RMS brought its experience in developing pioneering parametric trigger mechanisms for catastrophe bonds to help Amtrak transfer $275 million to the capital markets.

• Amtrak Transfers $275 Million Risk in First Cat Bond for Railway

  Bloomberg

  October 14, 2015

  RMS provided the risk analysis for the PennUnion Re cat bond, giving Amtrak coverage against natural disasters.

• Around the P&C insurance industry: October 14, 2015

  Property Casualty 360

  October 14, 2015

  Dr. Mark Powell and his team join RMS as a part of the acquisition of HWind Scientific.

• Amtrak Sponsors $275M Cat Bond for Northeast Storm Surge, Wind, Quake

  Insurance Journal

  October 14, 2015

  RMS provides risk analysis and consulting support to Amtrak for the PennUnion Re cat bond.

• French floods to cost up to €650m

  Insurance Day

  October 12, 2015

  RMS says the flash flooding in the Southern France has caused extensive infrastructure damage and prompted the declaration of a state of natural disaster for the region.

• RMS Acquires Hurricane Impact Data Service

  BerNews

  October 12, 2015

  Dr. Mohsen Rahnama explains how the acquisition of HWind Scientific will further enhance RMS’ ability to deliver scientifically robust analysis for North Atlantic hurricanes to its clients.

• RMS acquires hurricane data service HWind Scientific

  Trading Risk

  October 08, 2015

  The acquisition of HWind Scientific by RMS will support the uninterrupted use of HWind data by the academic community.

• RMS looks to adapt HWindScientific to global windstorms

  Insurance Day

  October 08, 2015

  Matthew Grant talks about plans to use HWind Scientific methodology to provide more accurate information on global windstorms including hurricanes, cyclones, and typhoons.

• RMS acquires hurricane data firm HWind

  Insurance ERM

  October 08, 2015

  Dr. Mohsen Rahnama explains how the union with HWind Scientific is an opportunity for RMS to further advance the industry’s hurricane risk management.

• RMS acquires hurricane-impact data service

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 08, 2015

  Dr. Mark Powell talks about new HWind products in development including revised a high-definition wind analysis and footprint archive.

• RMS Buys Up Real-Time Hurricane Impact Data Startup

  Carrier Management

  October 07, 2015

  Dr. Mohsen Rahnama discusses how the acquisition of HWind Scientific will enable RMS to advance clients’ hurricane risk management.

• RMS acquires HWind Scientific, plans to integrate team and products

  Artemis

  October 07, 2015

  Dr. Mohsen Rahnama says the union between RMS and HWind Scientific opens up an incredible opportunity to further advance hurricane risk management.

• RMS acquires hurricane risk services firm HWS

  Insurance Day

  October 07, 2015

  Dr. Mark Powell explains how HWind Scientific is a natural fit with RMS as an industry standard for validating hurricane risk models.

• Global company acquires local startup HWind Scientific

  Tallahassee Democrat

  October 07, 2015

  Dr. Mark Powell talks about the acquisition of HWind Scientific by RMS and what it means for both companies.

• Agent Develops Coverage to Fill Gaps in Traditional Wind Insurance

  Insurance Journal

  October 06, 2015

  RMS partner New Paradigm Underwriters has created a supplemental product for windstorm insurance. RMS will certify the data collected during storms.

• Amtrak PennUnion Re cat bond upsizes to $275mn

  Trading Risk

  October 06, 2015

  RMS is acting as the modeling agent for the Amtrak PennUnion Re storm surge cat bond.

• State of natural disaster declared for southern France

  Insurance Day

  October 06, 2015

  RMS commented on the Southern France floods, which were among a number of weather events that hit at the start of the fourth quarter.

• Fears of losses in France after flooding

  Insurance Insider

  October 05, 2015

  RMS comments that a slow-moving storm combined with intensity and duration caused extreme flooding.

• A New Era for Marine Catastrophe Management

  Carrier Management

  October 05, 2015

  Chris Folkman, Senior Director, model product management, writes about the challenges in marine risk management and how the upcoming RMS Marine Model can help address risks such as cargo diversity and storage configurations

• Joaquin to drive US coastal flooding

  Insurance Day

  October 02, 2015

  RMS provided commentary on Hurricane Joaquin as it approached the U.S. East Coast.

• Hurricane Joaquin forecast moves away from U.S., flood threat remains

  Artemis

  October 02, 2015

  While Hurricane Joaquin is unlikely to make landfall, the U.S. East Coast still faces the risk of flooding, explains Jeff Waters, Manager, model product strategy.

• RMS: Slow-Moving Hurricane Joaquin Expected to Drive Coastal Flooding

  Insurance Journal

  October 02, 2015

  The slow movement of Hurricane Joaquin could amplify coastal flooding along the U.S. East Coast, according to Emily Paterson, Senior Manager, catastrophe response.

• The East Coast May Not Be Ready for Hurricane Joaquin

  TIME

  October 01, 2015

  The U.S. East Coast may face severe flooding even if Hurricane Joaquin does not make landfall, said Jeff Waters, Manager, Model Product Strategy.

• RMS(one) on course for 2016 rollout

  Trading Risk

  September 25, 2015

  RMS CEO and Co-Founder Hemant Shah confirms RMS(one) will be tested tested with a number of clients at the end of this year with a wider rollout in late 2016.

• RMS to launch first high-definition model in 2016

  Insurance Day

  September 25, 2015

  Matthew Grant, general manager for models and data products, gives an update on timings for the new RMS high-definition European flood model, available early 2016.

• RMS(one) design now complete ahead of 2016 roll out

  Insurance Day

  September 24, 2015

  CEO and co-founder Hemant Shah provides a statuts update on RMS(one). The full solution will be released in stages over the course of 2016.

• Chile hit with earthquake and tsunami

  Global Reinsurance

  September 18, 2015

  Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, comments on earthquake risk in Chile following the M8.3 quake.

• Sea level rise may challenge some local governments in U.S., spur higher insurance rates for citizens: Fitch Ratings

  Canadian Underwriter

  September 17, 2015

  Fitch Ratings Agency cites RMS storm surge risk analysis in its report on the effects of sea level rise on insurance rates.

• Aon Launches Cat Model for Marine & Energy Insurers

  Insurance Journal

  September 15, 2015

  Aon Benfield and six other companies are collaborating with RMS to develop a marine model.

• New Product Alert: XL Catlin, Aon Benfield, AIR Worldwide and More

  Carrier Management

  September 14, 2015

  Aon Benfield announced their collaboration with six other companies and RMS to develop a marine model.

• Who turned the lights out?

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 14, 2015

  Andrew Coburn discusses the insurance implications of a cyber attack on the US power grid.

• Marine and cyber models progress

  Trading Risk

  September 14, 2015

  RMS is developing a new marine model with a consortium of seven reinsurance companies.

• Marine cat model includes vulnerability curves for cargo

  Canadian Underwriter

  September 14, 2015

  RMS is developing a new marine model that will include 85 cargo and specie vulnerability curves.

• Cargo cat model aims to improve risk assessment

  Insurance Day

  September 14, 2015

  The new marine model being developed by RMS will be the first to differentiate between types of commodities and storage configurations.

• Aon Benfield unveils marine cat model

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 14, 2015

  Aon Benfield is collaborating with RMS and six other companies to develop a marine model.

• Aon launches marine modelling solution for 2016 renewals

  Insurance ERM

  September 13, 2015

  Aon Benfield is among seven companies involved in the development of a new marine model by RMS.

• Aon Benfield and RMS develop marine and energy model

  Post Magazine

  September 13, 2015

  Aon Benfield announced their collaboration with RMS and six other companies to develop a new marine model.

• Rising sea levels grow storm surge risk on US East coast

  Reactions

  September 12, 2015

  Analysis by RMS shows that due to rising sea levels, storm surge is likely to generate more than half of the economic losses from US hurricanes by 2100.

• RMS helped TCIP improve transparency of Bosphorus cat bond trigger

  Artemis

  September 09, 2015

  RMS performed the risk analysis for the Bosphorus 2015-1 Cat bond that successfully transferred $100 million of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool’s earthquake risk to the capital markets.

• Modelling in focus: US storm surge

  Trading Risk

  September 04, 2015

  Analysis by RMS shows that due to rising sea levels, storm surge is likely to generate more than half of the economic losses from US hurricanes by 2100.

• The Growing Threat of CBRN Weapons

  RSIS Commentary

  September 02, 2015

  Weimeng Yeo, principle modeler, model development, discusses the increasing risks of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear terrorist attack. This article was also syndicated in Eurasia Review and Asia Times.

• Risk is Opportunity

  Reactions

  September 02, 2015

  Hemant Shah, CEO and co-founder, discusses opportunities for the reinsurance industry to revitalize itself through innovation.

• Report Examines Potential Economic Losses From Storm Surge On 6 Key Coastal Cities

  Homeland Security Today

  August 31, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Future coastal flooding risks, economic losses will rise in several major US cities, analysis finds

  Fierce Homeland Security

  August 31, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• The Katrina disaster that hasn’t ended

  Politico

  August 28, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• A perfect storm: ten years since Katrina

  Reactions

  August 28, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• RMS partners with MSIG Mingtai Insurance to model Taiwanese typhoon risk

  Insurance ERM

  August 27, 2015

  RMS partners with MSIG Mingtai Insurance to share industry information and insight into the local Taiwanese insurance market as RMS develops a probabilistic typhoon model to expand effective risk management in the region.

• RMS and Taiwan’s MSIG Mingtai Collaborate on Typhoon Risk Insights

  Insurance Journal

  August 27, 2015

  RMS partners with MSIG Mingtai Insurance to share industry information and insight into the local Taiwanese insurance market as RMS develops a probabilistic typhoon model to expand effective risk management in the region.


• These Are the Cities Most Vulnerable to the Next Katrina

  TIME

  August 27, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Turkish catastrophe bond completed

  Reactions

  August 26, 2015

  RMS performed risk analysis for the recent Bosphorus Ltd. Cat bond that successfully transferred $100 million of the Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool’s earthquake risk to the capital markets.

• Is Your City Ready for the Next Katrina?

  New Republic

  August 26, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• How do you measure disaster risk?

  Significance Magazine

  August 25, 2015

  Julia Hall’s byline how probabilistic modeling can be used by governments to measure and monitor disaster risks over time.

• Storm surge risk across U.S. coastline on the rise: RMS

  Artemis

  August 25, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Decade after Katrina, Tampa at higher risk for hurricane damage

  WSTP

  August 24, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Avoiding the cyber quake

  Insurance Day

  August 21, 2015

  Andrew Coburn discusses RMS’ recent collaboration with the Cambridge Centre for Risk Studies and developments in cyber risk modeling.

• Gauging the contours of cyber risk

  Insurance Day

  August 21, 2015

  RMS’ development of a cyber model was mentioned in a byline on cyber risk by Willis Re’s Alice Underwood.

• A collaborative approach to risk modelling

  Insurance Day

  August 21, 2015

  Matthew Grant’s byline on changes in the modeling industry discusses the increasing need for risk modelers to complement their own expertise by collaborating with recognized specialists.

• Q&A: terrorism risks modelling

  Insurance Day

  August 21, 2015

  RMS’ modeling work for Pool Re was mentioned in a Q&A on terrorism modeling with Pool Re’s Chief Underwriting Officer Steve Coates.

• U.S. coastal flood risk on the rise 10 years after Hurricane Katrina: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  August 20, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Florida faces higher storm surge risk than New Orleans: RMS

  Trading Risk

  August 20, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Rising sea levels threaten US coastal cities

  Reactions

  August 20, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• A Decade After Hurricane Katrina Rising Flood Risk Threatens Coastal Cities

  Claims Journal

  August 20, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• US coastal flood risk on the rise, says RMS

  Intelligent Insurer

  August 20, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• 10 years after Katrina: New risks, old lessons

  Insurance.com

  August 20, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• 10 Years On: The Evolution of Modeling Since Katrina

  Willis Wire

  August 19, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Catastrophe Modeler RMS: New York Among the Three Cities Most Vulnerable to Storm Surge

  Best's Review

  August 19, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Rising Sea Level Boosts Risk to U.S. Coastal Cities of Hurricane-Related Flood Damage

  Carrier Management

  August 19, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• US coastal exposures continue to rise ten years after Katrina

  Commercial Risk Europe

  August 19, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• 10 Years After Katrina, Coastal Cities Face Greater Flood Risk: RMS

  Insurance Journal

  August 19, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Storm surge a rising component of hurricane risk

  Insurance Insider

  August 19, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• US coastal flood risk rising – RMS

  Insurance Day

  August 19, 2015

  RMS developed a forward-looking analysis of storm surge risk in six U.S. coastal cities including New Orleans, Miami, Tampa, New York City, Baltimore, and Boston.

• Hurricane Damage Predicted to Get Worse

  The Maritime Executive

  August 18, 2015

  RMS’ analysis of Asia industrial exposures is cited in Maritime Executive’s article on Allianz’s Hurricane Katrina 10 year anniversary report.

• Turkish cat pool limits Bosphorus bond to $100mn

  Insurance Insider

  August 17, 2015

  RMS acted as the modeling agent for Turkish Catastrophe Insurance Pool’s Bosphorus cat bond.

• Explosion in China shows how Cats can have regional, even global, impact: Munich Re

  Canadian Underwriter

  August 17, 2015

  Canadian Underwriter cites RMS’ event response report in an article about Munich Re’s analysis of the event.

• Coverage fills gaps in traditional hurricane insurance

  Business Insurance

  August 12, 2015

  RMS is proud to partner with New Paradigm for an innovative parametric hurricane solution.

• New Paradigm’s parametric hurricane cover, with ILS credentials

  Artemis

  August 11, 2015

  RMS has partnered with New Paradigm to provide data collection and certification for an innovative parametric hurricane cover.

• An actuarial perspective on pandemics

  Longevity Bulletin

  August 06, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, writes about the operational challenges of dealing with pandemics and the process of modeling the risk.

• California Dreamin’

  Insurance Day

  August 03, 2015

  Matthew Nielsen, senior director, global governmental and regulatory affairs, discusses the risk posed by the combination of low flood insurance penetration and wildfire burned land in California as El Niño strengthens and rainy season approaches.

• Modeling the Future

  Best's Review

  August 01, 2015

  Matthew Grant, general manager, model and data products, joins a roundtable discussion on issues including what model users want, changes in modeling, new perils modeled, and flood.

• AIR model update to lift 100-year hurricane loss by 3%

  Trading Risk

  July 28, 2015

  AIR has increased its expected loss projections for its U.S. hurricane model, bringing them closer to RMS' view of hurricane risk.

• Daily Mail shares fall 11 per cent after poor advertising sales

  Financial Times

  July 23, 2015

  In its Q3 trading update, DMGT reiterated that RMS(one) remains on track.

• DMGT Lowers Full Year Expectations On Weaker Advertising Market

  London South East

  July 23, 2015

  In its Q3 trading update, DMGT reiterated that RMS(one) remains on track

• The Next Big Thing in Cat Bonds: Prevention

  Asset Securitization Report

  July 21, 2015

  Ben Brookes discusses how cat bonds could be used to fund infrastructure projects promoting resilience.

• New Madrid earthquakes repeat would cost industry $150bn

  Insurance ERM

  July 17, 2015

  RMS’ previously issued loss estimate for the New Madrid earthquakes is mentioned by Insurance ERM in an article about Swiss Re’s new report on the risk area.

• Fitch Rates Catastrophe Bond Acorn Re Ltd. Series 2015-1 Class A Notes 'BBsf'; Outlook Stable

  Market Watch

  July 13, 2015

  RMS’ modeling work for Acorn Re was included in a Fitch press release on Market Watch rating the cat bond.

• Plugging the Hole in the U.S. Flood Market: How Risk Modelers Can Help to De-Risk the NFIP

  Insurance Journal

  July 06, 2015

  Matthew Nieslen, senior director, global governmental and regulatory affairs, discusses privatizing U.S. flood insurance as a part of the Insurance Journal July issue special feature on disaster risks.

• The first China cat bond lists on BSX

  The Royal Gazette

  July 03, 2015

  The RMS China Earthquake Model was used by China Re to provide risk metrics for the first-ever China catastrophe bond.

• China Re: Panda Re paves the way for capital market transfer

  Trading Risk

  July 03, 2015

  The RMS China Earthquake Model was used by China Re to provide risk metrics for the first-ever China catastrophe bond.

• Panda Re cat bond an “important breakthrough” for China Re

  Artemsis

  July 02, 2015

  The RMS China Earthquake Model was used by China Re to provide risk metrics for the first-ever China catastrophe bond.

• Sanjiv "Sunny" Sharma Recognition Plaque

  San Francisco Business Times

  July 02, 2015

  Sunny Sharma is appointed to senior vice president of cloud operations and information technology.

• Panda Re catastrophe bond covers China risks

  Business Insurance

  July 02, 2015

  The RMS China Earthquake Model was used by China Re to provide risk metrics for the first-ever China catastrophe bond.

• First Chinese catastrophe bond presents chance for ILS market to diversify

  Reactions

  July 02, 2015

  The RMS China Earthquake Model was used by China Re to provide risk metrics for the first-ever China catastrophe bond.

• The Geneva Association: Risk management of emerging pandemics

  Asia Insurance Review

  June 29, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, writes about the risk management of emerging pandemics and how insurance solutions could mitigate the spread of a future pandemic.

• Probabilistic catastrophe loss modeling

  Management-Information

  June 26, 2015

  Dr. Laurent Marescot, director, model product management’s byline on catastrophe modeling and transparency for Solvency II was published in the July issue of Management-Information at the University St. Gallen.

• RMS Names Sharma Senior Vice President of Cloud Operations and IT

  Insurance Journal

  June 25, 2015

  Sunny Sharma is appointed to senior vice president of cloud operations and information technology.

• Demand for mortality bonds offers chance to de-risk

  Insurance Risk

  June 24, 2015

  RMS is referenced in an Insurance Risk article on Axa’s Benu Ltd longevity cat bond.

• Side effects of floods important for risk modelling

  XPRIMM

  June 22, 2015

  Dr. Laurent Marescot, director, model product management, presented at IIF conference on the importance of flood side effects for risk modeling.

• $200m Acorn Re parametric U.S. earthquake cat bond launches

  Artemis

  June 18, 2015

  Artemis cites RMS as the risk modeler for the Acorn Re cat bond.

• Industry needs to better understand uncertainty in climate change – risk modellers

  Insurance Day

  June 10, 2015

  Hemant Shah, CEO and co-founder, is quoted on the role of catastrophe models in helping the industry understand climate change.

• Parity needed across cat bond & reinsurance data submissions: Ben Brookes, RMS

  Artemis

  June 02, 2015

  Speaking to Artemis at Exceedance 2015, Ben Brookes, vice president, capital markets, explains the need for more transparency in data submissions for catastrophe bond deals.

• Exceedance: the buzz from Miami

  Reactions

  June 02, 2015

  News and insights from Exceedance 2015 featuring quotes from Hemant Shah, Ben Brookes, and Patricia Grossi in a three-page cover story in the Reactions June issue.

• A New Perception

  Intelligent Insurer

  May 29, 2015

  Praedicat, founded by RAND and RMS, has innovative plans for the casualty market.

• Open cat models are the future, risk modellers say

  Insurance Day

  May 29, 2015

  Insurers are turning to open catastrophe models, such as RMS(one), for a better understanding of risk.

• An Alternative Approach

  Intelligent Insurer

  May 29, 2015

  Catastrophe modelers including RMS are looking at new ways to model casualty risk as the market grows.

• Daily Mail and General Trust: MailOnline sales to offset decline in print revenue

  International Business Times

  May 22, 2015

  RMS parent company DMGT announces half-year financials with an update on RMS(one).

• MailOnline reports sharp slowdown in growth despite US push

  Financial Times

  May 22, 2015

  RMS parent company DMGT announces half-year financials with an update on RMS(one).

• Daily Mail owner sees profits rise 55% as digital advertising revenues increase

  This is Money

  May 22, 2015

  RMS parent company DMGT announces half-year financials with an update on RMS(one).

• Operating profits sink 57% at RMS

  Intelligent Insurer

  May 22, 2015

  RMS parent company DMGT announces half-year financials with an update on RMS(one).

• Daily Mail & General H1 Adj. Pretax Profit Down 4%; Underlying Revenue Up 1%

  RTT News

  May 21, 2015

  RMS parent company DMGT announces half-year financials with an update on RMS(one).

• BRIEF-Daily Mail and General Trust sees higher EPS

  Reuters

  May 21, 2015

  RMS parent company DMGT announces half-year financials with an update on RMS(one).

• RMS reshuffles leadership team

  Trading Risk

  May 15, 2015

  RMS announces new executive appointments and expanded roles.

• Here’s How Hoboken Could Pay for a Giant Anti-Flooding Bathtub

  Next City

  May 15, 2015

  RMS is collaborating with re.focus partners, The Rockefeller Foundation, Swiss Re, and Goldman Sachs on the RE.bound initiative to develop new risk transfer solutions to fund disaster resilience projects.

• Around the industry: May 13, 2015

  Property Casualty 360

  May 13, 2015

  Sun Life renews its agreement to license the RMS® Longevity Risk Model Canada for an additional three years.

• How Insurance Is Shaping the Built Environment

  Sourceable

  May 13, 2015

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, explains the benefits of probabilistic catastrophe modeling for the insurance industry.

• Insurance covers only a fraction of Nepal's earthquake damage

  Business Insurance

  May 10, 2015

  RMS issues damage reports for the Nepal Earthquake.

• Hurricane Machine Aims to Improve Forecasts

  Discovery News

  May 06, 2015

  Paul Wilson, VP, model development, discusses the benefits of hurricane simulation data for catastrophe modeling.

• World's biggest hurricane simulator aims to improve forecasts

  Rappler

  May 06, 2015

  Paul Wilson, VP, model development, discusses the benefits of hurricane simulation data for catastrophe modeling.

• Someone built the 'world's biggest' hurricane simulator to help improve forecasts

  Business Insider

  May 06, 2015

  Paul Wilson, VP, model development, discusses the benefits of hurricane simulation data for catastrophe modeling.

• World's biggest hurricane simulator aims to improve forecasts

  Agence France-Presse

  May 06, 2015

  Paul Wilson, VP, model development, discusses the benefits of hurricane simulation data for catastrophe modeling.

• Oasis Loss Modelling Framework's Whitaker: Model modeller

  Insurance Day

  May 06, 2015

  RMS is named as a top modeler in the industry in a profile on Oasis.

• World's biggest hurricane simulator aims to improve forecasts

  Yahoo News

  May 05, 2015

  Paul Wilson, VP, model development, discusses the benefits of hurricane simulation data for catastrophe modeling.

• The Next Frontier: Praedicat Soaring Into Liability Cat-Modeling Space

  Carrier Management

  May 04, 2015

  Robert Reville, CEO of Praedicat, writes about the founding of Praedicat by RMS and RAND, and the future of liability catastrophe modeling.

• JLT predicts competitive June 1 renewal

  Reactions

  April 29, 2015

  JLT Re, at Exceedance 2015, predicts that the Florida market does not foresee any reduction in market capacity.

• Evolving building codes add to Chile’s resilience

  Reactions

  April 29, 2015

  Dr. Patricia Grossi explains how updating building codes has helped Chile’s resilience to future seismic and other natural catastrophe events.

• Pension funds point to capital market longevity

  Reactions

  April 29, 2015

  At Exceedance 2015, BMS Intermediaries discusses the size of the pensions market and potential funds that could enter the ILS space

• Could ILS market aide against next pandemic?

  Reactions

  April 28, 2015

  Ben Brookes discusses how ILS and bonds could be used to reduce pandemic aid response time.

• Risk Modeler: Economic Exposure to Natural Catastrophe on the Rise in Asia-Pacific

  A.M. Best

  April 28, 2015

  Markus Moravek discusses major concentrations of risk for industrial sites located on flood plains in Asia.

• Axa Global Life and RMS collaborated on mortality bond

  Reactions

  April 28, 2015

  AXA Global Life selects RMS as a partner to analyze risk for an unprecedented excess mortality bond.

• New capital & risk modelling technology = new opportunities: Hemant Shah, RMS

  Artemis

  April 28, 2015

  Hemant Shah, CEO and co-founder, discusses trends and new opportunities for (re)insurance and risk modeling technology.

• RMS(one) just around the corner

  Reactions

  April 28, 2015

  Hemant Shah, CEO and co-founder, provides RMS(one) updates at Exceedance 2015.

• RMS, AIR Worldwide Tally Catastrophic Damages From Nepal Earthquake

  Carrier Management

  April 27, 2015

  RMS issues damage reports for the Nepal Earthquake.

• RMS hires two senior execs; expands leadership roles

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 24, 2015

  RMS announces new executive appointments and expanded roles.

• New appointments at RMS

  Reactions

  April 24, 2015

  Eric Yau joins RMS as general manager of software and Peter Eidelman joins as CFO.

• RMS Estimates Insured Losses From Windstorm Niklas Could Hit $1.5B Euro

  Claims Journal

  April 22, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• RMS says insured losses for Windstorm Niklas could be $1.6 billion

  Daily Willis Review

  April 22, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• Insurance Council of Australia has received more than 19,500 claims following storm

  Canadian Underwriter

  April 22, 2015

  RMS issues a catastrophe response detailing damage from the Australian hailstorms.

• RMS releases Windstorm Niklas damage estimate

  Post Magazine

  April 21, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• RMS: Niklas losses between EUR750mn and EUR1.5bn

  Trading Risk

  April 21, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• RMS estimates lower Niklas losses at EUR0.75mn-EUR1.5bn

  Inside FAC

  April 21, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• Windstorm Niklas could cost €1.5bn

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 20, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• RMS Niklas loss pick comes in below AIR estimate

  Insurance Insider

  April 20, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• Germany could account for 75% of as much as 1.5 billion euros in insured losses from Windstorm Niklas: RMS

  Canadian Underwriter

  April 20, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• Niklas damage at €750m-€1.5bn: RMS

  Reactions

  April 20, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• Europe’s March windstorm could blow in $1.6 billion in insured losses

  Business Insurance

  April 20, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• RMS: European windstorm Niklas industry loss €750m to €1.5B

  Artemis

  April 20, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• Interview with Dr Robert Muir-Wood at UNWCDRR 2015

  The Geneva Association

  April 20, 2015

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, discusses trends in catastrophe modeling for disaster risk reduction.

• RMS: Windstorm Niklas Insured Losses Could Reach €1.5 billion

  A.M. Best

  April 20, 2015

  RMS releases loss estimates for Windstorm Niklas following a comprehensive investigation by the RMS reconnaissance team and hazard reconstruction using version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models.

• InsuranceERM's Most Influential 2015

  Insurance ERM

  April 16, 2015

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, is named one of InsuranceERM’s Most Influential 2015.

• RMS updates Europe windstorm model to support SII validation

  Insurance ERM

  April 13, 2015

  RMS announces the release of version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models and RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models, which will play a vital role in Solvency II model validation and provide sharper hurricane risk differentiation.

• RMS updates European Windstorm and Atlantic Hurricane models

  Artemis

  April 13, 2015

  RMS announces the release of version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models and RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models, which will play a vital role in Solvency II model validation and provide sharper hurricane risk differentiation.

• Risk Management of Emerging Pandemics

  The Geneva Association

  April 12, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, writes about the risk management of emerging pandemics and how insurance solutions could mitigate the spread of a future pandemic.

• RMS Releases Updated Europe Windstorm, North Atlantic Hurricane Models

  Insurance Journal

  April 10, 2015

  RMS announces the release of version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models and RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models, which will play a vital role in Solvency II model validation and provide sharper hurricane risk differentiation.

• RMS releases updated models

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 10, 2015

  RMS announces the release of version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models and RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models, which will play a vital role in Solvency II model validation and provide sharper hurricane risk differentiation.

• New models from RMS

  Reactions

  April 10, 2015

  RMS announces the release of version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models and RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models, which will play a vital role in Solvency II model validation and provide sharper hurricane risk differentiation.

• RE.bound – New Insurance Product to Support Risk-Reduction Projects

  Flood List

  April 09, 2015

  RMS is collaborating with re.focus partners, The Rockefeller Foundation, Swiss Re, and Goldman Sachs on the RE.bound initiative that will develop new risk transfer solutions to fund disaster resilience projects.

• RMS Releases Latest Europe Windstorm and North Atlantic Hurricane Models

  Carrier Management

  April 09, 2015

  RMS announces the release of version 15.0 RMS Europe Windstorm Models and RMS North Atlantic Hurricane Models, which will play a vital role in Solvency II model validation and provide sharper hurricane risk differentiation.

• RMS Commends Tokyo’s Adoption of Nat Cat Quake Loss Reduction Plan

  Insurance Journal

  April 08, 2015

  RMS voices its support for Tokyo's plan to halve expected earthquake casualties over the next ten years and urges other cities and countries to set specific measurable disaster risk reduction targets.

• Risk reduction cat bonds planned

  Reactions

  April 08, 2015

  RMS is collaborating with re.focus partners, The Rockefeller Foundation, Swiss Re, and Goldman Sachs on the RE.bound initiative to develop new risk transfer solutions to fund disaster resilience projects.

• RMS unveils new resilient infrastructure insurance product

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 07, 2015

  RMS is collaborating with re.focus partners, The Rockefeller Foundation, Swiss Re, and Goldman Sachs on the RE.bound initiative that will develop new risk transfer solutions to fund disaster resilience projects. 

• RMS, Swiss Re among partners that will create insurance-based products to support resilient infrastructure investment

  Canadian Underwiter

  April 07, 2015

  RMS is collaborating with re.focus partners, The Rockefeller Foundation, Swiss Re, and Goldman Sachs on the RE.bound initiative that will develop new risk transfer solutions to fund disaster resilience projects.

• RE:bound to apply catastrophe bond tech to project financing

  Artemis

  April 07, 2015

  RMS is collaborating with re.focus partners, The Rockefeller Foundation, Swiss Re, and Goldman Sachs on the RE.bound initiative that will develop new risk transfer solutions to fund disaster resilience projects.

• Modern conference for SAS

  The Actuary

  April 01, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, discussed emerging pandemic risk management at the Students’ Actuarial Society conference.

• New pandemic insurance to prevent crises through early payouts

  Reuters

  March 26, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, discusses new insurance schemes that would trigger at early warning signs of disease outbreaks.

• New pandemic insurance to prevent crises through early payouts

  Thomson Reuters Foundation

  March 26, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, discusses new insurance schemes that would trigger at early warning signs of disease outbreaks.

• RMS releases new exposure datasets for five Asian countries

  Artemis

  March 24, 2015

  RMS releases Economic Exposure Datasets for five countries in Asia Pacific to help insurers and reinsurers to better understand and plan for risks from natural disasters.

• Tsunami supply chain risk underestimated

  Commercial Risk Europe

  March 19, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• RMS study reveals mega-tsunamis are no “black swan event”

  Artemis

  March 19, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• RMS releases Asia-Pacific datasets

  Intelligent Insurer

  March 18, 2015

  RMS releases Economic Exposure Datasets for five countries in Asia Pacific to help insurers and reinsurers to better understand and plan for risks from natural disasters.

• RMS study reveals areas at risk of mega-tsunamis

  Insurance Day

  March 17, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• World Bank Readying Pandemic Insurance Fund

  Risk Market News

  March 16, 2015

  RMS is referenced as a proponent of using cat bonds to mitigate pandemic risk in an article about the World Bank's initiative to  develop catastrophe insurance to better fight pandemic outbreaks.

• Too many terrorists spoil the plot

  Insurance Linked

  March 16, 2015

  Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, explains how mass surveillance is helping to thwart terrorist attacks. 

• New Study Highlights Major Tsunami Risk in Caribbean

  Atlanta Black Star

  March 13, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• RMS releases global tsunami risk study

  Intelligent Insurer

  March 13, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• Modelling in focus: Avoiding surprises from attritional losses

  Trading Risk

  March 13, 2015

  Ben Brookes, vice president, risk markets, discusses how attritional losses can trigger cat bonds and how to account for them in catastrophe models.

• New study warns of significant tsunami risk in Caribbean

  Jamaica Observer

  March 13, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide, including the Caribbean, capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• CARIBBEAN NEWS: March 7th - March 13th, 2015

  Jamaicans.com

  March 13, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide, including the Caribbean, capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• Commercial claims push Cyclone Marcia insurance losses beyond AU$400 million

  Canadian Underwriter

  March 12, 2015

  RMS reports on transport disruptions and flooding due to Cyclone Marcia.

• Significant risk for tsunamis in the Caribbean and Mediterranean

  Asfalistiki Agora

  March 12, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• Giant quake, tsunami risks identified

  Business Insurance

  March 12, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.

• RMS Study Shows Significant Tsunami Risk in Caribbean, Mediterranean

  Insurance Journal

  March 12, 2015

  The RMS global tsunami risk study identifies 20 subduction zones worldwide capable of generating a giant earthquake and tsunami.
  

• RMS unveils South Korea flood model

  Intelligent Insurer

  March 05, 2015

  The RMS South Korea Probabilistic Flood Maps and Scenario Catalog provides the industry's only complete view of flood risk in South Korea and models all sources of precipitation driving flood risk.

• RMS models South Korea flood risk

  Insurance Day

  March 04, 2015

  The RMS South Korea Probabilistic Flood Maps and Scenario Catalog provides the industry's only complete view of flood risk in South Korea and models all sources of precipitation driving flood risk.
  

• RMS Targets South Korea With Wide-Ranging Cat Flood Risk Catalog

  Carrier Management

  March 04, 2015

  The RMS South Korea Probabilistic Flood Maps and Scenario Catalog provides the industry's only complete view of flood risk in South Korea and models all sources of precipitation driving flood risk. 

• RMS releases S Korea flood catalogue

  Reactions

  March 04, 2015

  The RMS South Korea Probabilistic Flood Maps and Scenario Catalog provides the industry's only complete view of flood risk in South Korea and models all sources of precipitation driving flood risk.

• State Farm sponsoring Merna Re 2015-1, $300m New Madrid cat bond

  Artemis

  March 03, 2015

  RMS is providing risk modeling services for the Merna Re 2015-1 catastrophe bond.

• Recruiting Future Podcast Episode 3 - Bethan Davies from RMS

  Recruiting Futures Podcast

  February 27, 2015

  Bethan Davies discusses RMS’ award winning approach to candidate experience.
  

• Climate Change Modeling on Cusp of Paradigm Shift

  Insurance Journal

  February 26, 2015

  Paul Wilson speaks to Insurance Journal about the shift in climate change modeling.

• Trigger Happy: WHAT SETS ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL CLAIMS PAYMENTS IN MOTION?

  Leader’s Edge Magazine

  February 24, 2015

  Leader's Edge Magazine explores pay outs for the insurance-linked securities market.

• Many Choices, One Risk: Systemic Risk And Catastrophe Models

  Risk Market News

  February 18, 2015

  How could catastrophe models become a potential systemic risk to the insurance industry.

• Why Did Cyclone Marcia Get So Bad, So Fast

  Risk Market News

  February 18, 2015

  Neena Saith, senior director, discusses the rapid intensification of Cyclone Marcia in Australia.
  

• Agile Big Data By @CoryIsaacson at @CloudExpo New York [#BigData]

  Sys Con Media

  February 17, 2015

  Cory Isaacson, CTO, will present on agile big data at Cloud Expo.
  

• RMS’ new comprehensive global tsunami tool a gift for re/insurers

  Artemis

  February 16, 2015

  RMS’ new Global Tsunami Scenario Catalog hailed as pioneering by Artemis.
  

• RMS recruits Isaacson

  Trading Risk

  February 13, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• Mayor Bill de Blasio Announces NYC Tech Talent Pipeline Industry Partners and Commitments to Strengthen City's Tech Workforce

  City of New York

  February 12, 2015

  RMS is partnering with the Flatiron School to offer paid internships to participants of the NYC Web Development Program.

• Secretary Pritzker Visits New York City’s Flatiron School to See Innovative Approach to Skills Training

  US Department of Commerce

  February 09, 2015

  RMS is partnering with the Flatiron School to offer paid internships to participants of the NYC Web Development Program.
  

• How hurricane technology can reduce risk uncertainty

  Artemis

  February 09, 2015

  Artemis names RMS(one) among new platforms and technologies that will help strengthen managing hurricane risk.

• Willis Fires First Salvo in the Cyber Risk Model Race

  Risk Market News

  February 04, 2015

  RMS is among the modeling companies that are developing a cyber risk model.

• UPDATE: DMGT Revenue Up Slightly As Solid B2B Offset By Weak Media Arm

  London South East

  February 04, 2015

  RMS’ parent company DMGT reports rise in first quarter revenue.

• Analysis: Terrorism cover faces overhaul

  Reactions

  February 04, 2015

  Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, discusses why the Charlie Hebdo attacks are macro-attacks.
  

• RMS Launches Tsunami Model, Inks Typhoon Data Partnership With Fubon

  Risk Market News

  February 03, 2015

  RMS announces its Global Tsunami Scenario Catalog and a partnership with Fubon Insurance for the development of a high-definition Taiwan typhoon model.

• RMS Debuts Global Tsunami Scenario Catalog

  Carrier Management

  February 03, 2015

  RMS announces its Global Tsunami Scenario Catalog, the first of its kind in the insurance industry.

• Video: Dr. Gordon Woo on terrorism insurance and Charlie Hebdo

  Re360

  January 30, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, discusses terrorism insurance and the Charlie Hebdo attacks.

• RMS: TRIPRA Brings Fresh Questions for Insurers, Modelers

  Best’s Review

  January 29, 2015

  RMS terrorism risk experts discuss TRIA renewal implications.

• RMS Names Cory Isaacson CTO

  Insurance News Net

  January 28, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• Flood simulations inundate the cat modelling scene

  Insurance ERM

  January 27, 2015

  Brian Owens, senior director, model solutions, discusses RMS’ expected model releases in 2015.

• Catastrophe Q&A: RMS’ Cory Isaacson

  Risk Market News

  January 27, 2015

  Cory Isaacson, chief technology officer, talks to Risk Market News about his plans as CTO.

• Characteristics of ‘Charlie Hebdo’ Attack Thwarted Counter-Terrorism Efforts: RMS

  Insurance Journal

  January 26, 2015

  Dr. Gordon Woo, catastrophe risk expert, discusses terrorism risk and the Charlie Hebdo attack.

• RMS Names Chief Technology Officer

  Insurance Networking

  January 26, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• Around the Industry: January 22, 2015

  Property Casualty 360

  January 22, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• Cory Isaacson Recognition Plaque

  San Francisco Business Times

  January 22, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• RMS hires CodeFutures founder

  Intelligent insurer

  January 21, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• Codefutures CEO Cory Isaacson named RMS CTO

  Info Tech Lead

  January 21, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• Cory Isaacson Recognition Plaque

  Silicon Valley Business Journal

  January 20, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• Risk Management Solutions names chief technology officer

  Business Insurance

  January 20, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• RMS appoints new chief technology officer

  Insurance ERM

  January 20, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• RMS recruits chief technology officer

  Trading Risk

  January 20, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• RMS Replaces CTO, Makes Appointments as Platform Push Continues

  Jan 20

  January 20, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• RMS appoints Isaacson CTO

  Reactions

  January 20, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• RMS Names Isaacson CTO

  Carrier Management

  January 20, 2015

  RMS names Cory Isaacson CTO. In this role, he will lead the development of RMS(one).

• RMS supports China Re’s expansion into Lloyd’s

  Intelligent Insurer

  January 15, 2015

  RMS announces expansion of partnership with China Re to support the reinsurer’s expansion into the London market.

• RMS partners with China Re's Lloyd's venture

  Post Magazine

  January 15, 2015

  RMS announces expansion of partnership with China Re to support the reinsurer’s expansion into the London market.

• Fitch Affirms DMGT at 'BBB-'; Outlook Stable

  Reuters

  January 13, 2015

  Fitch ratings for DMGT remain steady with stable outlook.

• Dynamic peril

  InsideFAC,

  January 12, 2015

  Chris Folkman, director, model product management, talks with InsideFAC about modeling terrorism risk for (re)insurance.

• Dynamic Peril

  InsideFAC

  January 12, 2015

  Chris Folkman, director, model product management, talks with InsideFAC about modeling terrorism risk.

• Windstorm Elon causes major power outages, rail disruption in U.K.

  Canadian Underwriter

  January 09, 2015

  RMS catastrophe event response reports power and transportation disruption in the UK due to windstorm Elon.

• DMGT Publishes Corporate Video, Brochure and Annual Report

  The Wall Street Transcript

  January 07, 2015

  DMGT publishes its annual report including an update about RMS.

• Catastrophe modelers developing cyber risk technologies to assess exposures

  Business Insurance

  January 04, 2015

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• New Cyber Security Risk Models May Be Needed For The Insurance Industry

  Live Insurance News

  December 26, 2014

  RMS is talking to insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Risk Modelers Working on Tools for Gauging Cyber Attack Risk

  Insurance Journal

  December 23, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• The Morning Download: Sony, Recovering from Massive Hack, Seeks Cybersecurity Experts

  CIO Journal

  December 23, 2014

  RMS is talking to insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Fitch Rates Tradewynd Re Series 2014-1 Catastrophe Bonds Class 3-A, 1-B, and 3-B

  Insurance News Net

  December 23, 2014

  Fitch announces ratings for catastrophe bonds issued by Tradewynd Re using RMS risk analysis.

• Risk Modelers Aim to Gauge Risks of ‘Cyber Hurricane’

  Insurance Journal

  December 22, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Insurance risk modelers look to clarify cyber risk costs

  The Canberra Times

  December 22, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Risk modelers look to clarify cyber risk costs

  Business Insurance

  December 22, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Boxing Day tsunami – ten years on

  Reactions

  December 22, 2014

  RMS report looks back at lessons learned about coastline vulnerability from the 2004 Indian Ocean Earthquake and Tsunami.

• Risk modelers look to clarify cyber risk costs

  The Economic Times

  December 22, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Insurance risk modelers look to clarify cyber risk costs

  The Age

  December 22, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• RMS Reflects on the 2014 Catastrophe Risk Landscape

  Carrier Management

  December 22, 2014

  Chris Folkman, Patricia Grossi, and Brian Owens reflect on the important takeaways from the catastrophe events and changing landscape in 2014.

• Risk modellers look to clarify cyber risk costs

  The Malaysian Insider

  December 20, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Risk modelers look to clarify cyber risk costs

  Reuters

  December 19, 2014

  Andrew Coburn, SVP LifeRisks, tells Reuters that RMS is talking to insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Risk Modellers Look to Clarify Cyber Risk Costs

  New York Times

  December 19, 2014

  RMS senior vice president Andrew Coburn discusses how RMS is working with insurers to develop a cyber risk model that can gauge probabilities of widespread attacks.

• Lessons from a year of glancing blows

  Insurance Day

  December 19, 2014

  Brian Owens, senior director of model solutions, reflects on the lessons learned from disasters in 2014.

• Fitch Rates Tradewynd Re Ltd. Series 2014-1 Catastrophe Bonds Class 3-A, 1-B, and 3-B

  Reuters

  December 18, 2014

  Fitch announces ratings for catastrophe bonds issued by Tradewynd Re using RMS risk analysis.

• Hagupit insured losses to be small

  Reactions

  December 08, 2014

  RMS reports damage and losses in the Philippines following Typhoon Hagupit.

• Cyber Catastrophe

  The Actuary

  December 04, 2014

  Andrew Coburn, SVP LifeRisks, and the Cambridge University Centre for Risk Studies explain how they are developing frameworks for cyber catastrophe analysis.

• Fitch Expects to Rate Tradewynd Re Ltd. Series 2014-1 Catastrophe Bond Class 3-A, 1-B, & 3-B

  Fort Mills Times

  December 03, 2014

  Fitch announces ratings for catastrophe bonds issued by Tradewynd Re using RMS risk analysis.

• Fitch Expects to Rate Tradewynd Re Ltd. Series 2014-1 Catastrophe Bond Class 3-A, 1-B, & 3-B

  Market Watch

  December 03, 2014

  Fitch announces ratings for catastrophe bonds issued by Tradewynd Re using RMS risk analysis.

• Bringing It All Back Home: Risk Management Solutions Makes Seismic Shift to the Private Cloud

  Market Watch

  December 01, 2014

  Paris Georgallis, SVP cloud platform operations, discusses the transition to the private cloud for security and predictability in performance.

• Perspectives

  Insurance Linked

  December 01, 2014

  Andrew Coburn, Senior Vice President LifeRisks, is interviewed by Insurance Linked about the interconnectivity of risk and the use of capital markets.

• Newspaper profitability rises at Daily Mail and General Trust

  Financial Times

  November 26, 2014

  Andrew Coburn, Senior Vice President LifeRisks, is interviewed by Insurance Linked about the interconnectivity of risk and the use of capital markets.

• Daily Mail owner says digital ads revenue offsets decline in print: Full-year revenue up 3 per cent

  City AM

  November 26, 2014

  RMS parent company DMGT announces full-year revenue increase.

• Daily Mail owner: Tesco scandal has not hurt our ad revenues

  The Telegraph

  November 26, 2014

  RMS parent company DMGT announces full-year revenue increase.

• RMS hiccup dents DMGT profits

  Intelligent Insurer

  November 26, 2014

  RMS parent company DMGT announces full-year revenue increase.

• Daily Mail says well positioned after strong full-year results

  The Independent

  November 26, 2014

  RMS parent company DMGT announces full-year revenue increase.

• Daily Mail profit nudges up, but RMS risks remain

  Fast Financial Times

  November 25, 2014

  RMS parent company DMGT announces full-year revenue increase.

• Hemant Shah Appointed to CAS Board of Directors

  Insurance News Net

  November 24, 2014

  RMS CEO Hemant Shah is appointed to the Casualty Actuarial Society Board of Directors.

• The future for ILS

  Reactions

  November 14, 2014

  Reactions hosted a roundtable in partnership with RMS to discuss the future of the insurance-linked securities market.

• Interconnectivity of economic risk: Our global financial system as a living organism

  Business Reporter

  November 11, 2014

  Andrew Coburn, Senior Vice President LifeRisks, discusses the interconnectivity of the financial system and economic risk in a byline for Business Reporter.

• Scientists try to predict number of US Ebola cases

  The Boston Globe

  November 11, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• CEO risk-taker helps others manage risk at $300M global services powerhouse

  San Francisco Business Times

  November 07, 2014

  RMS CEO Hemant Shah is profiled by San Francisco Business Times for winning Most Admired CEO.

• Scientists Try To Predict Number Of US Ebola Cases

  The Gleaner

  November 05, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists Try to Predict Number of U.S. Ebola Cases

  Supply & Demand Chain Executive

  November 05, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola Outbreak 2014 News Update, Watchlist & Death Toll: 130 Maximum US Cases Predicted by End of 2014

  Latino Post

  November 05, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict number of US Ebola cases

  SFGate

  November 04, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• RMS: Ebola Tipping Point Could Come in January 2015

  Professional Insurance Agents

  November 04, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Will the ebola outbreak become a global pandemic?

  The Newspaper

  November 04, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Predicting the number of U.S. Ebola cases difficult

  Digital Journal

  November 04, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• South Carolina Approves CAT Models, Weighs Building Public Model

  Insurance Journal

  November 04, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola and insurance: A complicated mixture

  CBS MoneyWatch

  November 04, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Stanford Researchers Say 130 U.S. Ebola Cases a “Worst Case Scenario”

  Kron 4

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Stanford Doctor Says Every Major City Could See Ebola Cases

  CBS Local

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Experts Expect Increase in Ebola Cases in U.S.

  Jems

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Summit County Health Department Prepares for Ebola

  Park Rag

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Experts, models predict more U.S. Ebola cases

  R&D Magazine

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• RMS Catastrophe Models Estimate U.S. Could Experience 15 to 130 New Ebola Cases Before Year’s End

  Business Wire

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• How Many Ebola Cases Will Hit the United States?

  Sci-Tech Today

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists trying to predict number of US Ebola cases

  Casa Grande Dispatch

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• More Ebola Cases in U.S. Predicted

  Claims Journal

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Experts, Models Predict More U.S. Ebola Cases

  Experts, Models Predict More U.S. Ebola Cases

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola response: Up to 130 U.S. cases projected by year-end

  San Francisco Business Times

  November 03, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists Predict Maximum of 130 U.S. Ebola Cases By Year's End

  Breitbart

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists Try to Predict Number of Ebola Cases in the United States

  NBC Philadelphia

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• How Many More US Ebola Cases? Predictions Vary Widely

  NewsMaxHealth

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola: Scientists try to predict how bad it can get

  Komo News

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists Offer Predictions on U.S. Ebola Cases; RMS Says Worst Case 130

  Carrier Management

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict how many U.S. Ebola cases will emerge

  Missourian

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists: Expect more, but not many, Ebola cases

  Indianna Gazette

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Intentan predecir casos de ébola en Estados Unidos

  La Tercera

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Anticipan más casos de ébola en Estados Unidos

  El Nuevo Dia

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Intentan predecir casos de ébola en EEUU

  El Nuevo Herald

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Expertos médicos proyectan contagios de casos de ébola en EU

  terra

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Number of Ebola cases in U.S. by end of year hard to predict

  The Spokesman Review

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• How many Ebola cases should U.S. expect? Experts run models to predict exact numbers

  NJ.com

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola: How many U.S. cases? Scientists try to predict the number

  West Hawaii Today

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola in the USA: The deadly virus will likely return again and again

  news.com.au

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists make predictions on number of U.S. Ebola cases this year

  The Denver Post

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola in the U.S.: How bad can it get?

  CBS News

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• How bad can Ebola epidemic get?

  The Telegraph

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict number of US Ebola cases, say more cases expected by year's end

  Desert News

  November 02, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists Try to Predict Number of US Ebola Cases

  ABC News

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict number of U.S .Ebola cases

  Houston Chronicle

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Intentan predecir casos de ébola en EEUU

  El Vocero Hispano

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola: Scientists try to predict number of US cases

  Los Angeles Daily News

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Experts: 130 Ebola cases in U.S. by year end; ‘handful’ in every major city

  Liberty Unyielding

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola: How bad can it get?

  Daily Herald

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict number of U.S. Ebola cases

  Trib Live

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Cientistas tentam prever expansão do Ebola nos EUA

  em.com.br

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Here's The Worst-Case Scenario For Ebola In The US

  Business Insider

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists predict range of possible Ebola cases in US by end of year, from 2 or 3 to 130

  Star Tribune

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict number of US Ebola cases as medical experts say public should expect to see more infected patients by the end of the year

  Daily Mail

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict number of U.S. Ebola cases

  Detroit Free Press

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists say more Ebola cases should pop up in U.S. ... but how many?

  Lubbock Avalanche Journal

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• More U.S. Ebola cases likely, medical experts say

  The Seattle Times

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Experts: More Ebola likely in US

  San Angelo Standard-Times

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists try to predict number of US Ebola cases

  AP

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists predict range of possible Ebola cases in US by end of year, from 2 or 3 to 130

  US News

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• How Many New Ebola Cases in U.S. by End of 2014? Experts Weigh In.

  The Blaze

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists look at U.S. Ebola case scenarios

  The Columbian

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Experts try and guess how bad Ebola could get in U.S.

  Newsday

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Experts attempt to predict number of US Ebola cases

  Statesboro Herald

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Huge Ebola outbreak unlikely for US

  The Press Democrat

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Scientists trying to predict how many Ebola cases will hit U.S.

  CTV News

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Ebola scientists trying to predict number of U.S. cases

  The Times-Picayune

  November 01, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the number of Ebola cases in the US could reach 15-130 by the end of December.

• Lessons of a Risk Modeler: RMS CEO Hemant Shah Carrier Management

  Carrier Management

  October 29, 2014

  RMS CEO Hemant Shah sits down with Carrier Management to discuss lessons learned as RMS pioneered catastrophe risk modeling.

• How RMS Put Its Catastrophe Modeling Software in the Cloud

  CIO

  October 27, 2014

  RMS talks to CIO about making the transition to the private cloud for security and predictability.

• The next large scale earthquake to hit the San Francisco Bay Area has the potential to be financially devastating, according to catastrophe management firm, RMS

  Intelligent Insurer

  October 27, 2014

  RMS talks to Intelligent Insurer about the next “Big One” and how a worst-case earthquake could devastate the Bay Area economy.

• Ebolanomics touted as new business model required for battle against virus

  South China Morning Post

  October 24, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic.

• Report: ​Ebola may become worst global disease outbreak since 1918

  San Francisco Business Times

  October 24, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic.

• RMS says Ebola could be most deadly infectious disease since 1918 flu

  Insurance Day

  October 24, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic.

• RMS says ebola outbreak will worsen

  Catex News

  October 24, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the West Africa Ebola outbreak could reach the tipping point in January 2014.

• UC says its five medical centers are ready to take Ebola patients

  San Francisco Business Times

  October 24, 2014

  California prepares for potential Ebola cases. According to RMS modeling, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic.

• The Ebola Tipping Point (Photo: Business Wire)

  Digital Journal

  October 23, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the West Africa Ebola outbreak could reach the tipping point in January 2014.

• Fixing 'Ebolanomics' in pursuit of vaccines and drugs

  Reuters

  October 23, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic.

• Ebola ‘Tipping Point’ Could Come By Late January: RMS

  Carrier Management

  October 23, 2014

  RMS develops the world’s first probabilistic model of the West Africa Ebola outbreak, which suggests the tipping point will be reached in January 2015.

• RMS Develops World’s First Probabilistic Model of West African Ebola Outbreak, Finds Current Outbreak Has Potential to be Deadliest Infectious Disease Event in a Century

  Business Wire

  October 23, 2014

  RMS develops the world’s first probabilistic model of the West Africa Ebola outbreak, which suggests the tipping point will be reached in January 2015.

• RMS: Ebola Has Potential to be Deadliest Infectious Disease Event in a Century

  Worker's Compensation Institute

  October 23, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic.

• Ebola ‘Tipping Point’ Could Come By Late January, Reports RMS

  Insurance Journal

  October 23, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the West Africa Ebola outbreak could reach the tipping point in January 2014.

• RMS Develops World’s First Probabilistic Model of West African Ebola Outbreak, Finds Current Outbreak Has Potential to be Deadliest Infectious Disease Event in a Century

  Yahoo Finance

  October 23, 2014

  According to RMS modeling, the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has the potential to be the most deadly infectious disease event since the 1918 flu pandemic.

• RMS says 7.9-magnitude earthquake on San Andreas fault could cause $200B losses

  WRIN TV

  October 20, 2014

  RMS talks to WRIN TV about the next “Big One" and how a worst-case earthquake could cause commercial and residential property losses surpassing $200 billion.

• Earthquake Experts: We Live In Earthquake Country

  The Inquisitr

  October 19, 2014

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, and Patricia Grossi, director model product management, field earthquake questions in a Reddit AMA.

• 25 years after Bay Area Quake, Most Don't Have Earthquake Insurance

  MarketWatch

  October 17, 2014

  RMS research shows the growing risk in the region has earthquake insurance decreases while property values increase.

• RMS: next big Frisco quake could be $200bn loss

  InsideFAC

  October 17, 2014

  RMS talks to Inside FAC about the next “Big One" and how a worst-case earthquake could cause commercial and residential property losses surpassing $200 billion.

• Why Do So Few California Homeowners Have Earthquake Insurance?

  NBC Bay Area

  October 17, 2014

  RMS research shows the growing risk in the region has earthquake insurance decreases while property values increase.

• Comments on Hurricane Gonzalo and storm surge

  Reinsurance Magazine

  October 17, 2014

  Brian Owens, director, model product strategy, discusses Hurricane Gonzalo and the storm surge it may generate before hitting Bermuda.

• The Next Big One Is Coming—Ready or Not

  San Francisco Magazine

  October 17, 2014

  25 years after Loma Prieta, the San Francisco Bay Area has made significant improvements to infrastructure, but there is still a lot of work to do to be fully resilient.  

• How terror-proof is your economy?

  Nature

  October 15, 2014

  RMS and The Wharton Risk Management Center’s ‘TRIA after 2014’ study can help develop a financial safety net for economies.

• Hurricane Gonzalo now a Category 3 storm, severe threat to Bermuda

  Artemis

  October 15, 2014

  RMS tells Artemis about the possible dangerous storm surge to Bermuda generated by Hurricane Gonzalo.

• Big Quake in San Francisco Could Cause $200B in Losses: RMS

  Claims Journal

  October 15, 2014

  RMS talks to Claims Journal about the next “Big One" and how a worst-case earthquake could cause commercial and residential property losses surpassing $200 billion.

• San Francisco ‘big one’ could cost insurers $25bn

  InsuranceERM

  October 15, 2014

  RMS talks to InsuranceERM about the next “Big One" and how a worst-case earthquake could cause commercial and residential property losses surpassing $200 billion.

• San Francisco unprepared for earthquakes

  Reactions

  October 15, 2014

  RMS research shows the growing risk in the region has earthquake insurance decreases while property values increase.

• Quake on California's Hayward fault 'could produce $25 billion in insured losses,' RMS warns

  Canadian Underwriter

  October 14, 2014

  RMS talks to Canadian Underwriter about the next “Big One" and how a worst-case earthquake could cause commercial and residential property losses surpassing $200 billion.

• RMS study: "Big One" could devastate Bay Area economy, cause $200 billion in insured losses

  San Francisco Business Times

  October 13, 2014

  RMS talks to San Francisco Business Times about the next “Big One” and how a worst-case earthquake could devastate the Bay Area economy.

• 25 years after Loma Prieta: Bay Area infrastructure is safer, but we're still on shaky ground

  San Jose Mercury News

  October 13, 2014

  Patricia Grossi, earthquake expert and senior director, model product management at RMS tells San Jose Mercury News that 25 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake, Bay Area infrastructure is more resilient, but more can still be done.

• RMS: ‘Big One’ in Northern California Could Cause $200B in Losses

  Insurance Journal

  October 13, 2014

  RMS talks to Insurance Journal about the next “Big One" and how a worst-case earthquake could cause commercial and residential property losses surpassing $200 billion. 

• Earthquake cover take-up drops despite soaring property values in San Francisco Bay

  Insurance Day

  October 13, 2014

  RMS research shows the growing risk in the region has earthquake insurance decreases while property values increase.

• San Francisco Quake Risk Rises Amid Dearth of Insurance

  Bloomberg

  October 13, 2014

  RMS talks to Bloomberg about the growing earthquake risk in the San Francisco Bay Area and the low insurance penetration in the region.

• 25 Years After the Loma Prieta Earthquake, Are We Safer?

  KQED Science

  October 13, 2014

  25 years after Loma Prieta, the San Francisco Bay Area has made significant improvements to infrastructure, but there is still a lot of work to do to be fully resilient. 

• Catastrophe Models for the 21st Century

  Insurance ERM

  October 02, 2014

  Andrew Coburn, SVP, discusses the interconnectivity of financial risk and how catastrophe modeling methodologies can be applied to model financial risk contagion.

• Best Risk Modelling Services Provider winner: RMS

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 29, 2014

  RMS wins “Best Risk Modelling Services Provider” at the Intelligent Insurer Awards 2014, receiving praise for its responsiveness and ability to always stay ahead of the game.

• RMS, 100 Resilient Cities Partner To Quantify, Manage Natural Hazard Risks

  Canadian Underwriter

  September 26, 2014

  Paul VanderMarck, chief products officer, discusses how the city of San Francisco will use RMS technology and catastrophe models to quantify its earthquake risk and increase its resilience to future catastrophic events.

• Cities Around the Globe Aim to Quantify Their Disaster Risks

  Artemis

  September 24, 2014

  RMS will enable cities in the 100RC Network to access its technology and catastrophe models to empower the cities to make well-informed decisions about managing and mitigating natural hazard risk.

• Western jihadists and risk brought home

  Asia Times Online

  September 24, 2014

  Weimeng Yeo, principal modeler, model development, writes about the risk Western jihadists pose in their homelands.

• Catastrophe modeler RMS giving cities free access to technology

  Business Insurance

  September 23, 2014

  RMS announces the partnership with 100 Resilient Cities, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, to provide global cities access to RMS(one) exposure and risk management platform and catastrophe models to better understand risk and promote resilience.

• RMS to donate up to $25M to help San Francisco, global cities prepare for disasters

  San Francisco Business Times

  September 22, 2014

  RMS announces the partnership with 100 Resilient Cities, pioneered by the Rockefeller Foundation, to provide global cities access to RMS(one) exposure and risk management platform and catastrophe models to better understand risk and promote resilience.

• MultiCat Mexico 2012 Cat Bond Payout Not Guaranteed Yet

  Artemis

  September 18, 2014

  RMS looks at the calculation process and trigger of the MultiCat Mexico 2012 cat bond.

• Hurricane Odile Will Hit U.S. Carriers

  Intelligent Insurer

  September 17, 2014

  Dr Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, discusses the potential losses from by Hurricane Odile.

• Windstorm Model To Play Vital Solvency II Role: RMS

  Insurance Insider

  September 17, 2014

  Brian Owens, director, model product strategy, discusses how enhancements to the RMS Europe Windstorm Model will be invaluable to (re)insurers needing to validate their models under Solvency II.

• RMS To Launch ‘Mega-Tsunami’ Catalogue

  Insurance Insider

  September 16, 2014

  Dr Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer, discusses the new RMS Global Tsunami Scenario Catalog, which tracks mega-tsunamis triggered by earthquakes ranging from magnitude 8.0 to 9.5, including earthquakes that could occur on dormant plate boundaries.

• Insured Losses from Napa Quake Won’t Exceed $250 – RMS

  Insurance Innovation Reporter

  September 03, 2014

  RMS reconnaissance teams found that damage caused by the South Napa earthquake is consistent with damage expected from a Mw6.0 moderate magnitude event.

• RMS Says Napa Earthquake Insured Losses Won’t Exceed $250m

  Artemis

  September 03, 2014

  RMS says an insured loss of $250m is in-line with the observed damage patterns and the low-level of earthquake penetration in the affected region.

• UPDATED: Napa Earthquake: RMS provides low-ball estimate for damage

  San Francisco Business Times

  September 03, 2014

  RMS talks to San Francisco Business Times about the damage caused by the South Napa earthquake and explains the data collection process prior to issuing loss estimates.

• RMS: Napa Valley Quake Insured Losses Won’t Surpass $250M

  Carrier Management

  September 02, 2014

  RMS provides a timely report on the likely range of insured losses from the South Napa earthquake.

• Insured losses from Napa quake won’t top $250 million, RMS says

  SF Gate

  September 02, 2014

  RMS talks to SFGate about the damage caused by the South Napa earthquake and explains the data collection process prior to issuing loss estimates.

• Northern California quake damage estimates vary widely

  SF Gate

  September 02, 2014

  RMS talks to SFGate about the damage caused by the South Napa earthquake and explains the data collection process prior to issuing loss estimates.

• A Clearer View

  Insider Quarterly

  September 01, 2014

  Stephen Moss, director, capital markets, discusses why investors should consider engaging catastrophe modeling firms to help them understand the risks they are taking on when investing in bonds.

• For many Californians, cost of earthquake insurance outweighs the risks

  The Raw Story

  August 28, 2014

  Patricia Grossi, earthquake expert and senior director, model product management at RMS discusses the how take-up of earthquake insurance has dropped off since the Northridge earthquake in 2004.
  

• For Many Californians, Cost Of Earthquake Insurance Outweighs The Risks

  Business Insider

  August 28, 2014

  Patricia Grossi, earthquake expert and senior director, model product management at RMS discusses the how take-up of earthquake insurance has dropped off since the Northridge earthquake in 2004.

• RMS Updates Terrorism Risk Model

  A.M. Best Radio

  August 28, 2014

  Chris Folkman, director, model product management, discusses the enhancements to the RMS terrorism model, which reflect recent changes in the terrorism risk landscape.

• For many Californians, cost of earthquake insurance outweighs the risks

  Reuters

  August 28, 2014

  Patricia Grossi, earthquake expert and senior director, model product management at RMS discusses the how take-up of earthquake insurance has dropped off since the Northridge earthquake in 2004.

• Napa earthquake: Wineries open, catastrophe experts descend on quake zone

  The Royal Gazette

  August 28, 2014

  RMS engineers and geophysicists examine the damage caused by the South Napa earthquake.

• CenturyLink opens new data center in Toronto area

  Shreve Port Times

  August 27, 2014

  Paris Georgallis, senior vice president, cloud platform operations, describes how RMS clients will benefit RMS’ partnership with CenturyLink.

• Insurers may face $1.5b payout for Napa quake

  The Royal Gazette

  August 27, 2014

  Dr Patricia Grossi, earthquake expert and senior director of model product management, explains the damage caused by the South Napa earthquake.

• Catastrophe-modeling firms view Northern California quake damage

  SFGate

  August 27, 2014

  RMS talks to SFGate about the damage caused by the South Napa earthquake.

• Napa remains at risk of aftershocks following earthquake

  Continuity Insurance and Risk

  August 26, 2014

  The earthquake that shook Napa, California in the early morning on Sunday caused significant non-structural and contents damage throughout the region according to RMS. Repercussions for local businesses, particularly wineries, hit by the earthquake will become clearer over the coming days.

• RMS works to reduce uncertainty in China typhoon risk model

  Artemis

  August 26, 2014

  A technical collaboration between RMS and China Re P&C has provided RMS with deeper insight into China’s typhoon risk and helped to reduce the uncertainty in the RMS China Typhoon model.

• The Rising Challenge of Measuring and Managing Longevity Risk

  Institutional Investor

  August 25, 2014

  Peter Nakada, managing director, capital markets, discusses catastrophic longevity risk and RMS' mission to build a longevity risk model that projects life expectancy for a given population.

• RMS economic exposure data shows risk transfer potential in Asia

  Artemis

  August 22, 2014

  RMS announces the release of its new Economic Exposure Database and Industrial Clusters Catalogs for the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. The new datasets will enable insurers, reinsurers and ILS managers to develop a much more comprehensive view of risk across Asia.

• Study Suggests Ebola Unlikely to Become Global Pandemic

  Newsweek

  August 22, 2014

  RMS discusses why the Ebola virus, which has so far claimed as many as 1350 lives in West Africa, is unlikely to become a global pandemic.

• RMS revises UK terrorism risk models

  Continuity Insurance and Risk

  August 21, 2014

  Chris Folkman, director, model product management at RMS discusses the enhancements to the updated RMS probabilistic terrorism model.

• New RMS Terrorism Model Accounts For Fewer Risks in Many Locales

  Carrier Management

  August 21, 2014

  The updated RMS model shows a 15 to 35 percent reduction in the overall attack frequency of large-scale events for Copenhagen, Dublin, London, Milan, Montreal, Toronto, Rome and Vatican City says Chris Folkman, director, model product management at RMS.

• RMS updates terrorism model

  Intelligent Insurer

  August 21, 2014

  Chris Folkman, director, model product management at RMS discusses the enhancements made to the RMS terrorism model to reflect the current trends in terrorism.

• Canadian cities see reduction in large-scale event attack frequency: RMS terrorism model

  Canadian Underwriter

  August 21, 2014

  Chris Folkman, director, model product management at RMS discusses RMS’ new views of risk for terrorism.

• Exposure datasets reveal risk growth in the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

  Strategic Risk

  August 20, 2014

  Neena Saith, director, model product strategy, comments on the increasing growth of industrial clusters in Asia that have led to major concentrations of risk and how new exposure datasets developed by RMS will help insurers to manage their exposures in Asia.

• 16 US States at High Earthquake Risk

  Lloyd's

  August 14, 2014

  Patricia Grossi, senior director, model product management at RMS, comments on the updated U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)  hazard maps, which are likely to change the earthquake models used by the insurance industry  to manage its exposures and price risk.

• Toxic Tornado

  Risk & Insurance

  August 04, 2014

  RMS has modeled a fictitious yet possible black swan scenario in which a nuclear reactor melts down due to a powerful tornado and deadly contamination rains down on Texas.

• RMS Unveils Its Asia Strategy

  Global Reinsurance

  August 04, 2014

  Paul Burgess, senior director, client development, is interviewed about the opening of the new RMS office in Singapore and the announcement that governments will have free access to RMS(one), the company’s real-time exposure and risk management open platform.

• The Future: Finding the Known Unknowns

  The Telegraph Business Reporter

  August 03, 2014

  Matthew Grant, head of client development, discusses how powerful technological advances in modelling are making it easier for analysts to run more and better analyses to understand risk, but might be increasing the temptation to ignore “known unknowns”, missing information that could impact risk analyses.

• RMS opens Arms’ to Regional Competitors

  Strategic Risk

  July 31, 2014

  Paul Burgess, senior director, client development, discusses RMS’ new Singapore hub, which has added to the company’s APAC presence in Beijing, Delhi and Tokyo.

• Strengthening Quake Preparedness

  Canadian Underwriter

  July 31, 2014

  Justin Moresco, manager, model product management, discusses how the new guidelines from the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions will require property and casualty insurers operating in Canada to consider their exposure across the entire country. However, the guidelines do not consider earthquake risk from a fully probabilistic perspective, which could have implications for some insurers.

• Typhoon Rammasun Destroyed 37,000 Homes in China: RMS

  Claims Journal

  July 23, 2014

  RMS reports that on Friday, July 19 Super Typhoon Rammasun, one of the strongest to hit southeast China in recent years, made three landfalls in the provinces of Hainan, Guangdong, and Guangxi, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge to some coastal areas with close to 300,000 buildings damaged in the affected countries.

• Three Questions with RMS' Paris Georgallis

  CenturyLink Blog

  July 22, 2014

  Paris Georgallis, senior vice president, cloud platform operations at RMS speaks about the technology trends and industry dynamics driving the company's decision to host its platform in the cloud.

• Big Data Report Threat #4: Terrorist Attacks

  Lloyd’s Market Report

  July 21, 2014

  Terrorist attacks present a number of major problems for insurers, particularly in regard to probabilistic modelling and risk accumulation. Chris Folkman, director, model product management at RMS, discusses a recent white paper from RMS that reveals that its models for terror attacks are plugged into simulations of over 90,000 possible large-scale attacks against 9,800 different targets worldwide.

• Big Data Report Threat #1: Pandemics

  Lloyd’s Market Report

  July 21, 2014

  Transmissibility and virulence are the two key factors in modelling a pandemic, and big data is providing new insights into both of these. Dr Andrew Coburn, senior vice president, LifeRisks at RMS, discusses how big data may offer a much better idea of infection rates.

• RMS: Hurricane Arthur Losses Will Not Exceed $250 Million

  Insurance Networking News

  July 21, 2014

  RMS estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Arthur will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding. The expected loss covers damages to residential, commercial and industrial properties; automobile and watercraft lines of business; and business interruption resulting from power outages or damage to property.

• Catastrophe Bonds Are on Track for a Record Year

  Business Insurance

  July 20, 2014

  A record $4.5 billion in catastrophe bonds issued in the second quarter of this year shows the alternative risk transfer method is maturing amid strong investor demand and limited losses. Interest in the catastrophe bond market is strong from both investor and sponsor sides, said Ben Brookes, vice president of capital at RMS.

• Insured Losses From Hurricane Arthur Will Not Exceed $250M: RMS

  Carrier Management

  July 20, 2014

  Insured losses from Hurricane Arthur—the first hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. since 2012’s Hurricane Sandy—will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, according to catastrophe modeler RMS.

• Hurricane Arthur insured losses to stay below $250M: RMS

  Business Insurance

  July 18, 2014

  Catastrophe modeling firm RMS said on Friday that it estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Arthur will not exceed $250 million. RMS said the losses from Arthur, which made landfall on the southern end of North Carolina's Outer Banks on July 3, were primarily to residential structures.

• Insured Losses From Hurricane Arthur Below $250 Million: RMS

  Insurance Journal

  July 18, 2014

  Insured losses from Hurricane Arthur will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, catastrophe risk modeling from RMS said. Inland flooding losses are expected to be a minimal proportion of the total insurance industry loss, as the areas affected are primarily residential.

• Hurricane Arthur: Unique in Some Ways, but Not a Big Loss Generator

  PropertyCasualty 360

  July 18, 2014

  Hurricane Arthur, the first tropical cyclone of the Atlantic Hurricane Season and the first hurricane to make U.S. landfall since Sandy in 2012, is not expected to produce losses exceeding $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, RMS says.

• Hurricane Arthur Losses Will Not Exceed $250 Million: RMS

  Claims Journal

  July 18, 2014

  RMS estimates that insured losses from Hurricane Arthur will not exceed $250 million from wind and coastal flooding. The expected loss covers damages to residential, commercial and industrial properties, automobiles, watercraft and business interruption resulting from power outages or damage to property.

• Insured Losses from Hurricane Arthur Won't Exceed $250 Million

  Canadian Underwriter

  July 18, 2014

  Insured losses from Hurricane Arthur, which struck the United States and Canada earlier this month, are not expected to be above $250 million from wind and coastal flooding, catastrophe modeling firm RMS has reported.

• Hurricane Arthur Insured Losses Not Expected to Exceed $250m: RMS

  Artemis

  July 18, 2014

  RMS said this morning that it estimates that the insured losses from recent hurricane Arthur, the first of the U.S. season, will not exceed $250m from wind damage and coastal flooding.

• Bigger Data, Smaller Risk

  The Telegraph Business Reporter

  July 17, 2014

  Andrew Coburn, senior vice president of Life Risks at RMS, discusses the changes that big data will bring to risk management and how risk managers need to develop tools that will allow them to interpret vast amounts of information.

• What More Can the Insurance Industry Do for Nat Cats? - Achieving the Ideal Cat Solution: It Takes Two to Tango

  Asia Insurance Review

  July 15, 2014

  Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS, comments on public-private partnerships (PPP) in Asia as a catastrophe risk management and financing solution.

• Rains, Floods Hit Sri Lanka

  Asia Insurance Review

  July 15, 2014

  Nikki Chambers, hazards scientist at RMS, comments on the heavy rains that caused landslides and flash floods in the western and central parts of Sri Lanka in early June.

• Dr. Muir-Wood on Global Catastrophe Resilience

  Re360

  July 08, 2014

  Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS, discusses the company’s new partnership with UNISDR and the World Bank, which is giving governments free access to its modeling technology to strengthen their understanding of catastrophe risk, enabling them to make informed decisions about risk finance and mitigation.

• Where Disasters Hit Us Hardest [Infographic]

  Popular Science

  July 08, 2014

  RMS has been developing the most comprehensive catastrophe risk map of its kind since the early 1990s. The result is a single scale that reveals the scope of vulnerability of U.S. cities, showing most are at risk for natural catastrophes.

• Data Driving the New Models

  Reinsurance Asia

  July 07, 2014

  Last year’s natural catastrophe events in Asia, notably Haiyan, highlighted the level of exposures and the low level of insurance penetration levels.  Neena Saith, director, business solutions at RMS discusses how the use of catastrophe models is crucial to better understanding regional risks.

• Governments Will Gain Free Access to RMS Cat Modeling Technology

  Carrier Management

  July 06, 2014

  RMS has said it will give governments free access to its new catastrophe modeling software program through a new initiative with The World Bank and United Nations. A particular goal here is to increase the use of the technology in the developing world.

• RMS Plans to Give Governments Access to Multi-Peril Risk Modeling Tool

  Canadian Underwriter

  July 04, 2014

  RMS recently announced it plans to partner with the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to offer governments access to its RMS(one) catastrophe modelling product.

• RMS Partners with UN and World Bank

  Intelligent Insurer

  July 02, 2014

  RMS has partnered with the United Nations and the World Bank to offer its catastrophe modelling tool to governments for free.

• The Fundamentals of Longevity Risk

  The Journal of Alternative Investments

  June 30, 2014

  RMS provides context to longevity risk statistics of interest, namely life expectancy and mortality improvement, by discussing various causes of death and how societal and technological advances (such as sanitation and penicillin) have impacted these measures, as well as how they differ between countries. From a financial aspect, this article addresses how these indicators impact annuities and relate to other assets, such as the stock market.

• Climate Change Report Sounds Alarm Bells for Ag

  Farm Futures

  June 27, 2014

  The Risky Business Report, in partnership with RMS, examines how climate change will impact five key sectors: agriculture, energy, coastal infrastructure, labor productivity and public health. The project looks at risks to the U.S. if the country continues on its current path with no new national policy or global action to mitigate climate change and an absence of investments aimed at "improving our resilience to future climate impacts."

• Rising Temperatures, Seas Seen Costing US Billions

  CNBC

  June 27, 2014

  Ignoring the effects of climate change will cost the U.S. economy billions of dollars, with a large part of that loss connected to farms that struggle to adapt and coastal lands flooded by the oceans, according to the Risky Business Report, which is based on RMS analytics.

• Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change

  Knoxville News Sentinel

  June 26, 2014

  The Risky Business Report, supported by RMS analytics, warns that with immediate action, most of the worst impacts of climate change can be avoided.

• The Economic Threat of Climate Change: 'Business-as-Usual Is Actually Radical Risk-Taking'

  GreenTech Media

  June 26, 2014

  RMS was commissioned to help build a landmark climate change report written by economics and finance experts that looks at the severe consequences of climate inaction.

• Here's a Huge Dose of Climate Reality From Bipartisan Business Leaders

  Mashable

  June 25, 2014

  The Risky Business report warns of disastrous economic consequences if manmade global warming is not addressed in the near future. With the help of RMS,  the report found that extreme heat and sea level rise will threaten human health and put up to $3.5 billion in property in jeopardy by 2030.

• Economic Cost of Climate Change Projected to Grow, ILS has Role to Play

  Artemis

  June 25, 2014

  A new report titled ‘Risky Business’ that focuses on the need for U.S. companies to treat climate change as any other business threat has been released, warning that climate change will cost businesses billions. The Risky Business Initiative announced a partnership with RMS in April 2014.

• Climate Change Will Cost the U.S. Hundreds of Billions, Report Warns

  Waterloo Record

  June 24, 2014

  RMS has contributed to a report published by the Risky Business Project warns businesses of the effects of climate change, which is expected to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies.

• Climate Change to Cost Money, Lives

  The Star Phoenix

  June 24, 2014

  RMS provided the analytics used in the climate change report issued by the  Risky Business Project, which is chaired by former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, former treasury secretary Henry Paulson and Thomas Steyer, a former hedge-fund manager.

• Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change

  The Bellingham Herald

  June 24, 2014

  Lost property, reduced industrial output and more deaths are likely to be caused by climate change, according to the Risky Business report, which is backed by RMS analytics.

• Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change

  San Francisco Gate

  June 24, 2014

  RMS analytics are at the base of the Risky Business report, designed to encourage businesses to factor in the cost of climate change in their long-term decisions and to push for reductions in emissions blamed for heating the planet.

• Businesses in for a Big Hit

  The Durango Herald

  June 24, 2014

  Climate change is likely to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and more deaths, according to the Risky Business report, which is based on RMS studies

• Grim Toll of Climate Change

  Albany Times Union

  June 24, 2014

  The Risky Business Report, in partnership with RMS, warns businesses to factor in the cost of climate change in their long-term decisions and to push for reductions in emissions blamed for heating the planet.

• Climate Warning from a New Corner

  Herald News

  June 24, 2014

  The Risky Business report warns that climate change is likely to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and more deaths. RMS’ analysis and calculations were used for the report.

• Global Warming's Outrageous Price Tag: Why Rising Temps Will Cost the U.S. Billions

  Salon

  June 24, 2014

  Put together with the help of RMS, the Risky Business Report warns that rising heat will be matched only by rising sea levels in threat posed to the U.S. economy if climate change continues on pace.

• Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change

  The Miami Herald

  June 24, 2014

  The Risky Business report, for which RMS provided analytics, predicts that climate change could cause  between $66 billion and $106 billion in coastal property to be below sea level by 2050, labor productivity of outdoor workers to be reduced by 3 percent, and demand for electricity to power air conditioners to cost electricity customers up to $12 billion per year.

• 'Risky Business' Report from Steyer, Allies Puts Climate Costs at Many Billions of Dollars Annually

  Environment & Energy Publishing

  June 24, 2014

  Climate change-induced disasters including sea-level rise, extreme heat and crop losses will cost the country several billion dollars annually in the decades ahead, according to the Risky Business Report.

• Climate Change Presents Risk to US Business

  WebProNews

  June 24, 2014

  RMS conducted the study for the Risky Business Report, a nonpartisan study released by leading economic and environmental figures that assesses the monetary threat that climate change proposes to business in the United States.

• Risky Business Project Tallies Cost of Climate Change

  Telegram.com

  June 24, 2014

  RMS is a participant in the Risky Business report, which analyzes the impacts of climate change by region to better show how climate change affects the businesses and industries that drive each region's economy.

• Global Warming to Disrupt US Economy by Mid-Century, Report Finds (+video)

  The Christian Science Monitor

  June 24, 2014

  Costs of economic disruption from global warming are likely to total hundreds of billions of dollars by 2050, a new risk assessment finds. The bipartisan report, for which RMS conducted the risk assessment, tallies losses to four sectors of the US economy.

• Climate Change Will Cost Big Business Dearly, Report Warns

  CBC News

  June 24, 2014

  According to a report published by the Risky Business Project, of which RMS is a partner, American industry needs to start factoring weather and environmental-related losses into the cost of doing business, and take tangible steps toward reducing carbon emissions.

• Hank Paulson, Mike Bloomberg, and Tom Steyer Walk into a Bar and Agree on This One Thing

  Fortune

  June 24, 2014

  Their joint project on the economic risks of climate change is a bold attempt to galvanize business people and investors. Don’t want to pay attention to climate change? That’s going to cost you.

• Money Men Bloomberg, Steyer and Paulson Tally Costs of Climate Change in New Report

  The Huffington Post

  June 24, 2014

  RMS is a contributor to the Risky Business Report, which aims to convince businesses to factor in the cost of climate change in their long-term decisions and to push for reductions in emissions blamed for heating the planet.

• Climate Change's Risk to Economy Assessed by Bipartisan Report

  Investing.com

  June 24, 2014

  Global warming if unchecked could ruin businesses from tourism to construction, according to a report, Risky Business, released Tuesday by slew of politicians and economic figures from left, right and center political leanings, including former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, hedge-fund billionaire environmentalist Tom Steyer and former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

• Business Experts Back Report on Cost to Regional Economies From Climate Change

  Canadian Underwriter

  June 24, 2014

  According to the Risky Business report, for which RMS provided analytics, climate change is likely to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and an increase in the number of deaths.

• Paulson to Visit White House to Talk Financial Risks of Climate Change

  The Hill

  June 24, 2014

  Following the release of the Risky Business report, of which RMS was a contributor, Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is to discuss the financial risks of climate change in a White House meeting with senior administration officials including Treasury Secretary Jack Lew.

• Landmark Report Weighs "Risky Business" of Climate Inaction

  GreenBiz

  June 24, 2014

  A group of influential climate policy advocates has just published a landmark assessment of the economics of climate change risk to the United States.

• Money Men Tally Cost of Climate Change

  ABC News

  June 24, 2014

  Climate change is likely to exact enormous costs on U.S. regional economies in the form of lost property, reduced industrial output and more deaths, according to the Risky Business Report, for which RMS provided analytics.

• Climate Change's Risk to Economy Assessed by Bipartisan Report

  International Business Times

  June 24, 2014

  Using RMS analytics, the Risky Business report concludes that rising sea levels, storms and hurricanes could raise the cost of coastal damage along the East Coast and the Gulf of Mexico by $35 billion over the next 15 years.

• Former Treasury Secretaries, Financial Leaders Press Business to Cut Climate-Change Risks

  The Washington Post

  June 24, 2014

  RMS has provided the analysis of the likely impacts climate change will have on coastal infrastructure and related assets for the Risky Business report, which was commissioned by Michael Bloomberg, Henry Paulson and Tom Steyer.

• 'Risky Business' Report Aims to Frame Climate Change as Economic Issue

  The Wall Street Journal

  June 23, 2014

  Paulson, Bloomberg and Steyer Team Up on Study Arguing U.S. Companies Should Treat Climate Change as Any Other Business Threat

• RMS Adopts Open Platform Strategy for Risk Management SaaS, Unveils Commercial Partners

  Programmable Web

  June 23, 2014

  RMS, a global catastrophe risk modeling company, recently announced the first commercial partners that are building applications for its RMS(one) exposure and risk management platform.

• Insurers Weigh Long-Term Bonds To Hedge Against Climate Change Risks

  Advisen

  June 19, 2014

  The insurance and risk modeling industries are considering issuing "long-term climate change bonds" that would allow insurers and others to hedge against damage from sea-level rise, changing precipitation patterns and other physical risks posed by climate change, a move that would bring the finance sector into the debate over how to address the issue.

• Aggregate Cat Bonds: The Model Variations

  Trading Risk

  June 16, 2014

  In this special report, RMS took part in a theoretical exercise to study the range of potential outcomes from cascading annual aggregate cat bonds. 

• Perspectives – Dr Robert Muir-Wood, Chief Research Officer of RMS

  InsuranceLinked

  June 16, 2014

  Robert Muir-Wood, RMS' chief research officer, speaks about the latest advances in storm surge models and why it is crucial for reinsurers and insurance-linked securities investors to ensure that they fully understand the potential impact of storm surge on the risk that they are asuming.

• Catastrophe Specialist Sets Sights on Australia

  Insurance & Risk Professional

  June 11, 2014

  RMS has opened a Singapore office—joining existing presences in Delhi, Beijing, and Tokyo—set to be headed by senior director of client development, Paul Burgess.

• Cat Model Firm RMS Adds Singapore Office to Expand in Asia-Pacific

  Canadian Underwriter

  June 11, 2014

  RMS is stepping up its presence in the Asia-Pacific market with a new office in Singapore. The office is the newest addition to RMS' other Asia-Pacific locations, which include Delhi, Beijing and Tokyo.

• RMS Targets Asia Growth with Singapore Office

  Intelligent Insurer

  June 10, 2014

  RMS has expanded its Asia Pacific presence with a new Singapore office. Led by Paul Burgess, senior director of client development, it will serve existing Singapore-based clients as well as new clients and partners.

• Hail Losses No Longer Attritional, Hail Reinsurance Recomended: RMS

  Artemis

  June 09, 2014

  Insurance industry losses from hail storms and extreme hail events are rising, with recent storms showing that hail should no longer be considered just an attritional loss causing peril, according to Matthew Nielsen, director, model product management at RMS. 

• P/C Carriers Could Counter Hailstorms With More Reinsurance: RMS

  Carrier Management

  June 06, 2014

  In a statement released by RMS, Matthew Nielsen, director, model product management, says that hailstorms are no longer an attritional peril and are much more widespread than they used to be. Property/casualty insurers could benefit from adding reinsurance for these threats.  

• Monsoon Rain Causing Flashfloods and Landslides in Sri Lanka: RMS

  Claims Journal

  June 06, 2014

  According to Nikki Chambers, hazards scientist at RMS, this week’s heavy summer monsoon rain has caused flash flooding and landslides in western and central parts of Sri Lanka. This event has damaged homes, affected an estimated 100,000 people, and displaced over 27,000 people. 

• The Week in Severe Weather: It's Hail Season

  PropertyCasualty360

  June 06, 2014

  According to Matthew Nielsen, director, model product management at RMS, hail is no longer an "attritional peril," and insurers would be wise to make sure they're covered in case of widespread, individual events, like those seen across the Midwest this week.

• Severe Storms in U.S. This Week Should Remind Insurers to Look at Reinsurance for Hail Events, RMS Says

  Canadian Underwriter

  June 06, 2014

  Catastrophe modeling firm RMS warns that hail is causing considerable losses in the United States and Canada and that insurers should be considering reinsurance for such storm events.

• An Interview with Peter Nakada of RMS

  Annuity Digest

  June 03, 2014

  Peter Nakada, managing director, capital markets at RMS discusses longevity risk, structural modeling and the RMS LifeRisks model.

• Hypothetical Scenarios of Cybersecurity Catastrophes Might Aid Insurance Companies

  Bloomberg BNA

  May 27, 2014

  Speaking at the Cyber Risks and Opportunities conference in London, Dr. Andrew Coburn, RMS vice president, LifeRisks, said that assessing the risks of hypothetical cybersecurity catastrophes might help insurers determine what assets of a company are at risk. He added that a systemic cyberattack could cause nearly as much damage to the global economy as the systemic banking collapse did in 2007.

• Pension Funds Recommend Diversification in ILS as Rates Fall

  Investment & Pensions Europe

  May 23, 2014

  Speaking at the inaugural Securis ILS Investor Meeting at Llloyd’s in London on 22 May, pension fund investors in insurance linked securities (ILS) expressed some concern over falling re-insurance rates and emphasized the importance of diversifying ILS exposure to mitigate the risks. Ben Brookes, RMS vice president, risk markets, noted that none of the events modeled by RMS would take up more than 60% of the capital available.

• Science of Risk: Insight Into Tomorrow's World

  Lloyd's News and Insight

  May 20, 2014

  Natural catastrophes remain the biggest contributor to insurance claims globally. Hazards such as windstorm and earthquake in markets such as the US, Europe, and Japan are relatively well understood and modelled. But in less mature insurance markets, the impact of natural catastrophes is not as well understood. Claire Souch, RMS senior vice president, business solutions, notes that non-modelled risks are growing rapidly and managing them is a high-priority concern for re/insurers.

• Lloyd's Report Notes 'Natural Variability' in Extreme Perils But Warns of Greenhouse Gas Emission Threat

  Canadian Underwriter

  May 15, 2014

  In an article included in Lloyd's Catastrophe Modelling and Climate Change report, Dr. Paul Wilson, RMS senior director, model development warns that  high and low frequency hurricane periods "can persist for decades," noting that "debate still exists as to the driving mechanism behind such variability."

• Catastrophe Modeling and Climate Change

  Lloyd's News and Insight

  May 08, 2014

  In an article written for the Lloyd's report on the impact of climate change on current catastrophe models, Dr. Paul Wilson, senior director, modeling, notes that Superstorm Sandy's surge losses were 30% higher than they might otherwise have been due to a rise in sea level related to climate change.

• Keying Climate Change into Catastrophe Models

  Lloyd's News and Insight

  May 08, 2014

  A new report from Lloyd’s highlights the importance of ensuring that catastrophe modeling tools keep pace with the effects of climate change. RMS notes a decrease in the return period of a Sandy level event recurrence between 1950 and 2012 due to global sea-level rises. 

• Embracing a Risky Business

  San Francisco Business Times

  May 02, 2014

  Hemant Shah, co-founder and CEO, outlines the strategic transformation of RMS and the company's guiding principle, noting that its mission is to make the world a safer and more resilient place.

• Institutional Deal of the Year

  Structured Products (Risk.net)

  May 01, 2014

  RMS is cited as the risk modeler for the Aegon, Societe Generale longevity risk transaction, which has been named Institutional Deal of the Year by Structured Products Magazine.

• Generali's Lion I Re Catastrophe Bond Sees Five Firsts for the Market

  Artemis

  April 29, 2014

  The issuance of Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A.'s first catastrophe bond Lion I Re Limited saw five new firsts for the cat bond market, including being the first European windstorm indemnity cat bond transaction to take advantage of using a third-party risk modeler, RMS, for risk analysis. The successful completion of this transaction could help to open the cat bond market to more sponsors in the future.

• FEMA Flood Maps Got an Update Following Sandy, But They are Still Limited

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 24, 2014

  WRIN.tv speaks with Brian Owens, senior director, business solutions at RMS, about Hurricane Sandy and FEMA’s flood risk management initiatives, during the Exceedance 2014 Conference.

• 80% of Earthquakes Happen Along Circum-Pacific Coastline; Sub-Perils Drive Losses

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 23, 2014

  Earthquake activity poses particular challenges for underwriters. Patricia Grossi, senior director, model product management at RMS speaks with WRIN.tv at Exceedance 2014 to discuss current approaches.

• Insurance-Linked Securities are Among Best Kept Investment Secrets

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 22, 2014

  WRIN.tv spoke with Peter Nakada, managing director, capital markets, about the role of capital markets in traditional insurance, and why insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance as an asset class, are among the best kept investment secrets.

• Sea Surface Temps a Cause for Concern for West Pacific Typhoon Season

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 21, 2014

  WRIN.tv spoke with Neena Saith, director, business solutions at RMS about typhoon risk for the West Pacific region. The West Pacific Typhoon season runs all year, but its peak is from July to October. Already, five named storms have occurred, the number is usually two. A developing El Nino may impact activity in the season as it has been correlated in the past with active seasons.

• Open Modeling Helping to Satisfy ERM and Regulatory Requirements in Asia Pacific

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 21, 2014

  WRIN.tv spoke with Paul VanderMarck, chief products officer at RMS, and John McAneney, managing director of Risk Frontiers, during the Exceedance 2014 Conference, about the challenges of risk modeling in the Asia Pacific region and how partnering on model delivery can benefit customers.

• While Tornadoes Grab Headlines, Hail Accounts for Nearly 60% of Losses During April/May Storm Season in the U.S.

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 18, 2014

  In WRIN.tv's continuing coverage of the Exceedance 2014 Conference, Matthew Nielsen, RMS director, model product management, discusses severe storm risks and new thinking needed by underwriters.

• Boston Attacks Mark Major Shift in Who’s Buying Terror Insurance

  Bloomberg

  April 17, 2014

  Tightened security and global surveillance make large-scale attacks less likely, said Gordon Woo, catastrophist at RMS. And while plots involving a lone wolf, or a pair like the Tsarnaev brothers accused in Boston, have the best chance of succeeding, they are also unlikely to cause large insurance payouts, he said.

• Past Data is Not the Only Key to Climate Risk Modeling

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 17, 2014

  WRIN.tv continues its conversation with Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, RMS chief research officer, on climate change and the future of risk modeling, at the Exceedance 2014 Conference.

• TRIA is Not a Permanent Solution…the Terror Threat Landscape Will Never Fully Go Away

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 17, 2014

  With Congress expected to extend the Terror Risk Insurance Act (TRIA), WRIN.tv spoke with Chris Folkman, director, model product management at RMS, about the magnitude of terror risk that concern insurers, changes to TRIA, alternative market involvement, and the future.

• "Water is the New Wind" in Hurricane Risk

  World Risk and Insurance News

  April 16, 2014

  WRIN.tv speaks with Robert Muir-Wood, RMS chief research officer, at the Exceedance 2014 Conference. Dr. Muir-Wood discusses the upcoming hurricane season and the difference between wind and storm surge risk.

• RMS: Reinsurers Can Adapt to ILS Invasion Using NIKE As Inspiration

  Carrier Management

  April 16, 2014

  With hedge and pension funds continuing to dive into the reinsurance market through insurance-linked securities, or ILS products, Peter Nakada, managing director, capital markets at RMS, urges the industry to get used to it and adapt.

• RMS(one) Adds Five New Models

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 16, 2014

  Catastrophe risk management firm RMS has added five catastrophe modeling companies to its ecosystem RMS(one).The new ecosystem partners join four existing third-party modelers: US hurricane modeler Applied Research Associates, flood modeler JBA Risk Management, Latin American specialist ERN and Australia and Asia Pacific specialist Risk Frontiers.

• RMS Signs on 5 New Catastrophe Modeling Partners

  Carrier Management

  April 15, 2014

  RMS said it inked partnerships with five additional companies in a bid to further diversify catastrophe modeling options for its new cutting-edge system. The California-based catastrophe risk management company said that Catalytics, CatRisk Solutions, COMBUS, OYO Group, and QuakeRisk have signed on to be added to the company's RMS(one) platform.

• Splunk App for VMware® Delivers Insights Beyond Virtualization

  Reuters

  April 15, 2014

  "RMS has been using Splunk Enterprise and the Splunk App for VMware since its earliest days; Splunk has been integral to the success of our core business platform, RMS(one)," said James Lord, senior manager, cloud operational intelligence and monitoring, RMS.

• RMS Lifts Number of Risk Models Available on RMS(one) to Nearly 300

  Artemis

  April 15, 2014

  Catastrophe risk modelling firm RMS has announced partnerships with companies whose risk models will be available through its RMS(one) platform, taking the number of fully probabilistic models that will be available on the platform to nearly 300.

• Munich Re and Willis Re Extend Their Support to RMS(one)

  Bermuda:Re

  April 15, 2014

  Torsten Jeworrek, CEO of reinsurance at Munich Re has endorsed RMS’s new modeling platform RMS(one), stating that the re/insurer has chosen the system as its core platform for exposure management. RMS(one) has received further praise from John Cavanagh, CEO of Willis Re, who says that it will help to provide the broker’s clients with even greater model transparency.

• How the Cloud is Now Being Used to Predict Terror Attacks

  Fast Company

  April 14, 2014

  RMS, a California-based risk management firm, just launched a new software package last month which uses massive amounts of computing power to predict financial loss from terrorism or hurricanes before it happens.

• RMS’ Exceedance 2014 Conference Kicks Off April 14 in D.C.

  Carrier Management

  April 07, 2014

  Catastrophe-risk management firm RMS announced that its Exceedance 2014 event will take place next week in Washington, D.C., with keynote speakers that include the first chief information officer for the United States, Hemant Shah, RMS co-founder and CEO, and Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS.

• Untangling Twisters

  InsuranceLinked

  April 07, 2014

  While there is considerable historical data on tornadoes, it remains incomplete and skewed towards urban areas where people witness the storms. If a tornado touches down in a cornfield, it can often go unreported and this creates “an incomplete representation of the historical record,” according to Jeff Waters, manager, business solutions at RMS.

• RMS Partners with Climate Change Initiative

  Intelligent Insurer

  April 04, 2014

  Risk modelling firm Risk Management Solutions has partnered with a US initiative designed to quantify and publicise the economic risks the US faces from the impact of climate change.

• Climate Change Is a Game of Risk

  TIME

  April 04, 2014

  RMS, which uses complex analytics to model natural catastrophe risk in real time, will provide much of the science behind Risky Business. The company’s analysts will use climate data and models to map out how rising seas, warming temperatures and changing atmospheric patterns could alter the natural disasters that already cost the global economy tens of billions of dollars each year.

• Why Mike Bloomberg Teamed With Former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson and Hedge Fund Billionaire Tom Steyer on a Project Called "Risky Business"

  Forbes

  April 03, 2014

  Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg, former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, and hedge-fund-billionaire-turned-environmental-advocate Tom Steyer don’t typically agree on political issues. Last fall, they embarked on what they’re calling the Risky Business initiative, a project that will culminate in a report that will spell out the likely economic impact of climate change on U.S. business. RMS will join the initiative staff to add analysis of the impacts of climate change on coastal infrastructure.

• Second Chile Quake Bigger Than Expected for Aftershock: RMS

  Carrier Management

  April 03, 2014

  The magnitude 7.6 earthquake that struck northern Chile late Wednesday—only a day after the area was hit by a magnitude 8.2 quake and subsequent tsunami waves—is “bigger than would be expected for a standard aftershock,” says Dr. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS.

• 40 Years Later: The 1974 Tornado Super Outbreak

  Property Casualty 360

  April 03, 2014

  Today marks the 40th anniversary of the 1974 Super Outbreak of tornadoes, a series of devastating convective storms that hit 13 U.S. states over a period of 24 hours. RMS estimates that a reoccurrence of this event today could result in insured losses of between $7 to $8 billion.

• Recent Quakes Probably Not Related

  USA Today

  April 03, 2014

  Recent earthquakes in Chile, Panama, and Southern California have people wondering. ... Are they related? "There is no evidence of linkages in activity between different regions around the Ring of Fire," said Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS.

• Big Data Will Transform Insurance

  The Sunday Telegraph

  March 30, 2014

  By harnessing the value of big data technologies, insurance industries can thoroughly evaluate the financial risk posed by global disasters such as floods, windstorms, hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. To address these market needs, RMS has developed RMS(one), an industry-centric initiative that provides the underlying technology and architecture allowing insurance companies to model, interpret, and efficiently communicate their view of risk.

• What a Shrinking Federal Backstop for Terrorism Insurance Means for CMBS, ILS

  Asset Securitization Report

  March 27, 2014

  Impending legislation renewing the federal backstop for terrorism insurance could pare down this safeguard, creating havoc in the market for commercial real estate (CRE), and, by extension, commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). Despite advances in modeling this risk since the attack on New York’s Twin Towers, it may prove challenging for capital markets investors to pick up the slack.

• Cassandras and Catastronomics

  Lloyd's News and Insight

  March 25, 2014

  The complex concept of "catastronomics"—how diverse multi-trillion dollar catastrophic scenarios could impact the economy—was under the microscope at the Emerging Risks Scenarios for Risk Management seminar on March 20, organized by the Centre of Risk Studies—a research group funded by RMS.

• Prepping for Disaster: How Risk Management Solutions Uses Big Data to Manage Outcomes

  Silicon Valley Business Journal

  March 10, 2014

  RMS is one of the premier companies using Big Data techniques to model the economic outcomes of such catastrophic events, something the insurance industry will pay good money for.

• In Deep Water

  Insurance Linked

  March 10, 2014

  In recent years, a series of very large losses has made flood risk a key issue for insurance companies and governments around the world. Global warming and the wide appeal of living near the water mean that managing the cost of flooding is likely to be an even more important issue in the future than it is today.

• RMS Launches RMS(one) Developer Network

  insurancenewsnet

  March 07, 2014

  RMS announced the RMS(one) Developer Network, enabling RMS client and partner developers to integrate tools, applications, and models with RMS(one).

• RMS Launches Developer Network for Its Risk Management Platform

  eWeek

  March 07, 2014

  RMS started a new developer network for partners and developers to build apps for its RMS(one) risk management platform.

• Straight Line Growth

  Insider Quarterly

  March 06, 2014

  If you are underwriting severe storm risk in North America, there is a good chance you are using experience-based rating to price it. There is growing evidence, however, to suggest that this approach does not give you the full picture for understanding severe storm risk.

• Risk Modeling Advances for Natural Disasters, Terrorism

  The Wall Street Journal

  March 04, 2014

  Technological advances are changing the risk-modeling business, allowing firms to create models with more complexity and sophistication than they previously could, while also taking advantage of much bigger data sets when contemplating risks. Advances in the last five years let modelers make calculations “we could not previously do,” allowing for better data—and better assumptions about risks, said Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS.

• Asia Typhoon and Cyclone Risk: An Increasing Driver of Global Loss

  Asia Insurance Review

  March 03, 2014

  Asia is the global center of natural catastrophe impacts. It is a region that experiences multiple perils from earthquakes, typhoons, to monsoon-related floods—but the most common drivers of catastrophe losses are typhoons and cyclones from the Pacific and Indian oceans. Jessica Turner from RMS gives an update on the catastrophe risks of several countries in the region and says having a robust suite of risk tools is paramount for insurers and reinsurers.

• A True Model for Embracing Change (Video)

  ecorner - Stanford's Entrepreneurship Corner

  February 26, 2014

  Hemant Shah, CEO and president of RMS, takes students on a ride through the highs and lows of growing and changing a company. From early days in an apartment with co-founders, to making the tough calls as a market leader in risk and catastrophe modeling, Shah discusses lessons around culture, business models, and pivoting a value proposition.

• Preparing for Disaster by Betting Against It

  The New York Times

  February 12, 2014

  In the wake of Sandy, the M.T.A. worked with the First Mutual Transportation Assurance Company to obtain reinsurance by issuing the world’s first "catastrophe" bond designed specifically to protect against storm surge. Risk Management Solutions was the firm that assessed the risk.

• RMS(one) Launch Date Announced

  Bermuda:Re

  February 11, 2014

  RMS(one) will be launched on April 15, offering users access to all RMS catastrophe models on one all-encompassing cloud-based exposure and risk management platform.

• RMS Announces New Catastrophe Risk Views, Launch Date for RMS(one)

  Artemis

  February 11, 2014

  RMS has announced the release of new views of risk for its U.S. and Canada Severe Convective Storm (SCS) and China Typhoon models as well as a launch date for its new exposure and risk-management platform, RMS(one).

• RMS Releases New Models for U.S. Convective Storms, China Typhoon

  Carrier Management

  February 10, 2014

  RMS announced Monday that it has released new views of risk for U.S. and Canada Severe Convective Storm (SCS) and China Typhoon. The new versions of these models provide enhanced risk differentiation, pricing and portfolio-management capability for two perils that are increasingly becoming drivers of annual and catastrophe losses for the industry.

• Sochi Winter Olympics Black Widow Terror Attack 'Almost Certain'

  International Business Times

  February 05, 2014

  An attempted attack on the Sochi Olympics Games by black widow terrorists is almost certain to happen, according to catastrophe expert Dr. Gordon Woo.

• Nakada: ‘Issuer Pays’ Model Approach Holding ILS Back

  Bermuda:Re

  January 29, 2014

  The ILS industry is undergoing an important evolution, away from a purely 'issuer pays' model of risk analysis and towards greater emphasis on an 'investor pays' approach. That is the view of Peter Nakada, managing director, capital markets at RMS, who says that an 'issuer pays' approach to ILS has been one of the key factors "holding back growth in the marketplace."

• Catastrophist Explains Heightened Risks at Sochi Games

  Government Security News

  January 28, 2014

  "The threat level is higher than it has ever been for any other sporting event since 9/11," explains Dr. Gordon Woo, a catastrophist at RMS. RMS is a company based in Newark, CA that provides catastrophe risk models to insurance companies and financial institutions.

• How RMS is Transforming into a Cloud and Big Data Service Provider

  Business Cloud News

  January 24, 2014

  Risk modeling has been around for years but as the computing demands of these models increased along with the volume data, the need to move these platforms off on-premise infrastructure into massive data center facilities with access to the necessary horsepower has grown exponentially. RMS senior vice president, cloud platform operations, Paris Georgallis, told Business Cloud News that balancing the need to provide insurers with increasingly detailed risk models and data security needs has its challenges.

• How US will Rescue Olympians if Terrorists Strike the Sochi Games

  World News on NBC.com

  January 23, 2014

  A catastrophic terrorist strike at the Sochi Winter Olympics would present the United States with a logistically mind-boggling and diplomatically delicate challenge: How to get more than 200 American athletes safely out of Russia. According to Gordon Woo, terrorism expert at risk management modeling firm RMS, analysis shows that terror plots involving up to 10 operatives have a 5 percent chance of succeeding.

• Climate Change is NOT Main Cause of Floods, Say Experts: Building on Plains and Cutting Down Trees are Among the True Reasons

  Daily Mail

  January 22, 2014

  The debate about climate change is distracting us from the true causes of flooding, a group of eminent scientists, including RMS chief research officer Robert Muir-Wood, warned yesterday. They said that until there is firm evidence about the role of climate change; it is better to concentrate on what we do know—that the way we are changing our physical landscape is making flooding worse.

• Northridge Earthquake Today Could Cost Insurers $20B: RMS

  Carrier Management

  January 20, 2014

  An earthquake like 1994’s Northridge, California quake could cause $20 billion in insured losses today, catastrophe modeling firm RMS said last week. In spite of the fact that many structural advancements have been made since 1994, a similar 6.7 earthquake today would cause total insured losses of $16-$24 billion.

• The Northridge Earthquake: 20 Years Later

  Property Casualty 360

  January 17, 2014

  On January 17, 1994, 20 years ago today, a magnitude 6.7 earthquake occurred 20 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. RMS points out that the California temblor, known as the Northridge Earthquake, caused the largest U.S. earthquake insurance loss to date.

• MongoDB Targets Insurance Risk Management

  Tech Week Europe

  January 17, 2014

  MongoDB said RMS, a provider of catastrophe risk modeling software, has selected MongoDB as the data store for RMS(one), RMS’ cloud-based, open, real-time risk management platform.

• California Still Under-Insured 20 Years After Northridge

  Bermuda:Re

  January 17, 2014

  According to data from RMS, a 6.7 magnitude earthquake of the type experienced at Northridge would result in $155 billion worth of damage in California, but only $16-24 billion of insured loss.

• Europe Sodden After Storm Cluster

  Lloyd's

  January 16, 2014

  The dramatic storm surges responsible for much of the coastal flooding along the southwest coast of England came about through a combination of high tides and surge waters. The storms coincided with a series of exceptional tides, with higher tides due in early February, warns Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS.

• MongoDB Improves Insurance Industry Risk Management

  Eweek

  January 16, 2014

  RMS, a provider of catastrophe risk modeling software, has selected MongoDB as the data store for RMS(one), RMS' cloud-based, open, real-time risk management platform.

• MongoDB Gets Huge Endorsement From Risk Management Insurance Company RMS

  Silicon Angle

  January 15, 2014

  In MongoDB news today, the company announced with RMS the first cloud-based real-time risk management platform on top of MongoDB.

• Longevity Experts Discover Flaws in Current Mortality Data

  Yahoo Finance

  January 15, 2014

  Professors David Blake of the Pensions Institute at Cass Business School and Andrew Cairns of Heriot-Watt University presented a fascinating forensic analysis of mortality data from England and Wales titled "Phantoms Never Die: Living with Unreliable Mortality Data." Peter Nakada from RMS applauded the Cairns-Blake-Dowd team for "continuous improvement" of mortality data, and suggested that this provides a sounder footing for modeling future mortality trends as well.

• The Monster Hurricanes of the Future Won't Be Where You Think

  Fast Company

  January 13, 2014

  Hurricanes are expensive. RMS knows that better than most. It estimates Hurricane Katrina caused $45 billion in flood losses and $63 billion in wind losses. Superstorm Sandy bred over $60 billion in total damages.

• RMS White Paper on Quantifying U.S. Terrorism Risk

  RAA (Reinsurance Association of America)

  January 10, 2014

  The RMS white paper uses terrorism risk modeling to assess the costs and benefits of TRIA renewal.

• RMS Conducts Risk Analysis for QBE’s $250M VenTerra Re Ltd. Cat Bond

  Carrier Management

  January 08, 2014

  Catastrophe modeler RMS announced Tuesday that the company conducted the risk analysis for a new catastrophe bond issued by VenTerra Re Ltd, a special purpose vehicle for investors.

• QBE 'Very Happy' With First Australian Indemnity Cat Bond, VenTerra Re

  Artemis

  January 08, 2014

  Australian insurer QBE Insurance Group is ‘very happy’ with the successful completion of the first ever catastrophe bond to provide reinsurance cover for Australian perils on an indemnity basis, the $250m VenTerra Re Ltd. (Series 2013-1). RMS used its North America Earthquake Model, and for the first time for this type of deal its Australia Earthquake model and Australia Cyclone model, to facilitate the risk analysis required for this cat bond.

• Losses Mount in Worst European Winter Storm Season Since 1990

  Artemis

  January 08, 2014

  The winter storm season in Europe looks set to add additional pressure to any insurers and reinsurers that are already feeling the pinch due to declining property catastrophe renewal rates, as losses from European windstorm and flooding start to mount.

• European Winter Storm Season Most Severe Since 1990: RMS

  Carrier Management

  January 07, 2014

  The 2013-2014 winter storm season has seen the most severe sequence of storms since 1990, says Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS.

• DMGT's Risk Modelling Business Invests £31m in Faster, Cloud-Based System

  TechWorld

  January 07, 2014

  RMS, a catastrophe risk models and solutions provider owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), last year invested around £31 million in developing the business's new, faster technology platform, RMS(one).

• Insurers Face Hit from UK Floods as Earnings Season Looms

  Reuters

  January 07, 2014

  Britain's insurers are preparing to pay out hundreds of millions of pounds in claims following a run of winter storms that have flooded homes and disrupted travel, though the absence of major damage should limit the impact on their 2013 results. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS, said the 2013-2014 winter had seen "the most severe sequence of storms since 1990."

• RMS Commentary on UK Winter Storms – Sky News

  Sky News

  January 03, 2014

  Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS, is interviewed by Sky News about the succession of severe winter storms that caused flooding in the UK throughout December 2013.

• RMS Commentary on UK Winter Storms – CNN

  CNN

  January 03, 2014

  Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS, is interviewed by CNN about the succession of severe winter storms that caused flooding in the UK throughout December 2013.

• $31 Million in Insured Losses from Summer Earthquakes in Central New Zealand

  Canadian Underwriter

  December 19, 2013

  Total insured losses from the central New Zealand earthquakes this past July and August was $31.1 million. Following the earthquake in August, catastrophe modeler RMS noted, "The earthquake caused light damage, but triggered many fears. Businesses evacuated properties for the safety of their personnel while building safety assessments were carried out."

• Singapore Event Roundup: SIRC du Soleil

  Reactions

  December 18, 2013

  The warm and balmy weather at this year's Singapore International Reinsurance Conference (SIRC) was tempered by the knowledge that bad weather was not far away. Robert Muir-Wood, chief research officer at RMS, used the example of Japan's response to its earthquake risk as an example for how emerging cat risk markets will develop.

• Seasonal Variations

  Insider Quarterly

  December 10, 2013

  Research carried out by RMS scientists indicates that there is still much to be learnt from investigating historic European windstorm trends in order to gain a better understanding of the inherent variability—catastrophe models may just hold the key.

• VenTerra Re Ltd. Cat Bond Brings Australian Perils to Market for QBE

  Artemis

  December 09, 2013

  A catastrophe bond transaction has been launched for QBE insurance Group Ltd. The cat bond VenTerra Re Ltd. will bring some welcome diversification to ILS investors through the inclusion of Australian perils. Companies assisting with this transactions include RMS as the risk modeling firm.

• European Windstorm Xaver; Updates from Risk Modelers

  Artemis

  December 07, 2013

  RMS provides a storm surge modeling solution for the east coast of the UK, as part of it's European windstorm model. Events such as those in 1953, 1962 and Xaver are represented by this surge model, helping the (re)insurance industry to evaluate their potential storm surge risk.

• European Coastal Defenses May Reduce Destruction from Epic Storm

  Scientific American

  December 07, 2013

  Wind and waves battered the northern European coastline last week in the worst gale in more than half a century. According to RMS, better infrastructure defenses as well as the relatively brief duration of the surge events protected most developed regions from Xaver's impact.

• Unique Structure of Aegon Deal Aims to Standardise Longevity Risk

  Artemis

  December 06, 2013

  The unique structure utilized within the recently completed Aegon longevity risk transfer transaction has been developed in the hope of bringing some standardization, transparency and more deal flexibility to the longevity hedging market.

• While TRIA is Stuck in Limbo, Five U.S. Cities Lead Risk for Terror Attack

  Insurance Business

  December 06, 2013

  The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act is set to sunset at the end of 2014. Meanwhile, a new report indicates that the threat of a large-scale terrorist attack in the US is still high, particularly in five urban areas. Unlike natural disasters, RMS noted, terrorist attacks are difficult to underwrite as they target specific centers of financial and political power.

• 2013 Hurricane Season Continues Streak of Quiet Years

  Bermuda:Re

  December 06, 2013

  In terms of number of storms reaching at least hurricane intensity, 2013 is the quietest hurricane season since 1982 according to RMS senior director Brian Owens.

• RMS: Terrorism Risk Can Be Modeled; Insuring It Remains Difficult

  PropertyCasualty360

  December 05, 2013

  Terrorism remains a difficult risk to insure, but, contrary to the views of some, it can be modeled by measuring the likelihood of an attack against vigorous counter-terrorism efforts employed by Western nations, according to an RMS white paper meant to inform stakeholders as they debate a Terrorism Risk Insurance Act extension.

• Aegon in €1.4Bn Longevity Risk Transfer to Capital Markets and Reinsurers

  Artemis

  December 04, 2013

  Insurer Aegon has announced the completion of its second longevity risk transfer transaction to capital markets investors and reinsurers today. The deal sees Aegon transfer €1.4 billion of longevity risk to third-party investors and reinsurers including SCOR. The transaction featured Société Générale acting as the intermediary and RMS as the modeling agent.

• Terror Threat Highest in 5 U.S. Metros, Including San Francisco

  American Insurance Association First Read

  December 04, 2013

  The RMS "Quantifying U.S. Terrorism Risk" white paper reveals that the threat of a large-scale terrorist attack in the United States is still high and is concentrated in five high-profile metropolitan areas—New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.

• Terror Threat Highest in 5 U.S. Metros, Including San Francisco

  San Francisco Business Times

  December 03, 2013

  The threat of a large-scale terrorist attack in the United States is still high, and is concentrated in five high-profile metropolitan areas, according to a report by RMS, including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C., in that order.

• Is the Future of the Internet in Iceland?

  Smithsonian.com

  December 02, 2013

  When you clicked on the link to read this article, your computer, tablet or phone sent a request that traveled hundreds or perhaps thousands of miles at the speed of light. After leaving your house or office, likely via a fiber optic cable, it traversed the continent, crossing through a handful of Internet exchanges along the way.

• The Power of Iceland: Verne Global and RMS Build One Cool Cloud

  Cloud Computing Magazine

  December 02, 2013

  In order to run complex risk models RMS requires massive computing resources. Cloud computing, undoubtedly the latest great trend in technology, is quickly becoming a mainstream alternative to traditional on-premises computing options.

• Tornadoes in U.S. Midwest could become insurance industry's first billion-dollar severe weather event in November

  Canadian Underwriter

  November 19, 2013

  The tornado outbreak that tore through the United States Midwest Nov. 17-18, reducing some areas to rubble, will likely rank as one of the top five most significant November outbreaks since 1950 and could become the country's first billion-dollar severe weather event in November, notes a storm report issued Tuesday by catastrophe modelling firm RMS.

• Sunday’s tornado outbreak could be costliest November weather event in U.S. on record

  The Washington Post

  November 19, 2013

  Falling at the end of hurricane season and prior to major winter storms, November has historically eluded billion dollar weather disasters in the U.S. But economic damages from Sunday's tornado outbreak could exceed $1 billion says a leading risk modeling firm, making it the most expensive weather disaster to occur in November in 25 years of records.

• Tornado outbreak cost could exceed $1 billion

  USA Today

  November 19, 2013

  The cost of the deadly and devastating tornado and severe weather outbreak Sunday in the Midwest could top $1 billion, according to RMS, a risk management firm.

• Quantifying the Mortality-Longevity Offset

  Institutional Investor Journals

  November 17, 2013

  Peter Nakada and Chris Hornsby analyze how life insurance and annuities have opposite sensitivity to changes in life expectancy. To understand the offset between the two, they examine the simplest version of these contracts: a term life insurance policy and a single-premium immediate annuity.

• How companies are using video games to detect qualified candidates (Video)

  Al Jazeera America

  November 12, 2013

  Anyone who's ever applied for a job knows how frustrating the process can be. You spend hours crafting a cover letter that's concise but convincing, obsess over every detail of your resume down to the end, navigate the online application process and sometimes never hear back. 

• Did climate change cause Typhoon Haiyan? (Video)

  Channel 4

  November 12, 2013

  Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines may well have been the most powerful storm ever recorded but science editor Tom Clarke says the blame may not lie with man-made climate change. Robert Muir-Wood spoke with Tom.

• Heavy loss of life in Super Typhoon Haiyan ‘completely unnecessary’

  Strategic Risk

  November 12, 2013

  As Muir-Wood sees it, typhoons are unavoidable, but the loss of life they can cause is not.

• Real Cost of Typhoon Haiyan Will Take Years to Assess

  Fox Business

  November 12, 2013

  Early calculations will likely put the economic toll of Super Typhoon Haiyan far below those of storms in more affluent regions, but don't let numbers fool you.

• How will the Next Bay Area Quake Impact Silicon Valley?

  CitizenTEKK

  November 12, 2013

  In California, earthquakes are quite the hot topic these days. Are we getting closer to the next big one? Are we prepared?

• Typhoon Worse for Philippines Economy Than Sandy for U.S.

  Bloomberg

  November 11, 2013

  Destruction from Typhoon Haiyan, which flattened buildings and unleashed storm surges that may have killed 10,000 people, could be several times worse for the Philippineseconomy than superstorm Sandy was for the U.S.

• RMS predicts Haiyan as strongest tropical cyclone in history

  Insurance Insight

  November 08, 2013

  Catastrophe risk modelling firm RMS has said category five super typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines today, could be the strongest tropical cyclone in history.

• Surviving A 'Super-Typhoon' (Video)

  Yahoo! News UK & Ireland

  November 08, 2013

  Natural disasters expert Dr Robert Muir-Wood sheds light on how local residents in the Philippines may be struggling to cope in the wake of the super-typhoon.

• Will RMS(one) be the one?

  InsuranceERM

  November 01, 2013

  RMS(one): the one system to manage all cat exposures and risks. Early testers are enthusiastic … Christopher Cundy reports.

• Surge Protection (Infographic)

  PropertyCasualty 360

  October 31, 2013

  Rising sea levels and continued coastal expansion are causing coastal flooding to be a significant hurricane risk.

• RMS: Insight and Observations of a Superstorm

  PC360

  October 30, 2013

  Superstorm Sandy is the second costliest landfalling U.S. storm on record, and ranks as one of the most destructive events in U.S. history. The storm, which was almost the size of Alaska, brought hurricane-force winds, rain, and catastrophic storm surge to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, in addition to significant snowfall to parts of Appalachia and the Midwest.

• One Year After Sandy, Many Coastlines Are Still Vulnerable To Storm Surges (Infographic)

  Huffington Post

  October 29, 2013

  A new report from Risk Management Solutions outlines the threats faced by low-lying coastal cities in an age where superstorms may become the new normal. The group analyzed 100-year surge loss for 12 different coastal cities and found that Baltimore, Md. and Biloxi, Miss. were among the most vulnerable cities should another Sandy-like storm strike the U.S., while Miami, Fla. and North Carolina's Outer Banks were actually in a low-risk region, contrary to popular belief.

• Is Your Pension Courting Catastrophe?

  Bloomberg

  October 29, 2013

  One of the best ways to blow yourself up in financial markets is to sell lots of cheap insurance against risks you don’t fully understand. Traders call this “picking up pennies in front of a steamroller,” since the strategy appears profitable right up until you lose everything.

• As Insurers Mitigate Risk, Businesses Struggle to Prepare for Future Sandys

  Foxbusiness.com

  October 29, 2013

  A year after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the East Coast, killing 285 people and destroying close to one million homes and businesses, some insurers fear businesses aren’t as prepared as they could be for another major natural catastrophe.

• Big storms compared: 1987 and 2013

  BBC

  October 28, 2013

  The storm that battered parts of the UK on Sunday night and the early hours of Monday was one of the most powerful to hit Britain in recent years, with a maximum gust of nearly 100mph recorded in the Isle of Wight.

• Sandy's High Costs Spur Municipal Finance Innovation

  The Bond Buyer

  October 25, 2013

  Faced with nearly $5 billion in losses from Hurricane Sandy's storm surge alone, severely constrained in the conventional global reinsurance market and with its premiums for traditional reinsurance essentially doubled, officials from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority turned to an alternative vehicle — catastrophe bonds.

• 8 Cool Heat Maps That Help You Visualize Big Data

  CIO

  October 24, 2013

  Big or small, data can be difficult to visualize. These examples use heat maps to put massive data sets into a context that's easy to understand.

• After the flood

  Bermuda:Re +ILS

  October 14, 2013

  In the modelling industry's struggle with flood losses, data and innovation are the keys.

• A Girl Named Sandy

  Bermuda RE

  October 14, 2013

  One year on, significant lessons have been learned from Superstorm Sandy. Various constituents of the market give their views on the impact of the east coast storm.

• Insuring a More Resilient Society

  Stanford Social Innovation Review

  October 11, 2013

  Natural catastrophes have always shaped the course of human history, and even the most terrible recent disasters often have well-documented historical antecedents.

• Cat rates ease as experts look to RMS v 13 for relief

  Advisen

  October 10, 2013

  Property insurance rates have clearly been rising faster in hurricane-prone areas than in other parts of the country over the past several quarters, but the differential has begun to narrow, Advisen Research shows.

• Amazon Web Services: should you stay or should you go?

  GigaOm

  October 10, 2013

  Startups love the flexibility and pricing of AWS. But then again, no one cloud is right for everyone. Here are a few startups who decided to move at least some of their workloads off AWS.

• Pension fund interest will erode margins in cat

  Bermuda:Re

  October 03, 2013

  The interest of pension funds in catastrophe risk is here to stay and will result in the erosion of margins on cat lines. In response, the industry needs to look to new risks.

• Four Tips for Getting Hired as a Software Developer

  DevX.com

  October 02, 2013

  As a developer, how do you stand out in an ever changing industry that demands superstars? After interviewing numerous applicants and following conversations with other hiring managers, Amelia Merril provides four tips for getting hired as a software developer in today's market.

• Making sense of RMS and green in Iceland

  Green Data Center News

  September 30, 2013

  Risk Management Solutions (RMS) runs computer models to model bad things -- anything from earthquakes to terrorism and infectious diseases (Hmm, wonder if they have a "World War Z" model) -- for the insurance and financial communities.

• Why RMS built its cloud environment in Iceland

  IT World

  September 27, 2013

  Risk Management Solutions is a provider of catastrophic risk insurance that, in the last few years, has expended its portfolio management services at the behest of its insurance and reinsurance customers.

• Why RMS Built Its Cloud Environment in Iceland

  CIO

  September 27, 2013

  While Iceland has long been touted as an ideal spot for a data center, companies have been slow to take advantages of its climate, renewable energy and government incentives. Risk Management Solutions, though, jumped at the chance to put its new cloud environment on the Nordic island.

• Iceland’s Data Centre Saga: Ready For Live Customer Data?

  TechWeek Europe

  September 26, 2013

  We’ve heard before about efforts to make Iceland a hub for data centre activity, driven by cheap renewable energy and good connections in both directions across the Atlantic. Now it looks like there are actual customers showing up there, including an interesting risk management application run by RMS.

• Gallery: Icelandic Data Centre Shows Off Its Security

  TechWeek Europe

  September 26, 2013

  Iceland may be a remote place, but sites there still have to pay attention to physical security.  When risk management firm RMS took us to Verne Global’s data centre near Reykjavik, the security features were prominent.

• SaaS Lays Community Cloud Foundation

  Saas in the Enterprise

  September 25, 2013

  As delivery models go SaaS is now a well-established vehicle, with just about all providers of enterprise software either already embracing it, or shortly planning to deliver an instance of their wares as a service.

• How the Insurance Industry Is Dealing With Climate Change

  Smithsonian

  September 24, 2013

  When it comes to the calculating the likelihood of catastrophic weather, one group has an obvious and immediate financial stake in the game: the insurance industry. And in recent years, the industry researchers who attempt to determine the annual odds of catastrophic weather-related disasters—including floods and wind storms—say they’re seeing something new.

• The Rise of the Purpose-Built Industry Cloud

  Data Center Knowledge

  September 23, 2013

  Not all clouds are created equal. That’s especially true for specialized clouds built to serve a single industry, such as the RMS(one) platform rolled out last week.

• Shingled Magnetic Recording Breathes New Life Into Hard Drives

  Datacenter Acceleration

  September 23, 2013

  Flash storage may be the next big thing in the financial datacenter, but magnetic storage systems are far from heading to the IT recycling center.

• RMS Launches Global, Cloud-Based Data Center

  Insurance Networking News

  September 23, 2013

  RMS, a catastrophe risk modeling firm, is deploying Verne Global’s RMS Cloud solution.

• Iceland: Gearing Up To Supply The World With Green IT Solutions

  Forrester

  September 23, 2013

  Last week I had the pleasure of visiting the remote and beautiful country of Iceland. After a 5-hour flight and a brief history lesson, I was amazed to learn that in addition to its unique local attractions — geothermal springs, volcanos, aurora borealis — Iceland possesses a wealth of natural resources.

• Iceland - the saga continues...

  Green Data Center News

  September 22, 2013

  Verne Global, our host here on this blog, kept more or less to the background during a trip to Iceland this week. The company is pressing ahead with its plans to develop a datacenter business using Iceland’s renewable energy and cool cimate - but the spotlight was on actual customers.

• Risk Management Solutions' cloud data center goes online in Iceland

  Business Insurance

  September 20, 2013

  Risk Management Solutions Inc. on Friday said its real-time exposure and risk management environment, RMS(one), is now operational in a data center in Iceland.

• RMS Launches its First Data Center - Green with 100% renewable energy

  GreenM3

  September 20, 2013

  This last week I was in Iceland at a media/analyst event sponsored by RMS, Datapipe, and Verne Global. Honestly, I spent so much time talking to so many different people, I find it easier to reference the public disclosures than to write on my own.

• Euro Bytes: Verne Global, Zayo, Interoute, NTT

  Telecom Ramblings

  September 20, 2013

  In Iceland, Verne Global picked up a client at its green-powered data center campus. The risk modeling firm RMS is deploying its cloud infrastructure built off of Datapipe’s platform, offering the insurance industry a real-time exposure and risk management environment.

• RMS launches first Global datacentre via Verne Global and Datapipe

  Datacentres.com (BroadGroup)

  September 20, 2013

  Verne Global has announced that RMS, a catastrophe risk modelling firm, is deploying its RMS Cloud from Verne Global’s datacentre campus in Iceland.

• RMS demonstrates the importance of the private cloud

  ZDNet

  September 20, 2013

  When RMS looked at deploying the betas of their cutting edge insurance risk management solution, RMSone, to their customers they realized that the cloud-based service would be significantly less valuable if it wasn’t incredibly reliable.

• Verne Global Data Center Leverages Iceland for Power, Cooling

  Data Center Knowledge

  September 19, 2013

  Verne Global, which announced a cloud launch this week by client Datapipe and its client risk-modeling specialist RMS, is uniquely positioned from a geographical and business perspective.

• Data Center Customers Warming to Iceland

  Data Center Knowledge

  September 19, 2013

  Data center customers are warming up to Iceland. It’s been five years since Verne Global announced plans to build a data center business in Iceland, which offers nearly ideal scenarios for power and cooling servers.

• Cool future for data centres as efficiency comes first

  Computing News

  September 18, 2013

  Iceland's Naval Air Station Keflavik was strategically vital during World War II, established by Allied Forces to maintain vital North Atlantic supply lines following Nazi forces' occupation of Europe.

• Warning over looming global cloud computing skills shortage

  Computing News

  September 18, 2013

  The rapid rise in adoption of cloud technology will lead to a major shortage of IT professionals with the right mix of skills that companies require to architect, deploy, build and manage software in the could, a cloud computing expert has told Computing.

• Prism threat to cloud industry 'a red herring', claims RMS platform architect

  Computing News

  September 18, 2013

  The idea that cloud computing providers could suffer as a result of the US National Security Agency's (NSA) policy of obtaining data from web companies as part of its Prism surveillance programme is a "red herring", argues Bobby Soni, chief platform and services officer for risk management solutions company RMS.

• Insurance Risk Firm Models Catastrophes – In Iceland

  TechWeek Europe

  September 17, 2013

  RMS, which calculates the risk of catastrophes for the insurance industry, has built a cloud based service to offer risk data on everything from hurricanes to earthquakes - and has done it in Iceland.

• 'We can change the world with data centres' – Vmware

  Computing News

  September 17, 2013

  Data centres can help change the world for the better, by allowing organisations across all sectors access to cheap intelligence and data modelling.

• Hurricane Forecasts Missing Mark but Peak Season Now Threatening

  PropertyCasualty 360

  September 09, 2013

  Despite forecasts of an above-average Atlantic hurricane season, none of the seven tropical storms experienced so far this year have reached hurricane strength, making 2013 the first year in more than a decade to not have produced a landfall by August.

• Alex Barnett; Bay Area People

  San Francisco Business Times

  August 28, 2013

  RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe modeling firm, has hired Alex Barnett as vice president of developer relations. Barnett will utilize his 15 years of experience at Intuit and in the industry to lead a team of developers building an ecosystem to develop applications that work within the RMS(one) environment, a cloud-based risk management solution.

• Alex Barnett; People on the Move

  Silicon Valley Business Journal

  August 28, 2013

  RMS, the world’s leading catastrophe modeling firm, has hired Alex Barnett as vice president of developer relations. Barnett will utilize his 15 years of experience at Intuit and in the industry to lead a team of developers building an ecosystem to develop applications that work within the RMS(one) environment, a cloud-based risk management solution.

• RMS Releases New Insights Into Future Hurricane Activity

  Best Day Audio

  August 26, 2013

  RMS Releases New Insights Into Future Hurricane Activity

• Rising Threat of Storm Surge Looms Heavy over Industry: Part 1

  Independent Agent

  August 22, 2013

  In the heart of hurricane season and as the first anniversary of Superstorm Sandy approaches, RMS has released a new version of its North Atlantic hurricane model suite that fully quantifies the threat of hurricane-driven storm surge—and identifies a 20% chance that storm surge losses will be greater than wind losses for any U.S. hurricane that makes landfall this season, rising to more than 30% in the Northeast.

• Betting Big on the Next Superstorm

  HuffPost Live

  August 20, 2013

  A new financial instrument called a catastrophe bond is gaining popularity among investors who bet on the likelihood of a natural disaster occurring. How moral are these investments? Will this tactic help governments stave off financial disaster?

• Little damage from 6.5 magnitude quake on New Zealand’s South Island

  Canadian Underwriter

  August 19, 2013

  The earthquake caused light damage, but triggered many fears. Businesses evacuated properties for the safety of their personnel while building safety assessments were carried out...

• Florida windstorm insurance rates could fall thanks to new risk model

  South Florida Business Journal

  August 15, 2013

  A computer-simulated hurricane strike on Florida may sound like nothing more than an entertaining backdrop for a B-movie, but it could have a big impact on windstorm insurance rates.

• RMS: Storm Surge Risk Greater Than Hurricane Wind

  Insurance Information Institute

  August 02, 2013

  As we approach the peak of hurricane season, catastrophe modeler RMS has warned that storm surge poses a greater risk than hurricane wind.

• GC Securities, RMS Involved in First Ever Cat Bond for Storm Surge

  PropertyCasualty360

  August 01, 2013

  Reinsurance intermediary Guy Carpenter and catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions say they helped the Metropolitan Transportation Authority sell the first-ever bond to protect against storm surge.

• RMS delivers risk analysis for storm surge catastrophe bond

  Insurance Insight

  August 01, 2013

  Catastrophe modelling firm RMS has delivered risk analysis for a storm surge catastrophe bond to provide the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority with $200m (£132m) storm surge protectio

• RMS launches latest North Atlantic Hurricane Model

  Canadian Underwriter

  August 01, 2013

  Catastrophe modelling firm RMS has announced the latest version of its North Atlantic hurricane model suite, which allows users to quantify risk from hurricane-driven storm surge and gain insight into future hurricane activity levels.

• RMS launch hurricane model v13, use for MetroCat Re risk analysis

  Artemis

  August 01, 2013

  RMS has launched a new version of its North Atlantic hurricane model suite, version 13.0. The new version will give users the ability to fully analyse and quantify the risks from hurricane driven storm surge risks and the model has already been used in a catastrophe bond deal, the first storm surge cat bond MetroCat Re.

• Latest RMS Model Offers New Insights into Future Hurricane Activity and Storm Surge

  PropertyCasualty360

  July 31, 2013

  RMS announces the release of its North American hurricane model suite, version 13.0, which has the ability to quantify the risk from catastrophic hurricane-driven storm surge, and includes new insights into future hurricane activity levels.

• Storm Surge Modeling Improving, but Uncertainties Persist

  PropertyCasualty360

  July 25, 2013

  For recent hurricanes, including Sandy in 2012, storm surge was the principal driver of U.S. hurricane insured losses. For many of these hurricanes the damage caused by the storm surge far outweighed the wind-driven impacts.

• Raining Down Destruction

  Risk & Insurance

  July 22, 2013

  When the astroid strikes earth's atmosphere, it is traveling at approximately 56,000 mph. At 50 meters to 60 meters wide, it is not large enough to wipe out humanity or irrevocably alter the tilt of the Earth's axis or its orbit.

• Getting Customers to Prepay to Start Up, Then Building a $300M Business: RMS CEO Hemant Shah

  Entrepreneur Journeys

  July 22, 2013

  Hemant Shah is the co-founder, president and CEO of RMS, a leader in catastrophic risk modeling. He co-founded RMS in 1989 based on his research work at Stanford University.

• RMS Hurricane Model Update Coming; Lower Risk Indications Expected

  Carrier Management

  July 15, 2013

  When RMS releases an update for the catastrophe modeling firm’s North American Hurricane model later this month, lower loss exposure estimates are expected, according to a representative of the firm.

• MTA Unit Seeks Coverage Through 'Storm Surge' Bond -Sources

  Wall Street Journal

  July 15, 2013

  A unit of New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority is marketing a new type of bond to cover itself from so-called "storm surge," which caused massive damage to the city's transit system during superstorm Sandy last fall, according to people briefed on the pending transaction.

• RMS(one) Explained

  Carrier Management

  July 14, 2013

  When RMS developed its recently unveiled software platform RMS(one), the catastrophe modeling firm had a wide range of potential users in mind—many of whom are not accustomed to tinkering around with technical models, firm representatives say.

• RMS unveils RMS(one)

  Best Day Audio

  June 15, 2013

  Hemant Shah of RMS discusses the unveiling of RMS(one), a real-time exposure and risk management environment purpose, built for insurance companies to manage all of their risk models.

• Didn't Get the Job? You'll Never Know Why

  Wall Street Journal

  June 04, 2013

  You aced the interview, your résumé sings, but in the end, you didn't get the job. Chances are, you'll never know why.

• EQECAT deal with RMS aims to improve translation of exposures between different cat models

  Canadian Underwriter

  May 31, 2013

  EQECAT Inc. announced Thursday it has "finalized an agreement to share exposure data schemas" with Newark, Calif.-based Risk Management Solutions Inc.

• EQEcat and RMS agree to share data schemas

  Bermuda Re

  May 31, 2013

  Risk modelling firms EQECAT and RMS have agreed to share data schemas to help clients using multiple models to better understand their results and assumptions.   

• Eqecat and RMS finalise data sharing scheme

  Insurance Insight

  May 30, 2013

  Rival catastrophe modelling firms Eqecat and Risk Management Solutions have finalized an agreement to share exposure data schemas.

• Oklahoma Tornado May Cost Insurers Up to $3.5 Billion - RMS

  Royal Gazette

  May 30, 2013

  Damage estimates for the powerful tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma last week are increasing with disaster modelling firm Risk Management Solutions Inc now saying the twister may have caused as much as $3.5 billion in insured losses.

• EQECAT and RMS to share exposure data schemas

  Artemis

  May 30, 2013

  Risk modelling firm EQECAT has announced that it has agreed with Risk Management Solutions (RMS) an arrangement which will see the firms share exposure data schemas in an effort to help clients leverage a multi-model view of risk more simply.

• Eqecat Agrees to Share Data with RMS

  PropertyCasualty360

  May 30, 2013

  Catastrophe modeler Eqecat says it has finalized a multi-year agreement to be a part of Risk Management Solutions’ open, cloud-based platform, RMS(one).

• RMS estimates up to $3.5 billion insured losses from Oklahoma tornado

  Artemis

  May 29, 2013

  Risk Management Solutions (RMS) is the second catastrophe risk modelling firm to come forwards with an estimate of the insured losses from the recent Oklahoma tornado event. RMS has focused solely on the single tornado that struck the town of Moore and estimates the insured loss toll to be between $2 billion and $3.5 billion.

• $2-3.5B in Insured Losses from Moore, Oklahoma Tornado: RMS

  PropertyCasualty360

  May 28, 2013

  Catastrophe risk modeler Risk Management Solutions put insured losses from the Moore, Okla. tornado at $2 billion to $3.5 billion.

• Oklahoma Tornado Cost Insurers as Much as $3.5 Billion: RMS

  Bloomberg

  May 28, 2013

  A tornado that leveled an Oklahoma City suburb last week probably cost insurers $2 billion to $3.5 billion in claims, according to catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions Inc.

• $2 - 3.5 in Insured Losses from Moore, Oklahoma Tornado: RMS

  PropertyCasualty360

  May 28, 2013

  Catastrophe risk modeler Risk Management Solutions put insured losses from the Moore, Okla. tornado at $2 billion to $3.5 billion.

• Oklahoma Tornado May Cost Insurers Up to $3.5 Billion - RMS

  Wall Street Journal

  May 28, 2013

  The powerful tornado that struck Moore, Okla., last week may have caused as much as $3.5 billion in insured losses, according to disaster-modeling company Risk Management Solutions Inc.

• Oklahoma Tornado Cost Insurers as Much as $3.5 Billion

  Bloomberg/BusinessWeek

  May 28, 2013

  A tornado that leveled an Oklahoma City suburb last week probably cost insurers $2 billion to $3.5 billion in claims, according to catastrophe modeler Risk Management Solutions Inc.

• For Insurers, No Doubts on Climate Change

  New York Times

  May 14, 2013

  If there were one American industry that would be particularly worried about climate change it would have to be insurance, right?

• RMS Debuts the RMS(one) Real-Time Exposure and Risk Management Environment

  Insurance & Technology

  May 13, 2013

  The new environment will provide intuitive, enterprise-wide access to real-time risk intelligence, enabling decision-makers at every level of the organization - from risk analysts to the CEO - the opportunity to ask questions and get answers in real time, according to the vendor.

• Computerworld: More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver

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  May 13, 2013

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• More data isn't always better, says Nate Silver

  Computerworld UK

  May 13, 2013

  Top statistician warns that an abundance of data lets statisticians 'cherry pick' data points to get the results they want.

• Risk Frontiers joins cat modeling partnership

  Insurance News

  May 13, 2013

  Australian natural hazards research centre Risk Frontiers has joined forces with US group Risk Management Solutions (RMS) on a new open platform built exclusively for insurers.

• Catastrophe Modeler RMS Unveils New Platform

  Carrier Management

  May 12, 2013

  Late last week, RMS unveiled RMS(one), describing it as an “environment” that will allow insurance companies to manage all of their risk models, exposures and analytics on a single, open platform in real time.

• RMS CEO: New Risk Management Platform to 'Crush Latency'

  PropertyCasualty360

  May 09, 2013

  Risk Management Solutions has unveiled a new, open platform it says will enable insurers to manage models and exposures in minutes rather than months.

• RMS Announces New Real-Time Risk Model

  PropertyCasualty360

  May 08, 2013

  RMS announced its new RMS(one) single, open platform, which provides customized real-time risk intelligence and analytics on a range of mobile devices.

• Reactions: RMS(one) Unveiled as Future of Cat Modeling

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  May 08, 2013

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• RMS(one) Unveiled as Future of Cat Modeling

  Reactions

  May 08, 2013

  RMS reveals RMS(one), which will allow insurance and reinsurance companies to manage all their risk models, exposures and analytics on a single platform. Partners for the platform include ERN, JBA, Risk Frontiers and Aon Benfield’s ReMetrica.

• Boston Marathon Bombing: Running Fear

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  April 17, 2013

  Boston Marathon Bombing: Running Fear

• Liability Driven Investments most common form of de-risking

  Pensions Insight

  April 11, 2013

  Liability driven investment is the most popular de-risking tool but there are favorable conditions for longevity insurance.

• Aspirin Seen Costing Pensions $100 Billion as Lifespans Increase

  Employment Benefit News

  April 05, 2013

  A projected cost increase across the more than $13 trillion in pension liabilities in North America and Europe would be about the same as everyone giving up smoking within a generation, a risk-modeling firm says.

• Of Health and Wealth

  The Actuary

  April 04, 2013

  Gordon Woo looks at annuity pricing of human resilience.

• Aspirin to Fuel $100 bln Pension Costs

  India Times

  April 04, 2013

  Aspirin's use in fighting cancer has the potential to increase pension liabilities by as much as $100 billion by extending lifespans, a risk modeller's report said. The pension costs for men in the UK could rise by 0.7% within 20 years if more people begin taking aspirin daily, according to a statement by RMS.

• RMS: Rise in Aspirin Use Likely to Increase Pensioner Life Expectancy

  News Insurances

  April 04, 2013

  Recent medical reports have confirmed the growing body of evidence that taking a daily low-dose of aspirin reduces cancer mortality, in addition to its known benefits for cardiovascular health. Experts believe around 15% of current cancer deaths could be prevented by daily aspirin use with benefits beginning as early as three years into treatment. Conventional cancer treatments are expensive and new treatments typically require a lengthy approval process. By contrast, aspirin is inexpensive and readily available and has the potential for rapid uptake.

• Aspirin's Regular Use May Increase Pension Liabilities

  Top News New Zealand

  April 04, 2013

  Aspirin's use is said to reduce cancer risk, but a risk modeler has affirmed that the drug's use can increase pension liabilities.

• Bloomberg: Aspirin Seen Fueling $100 Billion Pensions Cost

  Bloomberg

  April 02, 2013

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• Aspirin Seen Fueling $100 Billion Pensions Cost

  Bloomberg

  April 02, 2013

  Aspirin's use fighting cancer has the potential to increase pension liabilities by as much as $100 billion by extending lifespans, a risk modeler said in a report.

• Rise in Aspirin Use Could Cause $100Bn Increase in Pension Liabilities

  Insurance ERM

  April 02, 2013

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• Aspirin Seen Fueling $100 Billion Pensions Cost

  Bloomberg

  April 02, 2013

  Aspirin’s use fighting cancer has the potential to increase pension liabilities by as much as $100 billion by extending lifespans, a risk modeler said in a report.

• Paul Dali Named Chairman of RMS Board of Directors

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  February 26, 2013

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• 'Longevity' Bond Market May Spring to Life

  WSJ

  February 07, 2013

  Insurers are weighing a new strategy for coping with the cost of baby boomers living longer than expected: issuing bonds.

• Life insurers' capital needs to rise after bird flu research resumes

  InsuranceERM

  February 01, 2013

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• Insurers need to prepare against 'man-made' H5N1 pandemic

  GR

  February 01, 2013

  RMS says chances of lab pathogen triggering outbreak are “small but significant”

• Insurers beware of potential bird flu pandemic

  GR

  January 31, 2013

  Life Insurers need to hold more capital to manage the risk of a potential bird flu pandemic, a catastrophe risk management firm has warned.

• Pandemic risk may impact capital reserves: RMS

  Continuity Insurance and Risk

  January 31, 2013

  Research on the highly virulent H5N1 avian influenza viruses resumed last week after a year-long ban. With the controversial lifting of the moratorium, researchers will now try to increase the transmissibility or virulence of H5N1 to help prepare vaccines and other medical treatments in case of a pandemic.

• Longevity market poised for growth – RMS

  Reuters

  November 02, 2012

  A new tradable marketplace dubbed the 'bio-metric asset class' has emerged as pension funds, investment banks, modeling companies and life insurers have invested heavily in constructing a risk transfer market for hedging the longevity risk.

• RMS brings life risk platform to the market

  The Insurance Insider

  October 10, 2012

  RMS has launched a platform to help firms manage longevity and excess mortality risks. The new product generates mortality scenarios and provides access to a range of RMS models.

• RMS launches new risk platform for life insurance industry

  World Insurance Network.com News

  October 08, 2012

  RMS has launched RMS LifeRisks, a new platform for life insurance and pension risk management industry.

• News in brief w/c 8 October

  European Pensions

  October 08, 2012

  RMS has launched RMS LifeRisks™, a modelling platform for the life insurance and pension risk management industry. It provides an integrated view of trend and shock risks in their life and annuity portfolios underpinned by detailed medical research and social change projections.

• RMS brings life risk platform to the market

  Trading Risk

  October 04, 2012

  RMS has launched a platform to help firms manage longevity and excess mortality risks that generates mortality scenarios and provides access to a range of RMS models.

• RMS launch LifeRisks™ for modelling longevity and mortality risks

  Artemis

  October 04, 2012

  RMS announced the launch of a new version of their RMS LifeRisks™ modelling platform.

• RMS Releases an Update to its Japan Earthquake Model

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  October 03, 2012

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• RMS Performs Risk Analysis for U.S. Earthquake Casualty Catastrophe Bond

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  September 18, 2012

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• RMS Estimates Hurricane Isaac Insured Losses between USD$1 to $2 Billion

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  September 13, 2012

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• RMS on their innovative approach to modelling the Vita Capital V mortality bond

  Artemis

  August 02, 2012

  RMS is providing both risk modelling and calculation agent services to the recently completed Vita Capital V Ltd. mortality-linked security transaction which completed this week.

• Think tank proposes variable retirement ages for the rich and the poor

  Punter SouthHall

  August 02, 2012

  It has long been an established government policy that in order for state pensions to remain affordable in a climate of increasing longevity, the state pension age must be increased.

• RMS: innovates for the Expanded VITA Mortality Bond

  News-insurances

  August 01, 2012

  RMS announced that it has conducted the expert risk analysis for Swiss Re Ltd's sixth issuance of the mortality-linked catastrophe bond, VITA V. The transaction has increased significantly from its initial target of $100 million up to $275 million in only two weeks.

• RMS Announces New Presentation of Hurricane Risk for Insurance-linked Securities

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  July 27, 2012

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• Vita Capital V Almost Triples to $275mn

  Trading Risk

  July 25, 2012

  Swiss Re has almost tripled its latest Vita extreme mortality offering to $275mn from a $100mn target as investors sought out US hurricane diversifiers, Trading Risk understands.

• Netherlands Longevity Transaction wins Trading Risk Award

  Trading Risk

  July 22, 2012

  Trading Risk is delighted to announce the winners of our 2012 Awards, who were revealed at a ceremony held in London last night attended by more than 200 convergence market luminaries.

• Vita Capital V Ltd. marketing, new mortality-linked catastrophe bond from Swiss Re

  Artemis

  July 10, 2012

  Reinsurer Swiss Re has begun marketing their latest insurance-linked security transaction and this time it's a deal that the wider ILS investment market should appreciate as it’s a diversifying opportunity and a life transaction.

• Live long and prosper

  The Actuary

  July 01, 2012

  Jon Palin outlines a new structural model of mortality that takes into account the underlying drivers such as lifestyle trends.

• RMS Discusses v11 and Resilient Risk Management

  A.M. Best Video

  June 20, 2012

  Claire Souch of RMS discusses the latest catastrophe model, saying that with Solvency II looming, it is imperative that insurers apply the model across the company consistently.

• Reinsurers up ante as banks exit longevity

  Trading Risk

  June 15, 2012

  The longevity risk transfer market remains stable despite the exit of three major banks from the sector, experts said at a recent life risk seminar hosted by RMS in London.

• RMS LifeRisks 2.0 to include excess mortality models as well as longevity

  Artemis

  June 11, 2012

  RMS recently held an event in London about their work in the longevity and mortality space and to discuss the upcoming launch of the latest version of their LifeRisks modeling solutions.

• Internal models can cut capital requirements for longevity and mortality risk – RMS

  Life and Pension Risk

  May 25, 2012

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• A Paradigm Shift

  Reactions

  May 18, 2012

  Modellers and users must change their playbooks to enable more resilient risk management practices, says Hemant Shah, CEO of Risk Management Solutions.

• RMS launches model to analyse Dutch longevity risk

  European Pensions

  February 20, 2012

  RMS has conducted a mortality risk analysis of the Dutch population, incorporating estimates of lifestyle trend changes, medical advances and future health care environments specific to the Netherlands.

• Japan Tsunami Causes Largest-Ever Life Insurance Catastrophe

  Asian Insurance Review

  May 01, 2011

  Andrew Coburn of RMS discusses the horrific destructive disaster which may result in the largest life insurance payout in history.

• Still Life Model

  Trading Risk

  December 01, 2010

  RMS is known for its natural catastrophe models. Here Peter Nakada, managing director at RMS RiskMarkets, explains why the firm ventured into the domain of traditional actuarial techniques.

• Modelling Infectious Disease Risk

  Insurance ERM

  January 20, 2010

  The entire realm of possible pandemic characteristics can be quantified using historical data, as well as established principles of epidemiology, virology and mathematical analysis and modelling, explains Dr. Maura Sullivan.