Solutions for North America
Understand, quantify and manage risk associated with a variety of natural and man-made hazards in North America.
Global Reach and Local Support
As the North American market continues to develop, RMS delivers a vision of risk built on modern science, data, and lessons learned about global events.
Continuing Regional Investment
RMS has released and updated a variety of regional offerings in recent years, such as flood and wildfire, to help (re)insurers manage their risk strategy for the region.
Innovative Offerings
Through RMS Risk Intelligence™ there are a variety of applications available to help you manage your risk strategy.
Focused Solutions
RMS offers market-focused solutions for wildfire, flood, earthquake, tropical cyclones, and more across North America.
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How RMS is Raising the Bar in Catastrophe Modeling
In order to help our customers outperform their competition, RMS is on a continuous quest to build high-quality models using the best available data, science, people, and technology. For more than 30 years, that has been a specialty of RMS. Our approach makes all the difference.
Learn about catastrophe modeling and the latest advances in Modeling.
Global Model Coverage
RMS has over 200 peril models in nearly 100 countries enabling organizations to quantify the potential magnitude and probability of economic loss from catastrophe events.
Getting Ahead of the Curve on Data Quality
Incomplete or inaccurate data assessment can bias model results. In our latest Illustrate case study, we look at how RMS worked with Securis to enhance the quality of its cedant-provided data.
Resources
North American Wildfires: Fighting Back with Mitigation
The wildfire season has already been intense, with over 15,000 structures either damaged or destroyed in Western U.S. wildfires and over four million acres burned in the recent wildfires across Northern California, Oregon, and Washington State. From recent RMS® industry loss estimates, insured losses for these events are in the range of US$6-US$10 billion. There have sadly been 31 confirmed fatalities in California from the recent fires. Seeing images from…
Three is a Magic Number: RMS Wins Risk Modeling Company of the Year Award for Third Year Running
Many RMS colleagues attended the recent Reactions North America Awards 2020, admirably hosted by Shawn Moynihan, the magazine’s Editor-in-Chief. The virtual awards ceremony was a great opportunity for the industry to come together and celebrate exceptional achievement in what has certainly been an unusual year. And on behalf of RMS®, I am delighted to receive the Reactions North America 2020 Award for “Risk Modeling Company of the Year.” I know that to win this…
U.S. Flood: Why Is Flood Insurance Take-Up So Low?
Surveys suggest that 91 percent of American homeowners purchase insurance, but when it comes to flood risk the story could not be more different. Flooding is not covered in standard homeowner or renter policies, and the take-up of flood-specific coverage for homeowners is estimated to be around 15 percent – even though flood is a prevalent, nationwide peril. In the last decade, 98 percent of U.S. counties have been affected by flooding. According to the National…
North Atlantic Hurricane Season Halftime Report: Will the Second Half Be as Active as the First?
Now that we have passed the halfway point of the 2020 North Atlantic hurricane season, it feels like a good opportunity to take stock and look ahead to what the remainder of the season might have in store. Record-Breaking Start to the 2020 Hurricane Season The 2020 season has already made its mark in terms of the number of storms that have formed and how early they formed. For the very latest event summaries, visit the RMS Event Response web page. This was…
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