December 2018

The North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), which is one of the parameters affecting Atlantic storm tracks during winter time, was in its positive phase throughout the summer.

No stranger to wildfire, Butte County, California, has experienced 34 fires greater than 1,000 acres since 1984.

On November 30, 2018, an Mw7 earthquake shook Anchorage, Alaska, but the level of structural damage was relativity minor considering the magnitude of the event.

The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is an interagency report issued every four years or so on expected impacts of climate change in the U.S., mandated by Congress.

Typically, the loss-related components of insurance rates are estimated using historical loss data, but for ratemaking for low-frequency, high-severity events this introduces many challenges.