February 2017

Many of us are already using artificial intelligence (AI) in our daily lives without even noticing; Apple's Siri, Google Assistant, Microsoft's Cortana, and Amazon's Alexa are good examples.

Whether you're new to the field of reinsurance or a veteran in need of a quick refresher, here are five things that reinsurance underwriters, risk managers, and executive teams alike should understand when interpreting catastrophe modeling output.

Arriving at the pure technical catastrophic premium for flood insurance is not as straightforward as it might seem.

I blogged about the risk of dam failure a couple of years ago, but the topic is in the news again, with the possible failure of the Oroville Dam in California hitting the headlines.

It is well known that the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) impacts European winters, primarily with respect to storm activity.