2017

The 2014–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa infected more than 28,000 people, took more than 11,000 lives, and caused a GDP loss of approximately USD 519 million in Sierra Leon, Liberia, and Guinea

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.

At 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, San Francisco residents awoke to the shaking of a massive M7.8 earthquake. Structures throughout the city were destroyed, and for at least four days, 50–60 fires burned and devastated the shattered city.

This past weekend the Southeast region of the United States experienced an outbreak of reportedly more than 40 tornadoes, including a deadly EF-3 event in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

Aaron Michel, senior engineer at AIR Worldwide, sat down with Claims Journal to discuss risks expected to affect supply chains in 2017, and how both corporations and insurance companies are approaching these risks.

Ten years ago, on January 18 and 19, 2007, Winter Storm Kyrill tore across a wide swath of Europe bringing destructive winds and rain.