2019

It is hard to believe, but since In Focus was launched on February 24, 2014, we have published 500 blogs!

This year the National Bureau of Economic Research organized a conference on the impacts of blockchain, distributed ledgers, and smart contracts on financial and insurance institutions, firms and markets. I was invited to present on this subject and to participate in an industry panel discussion.

Tornadoes have been hitting U.S. headlines recently as unusually severe weather is experienced in the Midwest and above-average tornado activity was noted earlier in the year.

China's economy has developed significantly in recent years, and this has been reflected in a dramatic burst of construction.

Tomorrow, May 31, is also National Dam Safety Awareness Day in the U.S. One of its goals is to highlight what people can do to prevent catastrophic dam failures and to lessen the impact should one occur.

AIR has a long and proud history of sending out engineering teams to conduct damage surveys in the wake of major catastrophe events.

With the globalization of supply chains in the 20th century came an increased likelihood of companies being exposed to more disruption.

With the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season on June 1 just a couple of weeks away, it's time for AIR’s Annual Hurricane Contest!

Seismic hazard maps use all available seismological and geological information to convey potential maximum expected ground motions over a particular period of time.

A multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) catastrophe model, like any catastrophe modeling framework, depends on different types of historical data to various extents.