Shane Latchman

As a vice president and the managing director of Verisk’s extreme event solutions team in London, Shane Latchman is involved in many of Verisk’s extreme event models and Touchstone initiatives, such as the integration of third-party data and models, expanding Verisk’s capabilities in marine and energy, climate change quantification, and the Next Generation Financial Module. He interacts frequently with rating agencies and regulators on topics such as stress tests, climate change, and the Solvency II directive on EU insurance regulation. Shane sits on and collaborates with various industry working groups, committees, and boards, including Bank of England, Open Data Standards, Insurance Development Forum, and Cass Business School. He writes and speaks frequently on topics related to catastrophe risk and climate change. Shane holds an MSc in mathematics from the University of Cambridge and a BSc with honours in actuarial science from City University.

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Following are some recent blogs:

All Perils Are Perils; There Are No “Secondary Perils”

All Perils Are Perils; There Are No “Secondary Perils”

January 27, 2022
Helping Clients Respond to the Bank of England’s 2021 Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario

Helping Clients Respond to the Bank of England’s 2021 Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario

August 9, 2021
Five Common Misunderstandings on Climate Change and Natural Catastrophes

Five Common Misunderstandings on Climate Change and Natural Catastrophes

May 17, 2021
The Physical Relationship between Wind and Storm Surge

The Physical Relationship between Wind and Storm Surge

July 15, 2019
Counterintuitives–Should We Really Trust Our Intuition?

Counterintuitives–Should We Really Trust Our Intuition?

July 2, 2018
Location, Location, Location: For Which Perils Does It Matter Most?

Location, Location, Location: For Which Perils Does It Matter Most?

April 9, 2018
The Aesthetics of Probability

The Aesthetics of Probability

August 11, 2016
Triple the Hours Clause, Triple the Flood Risk?

Triple the Hours Clause, Triple the Flood Risk?

July 21, 2016
Demons and Chaos: What Can We Really Know?

Demons and Chaos: What Can We Really Know?

October 8, 2015
Stress Tests and Solvency II: Do You Get My GIST?

Stress Tests and Solvency II: Do You Get My GIST?

August 27, 2015
Maximum Exposure Concentration: Have We Been Missing It all Along?

Maximum Exposure Concentration: Have We Been Missing It all Along?

June 11, 2015
Data Visualization Is Both an Art and a Science

Data Visualization Is Both an Art and a Science

January 22, 2015
Looking Back as We Move Forward

Looking Back as We Move Forward

September 29, 2014
Flood Re: A New Way to Manage UK Flood Risk

Flood Re: A New Way to Manage UK Flood Risk

September 4, 2014
Understanding Risk: The World Bank Global Disaster Risk Assessment Community

Understanding Risk: The World Bank Global Disaster Risk Assessment Community

August 4, 2014
Blending Results: Two Heads Better Than One, or Too Many Cooks?

Blending Results: Two Heads Better Than One, or Too Many Cooks?

July 21, 2014
Loss Adjustment Flexibility = Enhanced Risk Representation

Loss Adjustment Flexibility = Enhanced Risk Representation

July 14, 2014
Catastrophe Modeling and Climate Change

Catastrophe Modeling and Climate Change

June 10, 2014
Understanding Non-Modeled Catastrophe Risks

Understanding Non-Modeled Catastrophe Risks

May 15, 2014
Increasing Transparency and Flexibility

Increasing Transparency and Flexibility

May 8, 2014

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