Responding to Catastrophes | New Approaches, Changing Risks

July 14, 2026

Responding to Catastrophes | New Approaches, Changing Risks

Responding to Catastrophes

New Approaches, Changing Risks

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Two for One: How E&S Carriers Mix Parametric and Traditional Covers

The line between traditional indemnity insurance and parametric solutions is fading. Although carriers have offered both for decades, operational silos kept them separate: indemnity relied on ...

Predicting the Insurability of Prediction Markets

Could a market that facilitates millions in wagers on how many times Vice President JD Vance claps during a State of the Union address, or whether ...

Reinsurers Overreacted on Past Price Hikes: Execs

Insurance and reinsurance executives speaking at a recent industry conference said there were few surprises during midyear 2026 reinsurance ...

Are 'Moderate' Hurricanes Getting Squeezed Out of the North Atlantic?

The final tally for the 2025 North Atlantic hurricane season ended up including eight tropical storms, one category 4 hurricane (Gabrielle) and ...

How Insurers Are Using AI to Manage Rising Catastrophic and Accumulation Risk

The insurance and reinsurance industry is facing a sustained increase in catastrophic and location'based risks from extreme weather and natural ...

Can Weather Prediction Markets Improve Forecasts?

A few days before Christmas, Howard Qin was scrutinizing weather forecasts on two laptops at home in Shanghai when he noticed prices of contracts ...

Before the Storms: Insurers Have Narrow a Window to Get Communications Right

This is a critical moment for insurers to evaluate how they communicate with policyholders before, during and after a disaster, writes...

State Farm Paid a 'Hail' of a Lot of Claims in 2025

Providing its annual report of hail-related claims, State Farm said that it paid out $5.6 billion nationally for such claims in 2025, and $1.4 ...

100-Year Hurricane in NYC Could Cost Insurers More Than $100B: KCC

A 1-in-100-year hurricane event in New York City could cost insurers more than $100 billion, according to an analysis by Karen Clark & Co ...

Moody's: U.S. Faces $375B in Uninsured Flood Losses From 1-in-100-Year Event

The U.S. faces a widening gap between growing flood risk and the take-up of flood insurance, potentially exposing the nation to more than $375 ...

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