In the wake of a natural disaster, traditional insurance can help restore insured assets to their status prior to the loss. It may not always be desirable, however, to restore a situation that led to a vulnerable state in the first place. The public may want — and need — to create new approaches to urban planning, construction or water management that leverage lessons from the ... Continue Reading »
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Parametric Insurance Can Boost Resilience for the Public Sector
In the wake of a natural disaster, traditional insurance can help restore insured assets to their status prior to the loss. It may not always be desirable, however, to restore a situation that led to a vulnerable state in the first place. The public may want — and need — to create new approaches to urban planning, construction or water management that leverage lessons from the ... Continue Reading »
Parametric Risk Transfer – When Does It Make Sense?
Parametric insurance provides cover for predetermined catastrophic natural events such as an earthquake exceeding a certain magnitude, a hurricane producing a certain wind speed at a location, or a flood reaching into certain areas. The insured buys a predefined amount of protection that will pay out based on predefined terms regardless of the actual loss incurred. Parametric ... Continue Reading »
Parametric CAT Derivatives to “Build Back Better”
Guillermo Franco, Head of Catastrophe Risk Research - EMEA Contact Destruction caused by catastrophes often unfolds due to inadequate construction practices or land use planning. The likely response to these events is to strive to “build back better,” in part by addressing the mistakes of the past. Unfortunately, communities that embrace this challenge often find that they lack ... Continue Reading »
Guy Carpenter Launches CAT Risk Studio to Enhance Catastrophe Risk Analysis Capabilities
Guy Carpenter today launched CAT Risk Studio (CRS), a new division that will support Guy Carpenter's Model Suitability Analysis (MSA)® initiative and will work closely with GC Securities* on the development of parametric products for catastrophe risk transfer. CRS establishes Guy Carpenter's presence at the Marsh & McLennan Innovation Centre in Dublin, Ireland. ... Continue Reading »
Parametric CAT Derivatives to “Build Back Better”
Guillermo Franco, Head of Catastrophe Risk Research - EMEA Contact Destruction caused by catastrophes often unfolds due to inadequate construction practices or land use planning. The likely response to these events is to strive to "build back better," in part by addressing the mistakes of the past. Unfortunately, communities that embrace this challenge often find that they lack ... Continue Reading »
Uncertainty in Catastrophe Models: How Much of it is Reasonable?
Guillermo Franco, Head of Catastrophe Risk Research - EMEA Contact It seems reasonable to expect a degree of uncertainty in catastrophe model results. It is not uncommon, however, for models to produce results that differ by several factors. In order to assess how much of this uncertainty is epistemic, due to our incomplete knowledge of the physical phenomena involved, this ... Continue Reading »
Models on GC Capital Ideas
Here we highlight recent stories that have appeared on GC Capital Ideas on models and modeling. Guy Carpenter Insights on A.M. Best's 2013 Updates: A.M. Best has recently issued several insurance ratings updates. Guy Carpenter has reviewed those updates and has key insights to help companies better understand their potential impact. Read the article >> Uncertainty in ... Continue Reading »
Uncertainty in Catastrophe Models: How Much of it is Reasonable?
Guillermo Franco, Head of Catastrophe Risk Research - EMEA Contact It seems reasonable to expect a degree of uncertainty in catastrophe model results. It is not uncommon, however, for models to produce results that differ by several factors. In order to assess how much of this uncertainty is epistemic, due to our incomplete knowledge of the physical phenomena involved, this ... Continue Reading »
Model Suitability Analysis (MSA)SM – Own Your View of Risk
Guillermo Franco, Head of Catastrophe Risk Research - EMEA Contact The quantification of catastrophe risk through the use of numerical models is accepted routine in our industry. Given the large impact of catastrophe risk on (re)insurance portfolios it is no surprise that the methodologies used for such quantifications are becoming the subject of more intense scrutiny by ... Continue Reading »
