Disaster Planning & Recovery
Riding Out the Storm: the New Models
In our last article, When Nature Calls, we looked back at an insurance industry reeling from several consecutive natural catastrophes that generated combined insured losses exceeding $30 billion. Those massive losses were a direct result of an industry overconfident in its ability to gauge the frequency and severity of catastrophic events. Insurers were using only […]
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Grave Threat to the Electric Grid and the Internet
By John Chace
Severe solar storms known as a Carrington Event wo...
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How to Prevent Failure in Water Systems
By Dan Robles
Engineers can help insurers spot pitfalls and miti...
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New Regulation After a Disaster: More Harm Than Good?
By Robert Hartwig
Insurers can't do their job if they're told the ga...
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Terrorism Risk: A Constant Reminder
By Robert Hartwig
If the federal insurance statute is not extended,&...
