Description: Newly released spring 2019 data added to the Actuaries Climate Index show that more frequent extreme weather and increases in sea level continue to push the index upward. The ACI’s five-year moving average now stands at 1.16, up from 1.12 last quarter.

Description: This research studies catastrophe insurance pools covering losses caused by extreme weather events.

Description: This report highlights three major weather stories that unfolded across the month of August.

Description: This report highlights major weather stories that unfolded across the month of November 2010.

Description: This report highlights major weather stories that unfolded across the month of November 2010.

Description: This research paper studies catastrophe insurance pools covering losses caused by extreme weather events.

Description: This article by Carlos Arocha explores the protection gap throughout Latin America for coverage against natural catastrophic events. As climate change has increased both the frequency and severity of these events, coverage gaps have weighed on both household and public sector economics. In the article, Carlos highlights different methods for evaluating the size of this protection gap, and discusses a number of different ideas for closing this gap, through private sector initiatives, public sector changes, or private-public partnerships.

Description: In this short report, we summarize Dorian’s rainfall totals as measured via data from the Global Historical Climatology Network3 (GHCN).

Description: Supporting data file for Actuarial Weather Extremes: Rainfall Totals for Hurricane Dorian report.

Description: Excel file supporting weather extremes report