Description: Article looks at various catastrophic events in past years specifically around insurance claims and the negative impact this has had on the insurance/reinsurance industries. It suggests better communication strategies for companies when dealing with the public.

Description: A listing of professional development opportunities in the recent past that have relevance to general insurance actuaries.

Description: This article provides an overview of the issues behind the availability and affordability problem with property insurance in the states of Florida and California.

Description: The research provides a modeling framework for assessing the inundation risk of properties and their expected flood damages, thereby laying a foundation for flood insurance pricing. The researchers studied over 50 years of claims data from the National Flood Insurance Program with 2.5 million records and identify property characteristics that predict flood damages for inundated properties. The development of a private flood insurance market benefits from insurers’ ability to better understand and price flood risk. This research takes a closer look at flood risk modeling and flood insurance pricing.

Description: An introductory article for the December 2023 issue of the General Insurance Insights e-newsletter.

Description: This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the SOA Research Institute focusing on advancing catastrophe modeling and sustainability in Asia, particularly in ASEAN markets. It outlines research objectives, proposal requirements, selection process, submission details, and other pertinent information for interested researchers.

Description: This report provides a general introduction, a brief summary and a list of references that include various articles, papers, program proposals and legislative notes that provide additional insight into the following topics related to Business Interruption Insurance and the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on its current and future state of coverage: • General Information on Business Interruption Insurance • Legal Actions • State and Federal Legislation • Proposed Private/Public Partnerships for Future Pandemics as they Relate to Business Interruption Insurance • Impact of COVID-19 on Businesses, Insurers and Reinsurers: Magnitude of Losses and Future Business Interruption Coverage • Future of Insuring a Pandemic

Description: Updated Auto Loss Costs for 2019.

Description: This report provides methodological tools for an insurer to better understand the potential losses incurred by autonomous vehicles in the context of rollover risk.

Description: Read the December 2018 issue of General Insurance Insights.