Wildfire-Risk Models Are Struggling to Predict LA-Style Fires
Article 0 Comments Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors or properly
Article 0 Comments Among natural disasters, wildfires are the great unknown. Even the most-sophisticated scientific models fail to capture all the risk factors or properly
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A government spokeswoman also said that potential disasters, such as the California wildfires, were accounted for in revenue projections. The calculations incorporated historical data, risk
Among these, severe convective storms accounted for US$64 billion, or 41%, of the total insured losses. This marks two consecutive years of heightened insured costs
The global insurance industry has so far weathered broader economic challenges, with natural disasters in the US continuing to play a critical role in determining
“Severe weather events are increasing in frequency and severity, and consumers are looking for faster, more proactive solutions from their insurers,” said Chris Lafond, chief
“While each fire is unique, for context, actual claims following a fire have historically represented, on average, about 31% of the total exposure in that