Increasing property values in high risk areas have given rise to potential insured losses of over $150 billion in the wake of a major earthquake or hurricane, according to AIR Worldwide President and
AS THE number of older Americans continues to increase, services aimed at providing medical care and end-of-life services at home are growing. With the baby boom generation entering its 60s, demand for such services likely will be strong for decades
IN MANY ways, life is pretty good if you're a program administrator--at least if you are an experienced administrator with proven programs. If you have an idea for a new program that's related to an existing one, you'll probably draw interest
"Given the legitimate fears avian flu is sparking among epidemiologists, health officials, business and government executives, and the public at large, you might think the U.S. insurance industry woul
Claims News Service, May 10, 11:41 a.m. EDT -- AIR Worldwide Corporation (AIR), a risk-modeling and technology firm specializing in risks associated with natural and man-made catastrophes, recently
A defined correlation exists between elevated sea surface temperatures and overall hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin, according to a white paper published today by a leading catastrophe modeler
The remarks were made by Karen Clark, president and CEO of AIR, at the 2006 Property Claim Service's Catastrophe Conference. She also predicted catastrophe losses "will double about every 10 years
U.S. insured losses from storms this year have a 5 percent chance of exceeding Hurricane Katrina's $38.1 billion total in 2005, a catastrophe modeling executive warned at an industry conference last
Claims News Service, Apr. 27, 9:46 a.m. EDT -- An AIR Worldwide catastrophe modeling executive is warning property/casualty claim professionals that they face "a five percent chance we'll have losses