Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodologies

• Why RMS Revised Its Hurricane Model

  By Robert Muir-Wood  |  June 10, 2011

  On June 2, the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodologies approved a new hurricane model from Risk Management Solutions. In an article written in March, just after the February model-release, Chief Research Officer Robert Muir-Wood offers a closer look at the model and the science behind it

• New RMS Hurricane Model Approved In Florida

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  June 3, 2011

  The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology has approved catastrophe modeling firm Risk Management Solutions’ new hurricane model.

• RMS Explains Its Hurricane Model Revision

  By Robert Muir-Wood  |  March 30, 2011

  Risk Management Solutions released a new hurricane model at the end of February. Chief Research Officer Robert Muir-Wood writes in to offer a closer look at the model and the science behind it:

• Cat Modeling: Ingrained In The Industry, Embroiled In Controversy

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 18, 2011

  Catastrophe models have become so ingrained in the insurance industry that a model revision can have profound effects on all aspects of the business, especially when loss results for some books of business can double.

• Florida Residual Insurer Seeks 9.4% Personal Insurance Hike

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 20, 2010

  Florida's last-resort insurer is looking to ask regulators for an average statewide rate increase of 10.4 percent for personal residential multiperil and wind-only policies combined in 2011.

• Florida Approves Latest AIR Hurricane Model

  By Katharine Rose  |  June 14, 2010

  AIR Worldwide's latest U.S. hurricane model, Version 12.0, has been approved and certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM).

• AIR U.S. Hurricane Model Certified by Florida Commission

  By Staff Writer  |  June 14, 2010

  AIR Worldwide (AIR) has received certification of its 2010 U.S. Hurricane Model by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology.

• 2010 Session Brings Danger, Opportunity

  By Gary Fineout  |  March 1, 2010

  Florida lawmakers face-off this session amid the continuing problems of budget deficits, high unemployment, and a sluggish economy -- along with growing disenchantment from voters.

• Hurricane Committee Issues Draft Mitigation Report

  By Staff Writer  |  January 22, 2010

  The Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology, Windstorm Mitigation Committee has issued a draft report of its recommendations for fixing the wind mitigation credit program.