A new modeling tool to help estimate losses based on climate forecasts will soon be available to carriers, according to AIR Worldwide.

AIR senior vice president Uday Virkud said that "anticipating the impact of current climate conditions can improve significantly seasonal hurricane risk assessment for insurers."

The tool will enable carriers to key in to locations where hurricane activity is most likely to deviate from the long-term average, he added.

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