A BEST’S REVIEW Interactive White Paper


Catastrophic Risk Update 2012: Hurricanes, Earthquakes and Terror


New catastrophe models, research and data are advancing insurers’ understanding of the risks they face from natural and man-made catastrophes. A panel of experts discusses recent catastrophes, catastrophe forecasts and how record losses have insurers crafting new policy options and re-evaluating their risk criteria. This digest is based on a webinar held May 22, 2012.


Full video and a complete transcript of this event are available at www.bestreview.com/webinars/cats12. The event was sponsored by Lexington Insurance Company.


Erik Nikodem


Executive Vice President and Property Division Executive, Lexington Insurance Company


Laurie Johnson, PhD, AICP Senior Science Advisor, Lexington Insurance Company


Roger Pielke Jr., PhD


Professor of Environmental Studies, Center for Science and Technology Policy Research, University of Colorado


Brian Finlay


Senior Associate and Director of Managing Across Boundaries Program, Henry L. Stimson Center


Copyright © 2012 by A.M. Best Company, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this report may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means; electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise.


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