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2019 Indian Monsoon Floods Whitepaper

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August 27, 2020

The 2019 Indian Monsoon Floods white paper demonstrates how AIR's probabilistic India flood hazard maps help prepare for this risk.

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After Phailin: Understanding Tropical Cyclone Risk in India

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October 11, 2014

In October 2013, Cyclone Phailin struck near Golpapur on India’s east coast. While it was the strongest landfall in India in 14 years, insured losses were low because the storm affected a relatively sparsely populated region. This paper examines potential losses given alternate landfall scenarios, as well as the possible impact of storms stronger than Phailin.

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AIR 2018 Kerala Flood Damage Survey Whitepaper

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July 28, 2020

Findings from AIR's Kerala floods damage survey underscored how the AIR probabilistic India flood hazard maps can help insurers prepare for this risk.

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AIR's Updated View of Earthquake Risk in Chile

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May 25, 2016

This issue brief discusses the impact of the Maule earthquake on earthquake risk in Chile in the context of AIR’s newly updated earthquake risk models for South America.

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Challenges of Modeling Inland Flood in Real Time

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April 25, 2017

Developing scenarios that accurately reflect real events is a complex and challenging undertaking. This issue brief addresses the principal challenges of modeling inland floods in real time.

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The Coastline at Risk 2013

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May 24, 2013

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in 2005, AIR released The Coastline at Risk: Estimated Insured Value of Coastal Properties. That report was updated in 2008; comparing its results to the 2005 report showed that the insured value of properties in coastal areas of the United States had grown at a compound annual rate of about 7%. This report represents a further update in 2013 and shows that, in the last five years, growth in insured values in coastal regions fell from 7% to just under 4% per annum.

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Understanding Loss Results from the AIR Inland Flood Model for the U.S.

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July 05, 2016

This issue brief helps you utilize the AIR U.S. inland flood model and better understand the results the model produces. It describes best practices for using and evaluating this tool and identifies the critical inputs needed to obtain reliable modeled loss output.

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Demand Surge Perspective on European Extratropical Cyclones

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June 02, 2021

This white paper discusses the demand surge perspective on European extratropical cyclones and uses the 1990, 1999, and 2007 seasons as case studies.

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Demand Surge Perspective on European Extratropical Cyclones 1

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June 02, 2021

This white paper discusses the demand surge perspective on European extratropical cyclones and uses the 1990, 1999, and 2007 seasons as case studies.

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Impact of 2013 Premium Rate Changes on Gain and Loss Probabilities in the AIR U.S. MPCI Model

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December 19, 2012

For the 2013 insurance year, the Risk Management Agency of the USDA modified the premium rates for corn, cotton, rice, sorghum, soybean, and wheat crops. This will have an impact on premium volumes, county- and state-level gross loss ratios, post-SRA losses and loss ratios, thus directly affecting crop insurance companies’ fund allocation, risk management strategies and the placement of reinsurance protection. This paper describes the nature of these changes and their impact on the profitability of the crop insurance industry.

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