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An Accenture study finds fewer than one-third of carriers have an integrated view of risk across all models.

Catastrophe risk modelers explore the implications if "the mother of all pandemics" happened in the modern era. For figures and tables associated with this story, click here.

Stung by losses and leary of models produced by outside vendors, large commercial carriers move to get a better grip on the art of property catastrophe modeling and are showing a willingness to invest more in human resources.

The system enables insurers and employers to identify and react quickly to high-risk claims.

RMS' new Version 11.0 catastrophe model has been the talk of the modeling world this year. And what a year to release a new catastrophe model ... what with catastrophe losses in the first six months being the most expensive in the history of the industry. What better time, then, to offer two different opinions about the RMS 11 model.

In spite of intense review, acceptance and adoption of the RMS 11.0 model has been progressing steadily.

Modelers have too much power over insurers these days and feed off it with more costly software updates.

Catastrophe models may only scratch the surface, but they're as close as any of us will ever get to the real thing.

The true impact of a new hurricane model was a shock to the property insurance world, or was it?

Former catastrophe modeling firm founder and now a chief critic of the insurance underwriting tool, Karen Clark sounds off on RMS 11.0 and other new updates that aren't necessarily more accurate.