ISO capabilities

Property Claim Services® (PCS®) — information on insured property losses from catastrophes

Catastrophe modeling — analytic tools and models to manage risks from natural catastrophes, weather, and terrorism

Wildfire services — detailed information on brushfire risks

Flood-hazard information — the online system that helps you accurately determine flood zones and flood risk

Natural catastrophe service — address-specific information on hurricane, severe thunderstorm, and earthquake exposures

Catastrophe Risk and Reporting

Resources

• A Look Ahead to the 2008 Hurricane Season: What the Forecasters Are Saying — The 2008 hurricane season is underway — and off to an early start with Tropical Storm Arthur making landfall along the northern coast of Belize on May 31. What kind of season are forecasters projecting for 2008?
• First-quarter catastrophe activity could mean a long year for insurers — Catastrophe activity is off to a robust start in 2008. ISO’s Property Claim Services® (PCS®) unit provides its analysis.
• The 2007 Hurricane Season in Perspective — The 2007 Atlantic hurricane season was certainly an interesting one. But by several measures, including landfalls and insured losses, 2007 was an average or below-average hurricane year.
• What Drives Costs: Trends and Analysis from Xactware — Xactware provides insights about the property/casualty insurance industry during 2006 and indicates what to expect in 2007.
• The Coastline at Risk: 2008 Update to the Estimated Insured Value of U.S. Coastal Properties — explores how the increase in the number and value of exposed properties in coastal states contributes to increasing hurricane losses
• FireLineTM: Pinpointing Losses in the Wildfires of 2003 — This study describes how FireLine information correlated with burn areas in the California wildfires in San Diego and San Bernardino Counties.

Training

AIR Institute Catastrophe Modeling Certification Program

ISO subsidiary AIR Worldwide offers the AIR Institute Catastrophe Modeling Certification Program, a five-day comprehensive course for catastrophe risk management professionals. A must for any company that is underwriting catastrophe risk today. Get information on the 2009 course schedule, program details, and a registration form.

Newsletters

CATWeek

Your source for catastrophe news and information.

For more, visit our Publications section.