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September 2011
Insurance Day
Uncertainty in Catastrophe Risk Management
(993 KB)Uncertainty in Catastrophe Risk Management
The Boardroom Briefing addresses the uncertainty in catastrophe risk management. Dr. Mahmoud Khater was a contributing editor. President of EQECAT, Bill Keogh, discusses correlation with Insurance Day's editor, Greg Dobie.
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September 2011
Reactions
What's the frequency, Kenneth?
(2 MB)What's the frequency, Kenneth?
Bill Keogh and David F. Smith co-authored the article addressing one of the most important parameters influencing modelled results - the frequency assumption. They address where and how often we should expect events to happen and how often high consequence events will occur that will cause significant insured losses.
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June 2011
InsuranceERM
EQECAT's Keogh Stresses the Limitations of Models
(367 KB)EQECAT's Keogh Stresses the Limitations of Models
Models have a very defined role in risk management and they do what they do very well but they don't do everything, the EQECAT President tells InsuranceERM, as he talks about Japan, US hurricanes, global warming and clustering.
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June 2011
Asia Insurance Review
Uncertain Unknowns
(329 KB)The Great Tohoku earthquake in March has raised many important questions about catastrophe risk models. Keogh explains why uncertainty still rules despite the presence of the modeling tools.
(Article republished by permission of Asia Insurance Review)
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June 2011
Insurance Insider
The Winds of Change
(376 KB)With worldwide capacity for offshore wind power set to grow exponentially, many technical challenges still exist for developers. James Webb presents a case study based upon a project completed for Dong Energy.
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June 2011
Reactions
Great Expectations
(101 KB)EQECAT CEO Bill Keogh says that cat models have evolved greatly - but people are still not sure what to expect from them.
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May 2011
Trading Risk
Expect the Unexpected
(75 KB)Bill Keogh discusses catastrophe modelling uncertainties and explains how it is not an exact science.
(Article republished by permission of Trading Risk Magazine)
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March 2011
Claims Advisor
Elemental Problems in Japan
()Article written by Tom Larsen, Senior Vice President, Product Architect after the March 11 Tohuku Earthquake
"The four classical elements - air, earth, fire and water - are all embroiled in the nasty aftermath of the disaster in Japan. But there's nothing elemental about the upcoming claims."