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Moody’s has announced that it has launched its North America Severe Convective Storm HD Models, which according to the firm redefines the standard for assessing tornado, hail and wind risk.

As catastrophe risk models for assessing wildfires continue to advance, and as the industry experiences ongoing refinements in pricing and coverage through lessons learned from each new fire season, wildfire catastrophe bonds are anticipated to persist as a permanent and growing feature of the cat bond market, according to Acrisure Re.

Catastrophe risk modelling specialist Karen Clark & Company (KCC) has launched Version 3.0 of its US Winter Storm Model, which captures two types of winter storms: extratropical cyclones (ETCs) and Arctic air outbreaks.

CyberCube, a specialist modelling firm for cyber risks and exposures that has also been the third-party modelling agent for a number of the cyber catastrophe bonds that have been issued so far, has announced a significant more than $180 million investment in the company to support its long-term growth ambitions.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC), the catastrophe risk modelling specialist, has launched RiskInsight® Version 4.15, the latest version of its RiskInsight open loss modeling platform, which introduces advanced performance and system enhancements to accelerate and streamline risk analysis for insurers, reinsurers, and insurance-linked securities (ILS) managers.

Catastrophe data aggregator PERILS AG has expanded its real-time industry loss forecasting software tool, known as Wind-Jeannie, to cover typhoon events in Japan and has also updated the existing loss forecasting tools for Europe and Australian perils.

Aeolus Capital Management Ltd., the specialist insurance-linked securities (ILS) and reinsurance investment manager, is researching and working with artificial intelligence tools to see how the technology can add detail to modelling of perils and aid in making risk selection decisions.

Technology advancements promise to transform modelling and analysis of weather and natural catastrophe perils and Planette, a company focused on long-range weather prediction technology, is aiming to provide more accurate forecasts and detect severe weather events weeks to six months in advance using its QubitCast system.

Findings from a new survey released by broker Aon has highlighted a significant gap in catastrophe model utilisation, which can ultimately impact how re/insurers assess risk, structure capital and respond to disaster scenarios.

Reask, the catastrophe modelling and climate analytics specialist, has announced that it has launched a new alert service that gives insurers and catastrophe modelling teams early, region-specific insight into developing storms using advanced windfield forecasting.