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15 January 2026 - by Stijn Donckers, Marie Ganon, Eve Titon, Menno van Wijk
The emergence and spread of pandemics demand flexible modeling solutions. We use an R Shiny application to examine different use cases, and offer some insights.
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18 December 2025 - by Matt Chamberlain, Fernando Mierzejewski, Jan Thiemen Postema, Thomas van der Valk, Menno van Wijk
We use extreme value theory to assess the risk of catastrophic precipitation events in Europe, identifying the highest risks along the Mediterranean coast.
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22 May 2025 - by Anandi Shah, Arije Amara, Niccolò Basetti Sani Vettori, Mohamed Benkhalfa, Diana Dodu, Lucian Franzky, Ankush Hingorani, Ian Penfold, Francesco Pugassi, Antoine Rainaud, José Silveiro, Francesca Tiozzo, Menno van Wijk, Laura Witting, Victoria Zach
Why 2024 was the “Year of the Flood”—and what insurers can do now to manage climate-related financial risks.
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02 May 2024 - by Jan Thiemen Postema, Daniël van Dam, Menno van Wijk, Niels Van der Laan, Antoine Rainaud, Eve Titon
We present a framework and tools for projecting insured flood losses in the Netherlands and France, which can be used for insurance portfolios across Europe.
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26 April 2024 - by Ji Kwen Ng, Menno van Wijk, Charly Hunsicker
We summarise the amendments to Europe’s reassessment of the natural catastrophe standard formula and provide insight for effects of exposure in the Netherlands.
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09 April 2024 - by Anandi Shah, Mohamed Benkhalfa, Ian Penfold, Francesco Pugassi, Menno van Wijk, Niccolò Basetti Sani Vettori, Antoine Rainaud, José Silveiro, Diana Dodu, Valerie Lampert, Laura Witting, Monika Lis, Arije Amara
Analysing the impact of droughts, floods, and other 2023 extreme weather events in Europe to help insurers manage the risks posed by climate change.
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02 March 2024 - by Fanny Pouget, Jeremy Payen, Joanne Buckle, Adél Drew, Sinéad Clarke, José Silveiro, Aldo Balestreri, Tigran Kalberer, Menno van Wijk
We expect the gap to close between European (re)insurers, disclosures, and TCFD recommendations as a new format for sustainability reporting starts in 2025.
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14 March 2023 - by Tarik Aouragh, Niccolò Basetti Sani Vettori, Mohamed Benkhalfa, Christoph Krischanitz, Ian Penfold, Eugenio Portales, Antoine Rainaud, Giuseppe Semeraro, Anandi Shah, José Silveiro, Martijn van Rooijen, Menno van Wijk
Our annual report highlights the specific toll on the insurance industry, which faced a record number of claims and higher repair costs amid rising inflation.
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06 April 2022 - by Menno van Wijk
Flooding has increased focus on water management and insurance coverage.
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06 April 2022 - by Menno van Wijk
Insurers faced the costliest disaster in Luxembourg’s history.