Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to launch its suite of high velocity (HV) models. These streamlined models, currently available for hurricane and severe convective storm (SCS), are designed for faster loss analysis and greater efficiency, while maintaining consistency with KCC’s established, accurate catastrophe models.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce that the KCC US Hurricane Reference Model Version 5.0 has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM). KCC is the first model vendor to be certified under the latest FLCHPM standards.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce CATLAB® 2025, taking place in Boston from June 3–5. This annual event brings together market-leading insurers, reinsurers, and ILS investors for three days of in-depth discussions on advanced modeling techniques and the latest science on weather, climate, and extreme events.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce the release of RiskInsight^® Version 4.14, the latest evolution of the RiskInsight open loss modeling platform. This update introduces powerful new features and performance enhancements, reinforcing RiskInsight’s position as a leading risk analysis tool for (re)insurers.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced that the KCC US Flood Reference Model Version 2.0 has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM). The KCC model is the first flood model that has been found acceptable by the Commission under the latest standards, and the only flood model to be approved under both the prior standards and the current standards.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce CATLAB® 2024, taking place in Boston from June 11-13. This annual event brings together market-leading insurers, reinsurers, and ILS investors for three days of in-depth discussions on advanced risk modeling techniques, current industry challenges and opportunities, and the latest innovations in risk quantification and management.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce the release of RiskInsight® Version 4.13, the latest update to the RiskInsight open loss modeling platform. RiskInsight 4.13 introduces major enhancements to software performance and extends several powerful applications.

KCC's US Hurricane Version 4.0 becomes the first certified model to explicitly account for climate change and excess litigation. This achievement underscores KCC's leadership in delivering accurate hurricane loss estimates for insurers.

CATLAB®—an interactive workshop where risk management decision-makers meet with KCC scientists, engineers, and other experts to discuss the latest modeling advancements and the current market opportunities to leverage those advancements—was hosted in Boston June 6-8.

KCC is pleased to announce the 2023 edition of CATLAB, taking place in Boston from June 6-8. This annual event brings together an impressive and diverse group of market-leading insurers, reinsurers, ILS investors and insurtechs for three days of in-depth discussions.

KCC is pleased to announce the Synchrono Group (SynchronoSure) has licensed KCC’s full suite of US catastrophe models, delivered through KCC’s new and advanced underwriting application.

KCC is pleased to announce the release of complete stochastic climate-conditioned catalogs for the weather-related perils most impacted by climate change—hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.

Karen Clark & Company has won the trophy for Catastrophe Modeling Firm of the Year at the Inside P&C Honors 2021.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.0 of its high resolution US Wildfire Model.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce that the KCC US Hurricane Reference Model Version 3.0 has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM).

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce that American Family Group (American Family) has licensed KCC’s full suite of US catastrophe models delivered through the RiskInsight® open loss modeling platform.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) is pleased to announce the release of the KCC US Winter Storm Reference Model. Using a physics-based modeling methodology, the new KCC model accurately captures winter storm loss potential from snow and ice, freezing temperatures, and high winds.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced that the KCC Flood Model has been certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology. The KCC model is the only flood model that has been found acceptable by the Commission.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced that the KCC Flood Reference Model has been submitted to the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology. The KCC model is the first flood model submitted for certification under the state of Florida’s rigorous flood model standards.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced that Guy Carpenter & Company has licensed the full suite of KCC catastrophe models and risk management applications. Guy Carpenter is the first intermediary to obtain access to RiskInsight® and its unique risk metrics and capabilities.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced that the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology (FCHLPM) has certified the KCC US Hurricane Reference Model Version 2.0 as implemented in RiskInsight® 4.9.2. The KCC model is the first new model certified by the FCHLPM since 2006.

Karen Clark and Glen Daraskevich collaborated with Jack E. Nicholson, Director of the Florida Catastrophic Storm Risk Management Center of Florida State University, on a paper entitled "The Florida Insurance Market: An Analysis of Vulnerabilities to Future Hurricane Losses" published in the Journal of Insurance Regulation.

RiskInsight^® and the KCC high resolution reference models are continuously enhanced with the newest technology and scientific advancements. The latest KCC CATLAB^™ Workshop, held from December 10-13 in Boston, gave insurers and reinsurers an in-depth view of the cutting-edge catastrophe model innovations developed by KCC.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced the release of Version 1.0 of its Severe Convective Storm (SCS) Reference Model. The model is based on advanced scientific modeling techniques and has been validated with high resolution insurer claims data.

Catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced the release of RiskInsight^®–lite, a new modeling platform that enables (re)insurers to track their claims and losses in real time from live hurricanes as well as estimate their Exceedence Probability (EP) curves, including PMLs and AALs at location-level resolution.

Insured losses from severe convective storms (SCS) have been above average for the past decade with multi-billion dollar events increasing in frequency. The most recent KCC CATLAB^™ Workshop highlighted tools available to insurers and reinsurers to evaluate impacts of SCS on their portfolios and to examine potential climatological trends contributing to increasing SCS losses.

Karen Clark & Company (KCC) today announced the launch of CATLAB^™ Workshops to support insurers who are using innovative, "next gen" catastrophe modeling tools. CATLAB is an immersive educational experience through which catastrophe modeling professionals acquire more in depth knowledge on the inner workings of the models than is possible in other environments.

Karen Clark & Company today announced the release of RiskInsight^® Version 4.4 (RI4.4). The update includes enhancements to the custom model building capabilities and client integration modules, and performance optimization.

Karen Clark & Company today announced the release of RiskInsight^® Version 4.3. The update includes enhancements to the interactive dashboards, custom model building tools, and the job manager.

Karen Clark & Company is pleased to announce two additions to its senior management team—Dr. Nozar Kishi and Mr. Christopher Mossey.

Update to RiskInsight^® Open Loss Modeling Platform Incorporates Latest USGS Findings on US Earthquake Hazard

Update includes enhanced global mapping capabilities, more detailed and interactive underwriter and CEO dashboards, and significantly advanced model-building tools

New Loss-Estimating Tool for Insurers Also Produces 100- and 250-Year Coastal Flood Zones

Generates Exceedance Probability Curves and Average Annual Losses

Future Storms Possibly Far More Damaging; RiskInsight^® Now Offers Analysis of Storm Surge Flooding

On 75th Anniversary, Report Discusses How Similar Storm Could Cause Insurance Industry Losses over $100 Billion

Advanced Tool Lets Users Create Realistic Hurricane Footprints and Estimate Losses

Open Global Platform for Catastrophe Risk Management

Hurricane Andrew Would be Three Times as Costly in 2012

New Tool Provides Transparent View of Hurricane Risk and a Stable Common Currency for Risk Management

Study Finds Near Term Models Cannot Credibly Project Hurricane Losses; First Decade of 21st Century Was Average in Terms of Hurricane Landfalls and Losses

Addresses Industry Concerns Regarding Changes to Models Used to Project Insured Hurricane Losses

2nd Annual Study Finds Near Term Models Cannot Credibly Project Insured Losses Study Also Examines Purported Hurricane Frequency Paradox

Integrated cat risk management approach improves profitability

Office of the Commissioner of Insurance of Puerto Rico to Co-Sponsor Discussion of Management of Island's Hurricane and Earthquake Risk

Lecture to Address "Building and Using Complex Models to Make Financial Decisions"

Application Streamlines Inspection Process, Enhances Data Quality and Analysis

Short Time Horizon Appears Inadequate for Predicting Insured Losses

Allows Insurers and Other Stakeholders to Quickly Assess Likely Impact of Tropical Cyclones

Karen Clark & Company announced today that it issued the first IMARC® Data Score to HomeWise Insurance Companies. HomeWise earned an IMARC® Data Score of 675 (Excellent).