Perspectives

"Superstorm" Sandy
12/12/2012  

Sandy was a moderately powerful, but very widespread storm that produced a devastating flood. The Northeast region, including New York City and its suburbs, represents over 10% of the U.S. population and 20% of GDP... More >>
 
 

October 1st Tropical Weather Update
10/01/2012  

As expected, September was an active month with five notable storms: Isaac had damaging rainfalls well after its August 28th landfall, and there were four ...More >>
 
 

August 29th Cat Update: Hurricane Isaac and September Outlook
08/29/2012  

Hurricane Isaac made landfall last night, on the southern coast of Louisiana, approximately 90 miles southwest of New Orleans. Sustained winds over water were...More >>
 
 

August 1st Tropical Weather Update
08/01/2012  

July is usually a quiet month for hurricane activity. Holborn has found that over the past 50 years, less than 3% of storms that have caused significant reinsurance...More >>
 
 

July 1st Tropical Weather Update
07/01/2012  

Sea surface temperatures on the U.S. Atlantic coast exceed expected levels for July 1, but temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico are near seasonal averages. Eighty ...More >>
 
 

June 1st Cat Update
06/01/2012  

Today’s official start to the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season comes with two named storms, Alberto and Beryl, already logged in the current year’s record. While it is ...More >>
 
 

The 2012 Reinsurance Market: Changing Tides
01/01/2012  

Over the last twelve months, U.S. reinsurance programs with rate increases outnumbered those with decreases. In many areas, market minimum rates on line increased...More >>
 
 

November 1st Tropical Update
11/01/2011  

There are no organized systems today and water temperatures along most of the U.S. coastline are now below 80 degrees, as seen in the map below. So, while the official season...More >>
 
 

October 17 Tropical Weather Update
10/17/2011  

Atlantic sea-surface temperatures continue to cool, as eighty degree waters are now reduced to the coastlines south of Houston and Daytona Beach. Sea-surface temperatures north...More >>
 
 

October 3 Tropical Weather Update
10/03/2011  

There are presently two active storms in the Atlantic Ocean, Ophelia and Philippe, but neither poses a threat to U.S. exposures. Now past the peak of hurricane season, sea-surface...More >>
 
 

September 15 Cat Update
09/15/2011  

Tropical Storm Maria is located northwest of Bermuda and, while it is forecast to strengthen into a hurricane, it is not expected to make a U.S. landfall. There are no other organized...More >>
 
 

September 6 Cat Update
09/06/2011  

The United States has experienced an active hurricane year, as predicted. As of today, near the peak of hurricane season, the Atlantic basin has hosted 12 named storms and two hurricanes... More >>
 
 

Tropical Weather Update - Irene
08/25/2011  

Hurricane Irene is presently a Category 3 hurricane with sustained winds of 115 mph on track for an East Coast landfall. The wide, slow-moving major hurricane is forecast to make... More >>
 
 

August 15 Cat Update
08/15/2011  

The Atlantic has been quite active over the last week, with as many as four organized low pressure systems at a time, although no hurricanes have developed yet in 2011. Current... More >>
 
 

August 1 Cat Update
08/01/2011  

With four named storms through July and a possible fifth imminent, 2011 is starting as an active year, as forecast. The most recent tropical storm, Don, dissipated off the Texas... More >>
 
 

July 15 Cat Update
07/15/2011  

Sea surface temperatures of eighty degrees now reach the southern border of Virginia with eighty-six degree temperatures along the Gulf Coast. The Bermuda High has taken on an eastern position... More >>
 
 

The Mid-Year 2011 Reinsurance Market: On "Uncertain" Ground
07/01/2011  

As recently as 2009, Holborn and other analysts reported that the industry had many billions more in capital than the level where reinsurers’ leverage ratios... More >>
 
 

July 1 Cat Update
07/01/2011  

Sea surface temperatures along much of the United States coastline and North Atlantic Ocean exceed the historical levels for July 1. Surface temperatures of eighty degrees now extend far along... More >>