The accumulation of data and the usage of that data in catastrophe modeling is a delicate business.
Tom Larsen, senior vice president of catastrophe-risk modeler EQECAT Inc., says the firm strives to be on the leading edge and does so with continuous adaptations to models—in order to avoid becoming too disruptive with wholesale changes.
"You don't want to release something and say, 'Last year we told you to go left. Now we want you to go right,'" he tells NU.
Recommended For You
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2025 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
