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We consider it an important part of our professional service to conduct research into the risks faced by insurers and reinsurers. As a means of sharing our expertise, we regulary present the findings of our research into risk, associated loss trends, and market and pricing impacts.

This information is contained in our technical reports, which you can download as PDF documents or order online as printed copies.

Featured Report
El Modelo de Terremoto CatFocus®: Análisis de Riesgo de Alta Calidad
Although the return periods of the largest events are high, the devastating consequences of earthquakes make reliable risk evaluation critical. This report describes PartnerRe’s proprietary earthquake model: a state-of-the-art and fully up-to-date risk evaluation and pricing tool that is able to process all industry-standard data formats. The model incorporates a number of differentiating innovations and advanced approaches, in particular relating to the development of empirical vulnerability curves.

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July 2010
The CatFocus Earthquake Model: High-Quality Risk Analysis
Although the return periods of the largest events are high, the devastating consequences of earthquakes make reliable risk evaluation critical. This report describes PartnerRe’s proprietary earthquake model: a state-of-the-art and fully up-to-date risk evaluation and pricing tool that is able to process all industry-standard data formats. The model incorporates a number of differentiating innovations and advanced approaches, in particular relating to the development of empirical vulnerability curves. 

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April 2010
Catastrophe Portfolio Modeling: A Complete View of Risk
Having a good grip on catastrophe risk accumulation – a complete view of risk - is essential to all in the business of assuming property risk. This publication describes the structure and modeling methodologies of the PartnerRe CatFocus® portfolio model, the central tool deployed by PartnerRe to measure property risk accumulation across catastrophe perils and geographies. Combining data from multiple sources, namely catastrophe models and pricing estimates from actuarial sources, the model provides an exceptionally complete view of risk and is an integral part of our planning and pricing processes.
July 2009

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El Modelo de Terremoto CatFocus®: Análisis de Riesgo de Alta Calidad
Although the return periods of the largest events are high, the devastating consequences of earthquakes make reliable risk evaluation critical. This report describes PartnerRe’s proprietary earthquake model: a state-of-the-art and fully up-to-date risk evaluation and pricing tool that is able to process all industry-standard data formats. The model incorporates a number of differentiating innovations and advanced approaches, in particular relating to the development of empirical vulnerability curves.

Download the English version
Download the Spanish version

 Catastrophe July 2010
The CatFocus Earthquake Model: High-Quality Risk Analysis
Although the return periods of the largest events are high, the devastating consequences of earthquakes make reliable risk evaluation critical. This report describes PartnerRe’s proprietary earthquake model: a state-of-the-art and fully up-to-date risk evaluation and pricing tool that is able to process all industry-standard data formats. The model incorporates a number of differentiating innovations and advanced approaches, in particular relating to the development of empirical vulnerability curves. 

Download the English version
Download the Spanish version

 Catastrophe April 2010
Hazard and Risk Science Review 2009
The Review, co-sponsored by PartnerRe and AonBenfield, and written by academics at the Aon Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre, is focused on four major natural hazard areas – atmospheric, geological, hydrological and climate change and provides a link between the science and insurance worlds, with an overview of new natural hazards research that has been published over the last 12 months.
 Catastrophe September 2009
Catastrophe Portfolio Modeling: A Complete View of Risk
Having a good grip on catastrophe risk accumulation – a complete view of risk - is essential to all in the business of assuming property risk. This publication describes the structure and modeling methodologies of the PartnerRe CatFocus® portfolio model, the central tool deployed by PartnerRe to measure property risk accumulation across catastrophe perils and geographies. Combining data from multiple sources, namely catastrophe models and pricing estimates from actuarial sources, the model provides an exceptionally complete view of risk and is an integral part of our planning and pricing processes.
 Catastrophe July 2009
Critical Illness Insurance From Risk Evaluation to Successful Product Design
A full diagnosis and prescription for a healthy Critical Illness insurance product. This publication reviews cover design and solutions effectively applied in the sophisticated U.K. life protection market, and at important risk evaluation considerations given the rapidly evolving risk factors (medical, social and regulatory) and data issues.
Life January 2009


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