Joy Rohde

Last year Texas had more severe hail events than any state in the country, causing $1.7 billion in insured losses statewide. The prevalence of hail in Texas has been the stimulus for the Texas Department of Insurance's sponsorship of the first annual War on Hail Symposium on November 27th. I'll be a panelist on the "Technology and Tools" roundtable, discussing future web-based application of weather related tools.

Have you looked at AER’s energy forecasts lately? If not, you might want to take another look. Seasonal Forecast - Our highly accurate seasonal and sub-seasonal forecasts have earned their reputation as a go-to source for traders. AER’s winter forecast will be released in a month, and we've nailed it the last 3 years running – we don't think it's luck. Will you be taking advantage of our insights?

AER's Fireline tool for underwriting wildfire risk is cited in the recent ISO blog "How to Manage Wildfire Risk Effectively" http://www.iso.com/blog/property/how-to-manage-wildfire-risk-effectively/