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When space weather attacks!
Outstanding explanation in “plain English” of the risk to the electrical grid that could occur from a solar flare and recommended approaches to address the problem, summarizing the Lloyd'sreport “Solar Storm Risk to the North American Electric Grid” which was co-authored by AER scientists.
Doing something about space weather
Highlights joint research by Lloyd's and AER and initiatives by the federal and state governments and industry to make the electric transmission grid more resilient.
Billion-Dollar Decisions Held up by Poor Use of Climate Data, Insurers Say
Kyle Beatty of AER explains why P&C insurance companies have asked AER and 11 other companies to conduct research on tornado and hail frequency in Canada and the U.S. AER, Zurich Financial Services and CSC outline the importance of detailed weather and climate data to make better business decisions in...
New tool helps risk managers prepare for blackouts and other perils
"Blackouts can leave even the most conscientious risk managers in the dark. With this problem in mind, HSB and AER are partnering to provide a new service that will help risk managers prepare for blackouts."
Two New England firms team up to develop blackout forecasting tool
" “The alliance enables a significant advance in this area and will be a great benefit to the thousands of organizations and tens of millions of people affected every year by blackouts,” said AER president and CEO Ron Isaacs." -Boston Business Journal
Tool Will Help Facility Managers Assess Blackout Risks
AER and HSB partners on Blackout Risk Technology
The Munich Re unit has partnered with Atmospheric and Environmental Research to develop a technology that insurers and clients can use to assess blackout risk.
Lloyd's Report Highlights Solar Storm Threat as Emerging Risk
AER’s Seasonal Forecast produces amazingly accurate winter outlook
"...his (Seasonal Forecast Team leader, Dr. Judah Cohen) outlooks for North America and Northern Hemisphere overall were strikingly accurate – putting other seasonal forecasts to shame." - Jason Samenow, Washington Post, Capital Weather Gang
Advances in Satellite Imagery Interpretation assisting the Insurance Industry
Verisk Announces New Hail Damage Score for Underwriters using AER Benchmark
Article Title: Verisk Announces New Hail Damage Score for Underwriters
AER Provides Hail Damage Score for LOCATION Service for Underwriters
"By identifying just 100 properties with preexisting damage, we estimate LOCATION Hail Damage Score can help individual carriers avoid as much as $1 million in claims payments for damage occurring before the policy term." - said Neil Spector, president of Verisk Underwriting.
Science magazine spotlights AER explanation for March blizzard
Upgrades to AER Respond Product Significantly Improve Hail Claim Assessments
AER receives Award from Climate Change Business Journal
Climate Change Business Journal awarded AER for innovations in forecasting solar and wind energy resources.
AER powered FireLine was highlighted as an outstanding commercial application that uses Landsat data
Video Title: Global Observations to Continue with New NASA Satellite
Xactware and AER Help Insurance Industry Validate Weather-Related Claims Quickly
AER Predicting Storm Surges and Coastal Property Risk
Article Title: Predicting Storm Surges and Coastal Property Values
AER's Seasonal Forecast team shares why it was Warm and now it's Cold
Article Title: Stratospheric Phenomenon Is Bringing Frigid Cold to U.S