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County-based hurricane index launched

29 July 2010

Risk assessor Verisk Analytics has launched a new catastrophe index for US hurricane risk to provide a more tailored view of insured loss estimates.

The Verisk Catastrophe Index will provide estimates of losses by county and by line of business, in contrast with the firm's Property Claim Services (PCS) index, which breaks down losses at state level only. PCS is currently the industry-standard trigger for insurance-linked securities and derivatives.

The launch follows the innovative hybrid LAZR (Long-Term Aggregate Zonal Reinsurance)...

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