Hurricane damage is increasing as more frequent and intense storms impact rapidly developing, high-risk areas
such as Florida. With nature’s raw power threatening homes, businesses, infrastructure, and communities, how can models and data help mitigate against losses, while supporting rebuilding and recovery?
The Eye of the Storm walks us through Tampa, Florida, to explore how the one-two punch of hurricanes Helene and
Milton in 2024 reshaped the region – and how the lessons learned from Hurricane Andrew over 30 years ago have driven innovation in the insurance industry in the form of advanced catastrophe modeling and property analytics. We examine how these solutions are improving the resilience of our communities and economy to extreme weather events while we prepare for the next major storm.
Moody's set out to make a documentary that centers on the evolution of hurricane preparedness and insurance resilience
in Florida. After catastrophic storms like Hurricane Andrew in 1992, stronger building codes and advances in catastrophe modeling transformed how insurers and communities manage risk. Catastrophe models—mathematical tools that quantify what’s at risk and estimate potential losses—help the industry understand “unknown unknowns” and prepare for extreme events. Institutions like the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) now simulate full-scale hurricanes and wildfires to translate science into real-world resilience.
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