The Ghost of Hurricane Katrina Haunts Catastrophe Modelers

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Insurance Journal - Aug 29, 2025

When Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans in August 2005, causing greater insurance losses than any other natural disaster in history, it became clear that a lot of the city’s flood protection engineering — walls, pumps, levees — had failed. …...

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