(Preview) The $232 Billion Storm No One Is Pricing With Moody's Chris Lafakis

About this episode

Chris Lafakis discusses a groundbreaking analysis combining catastrophe modeling with macroeconomic insights.

Chris Lafakis and his team did the first analysis to combine Moody's catastrophe modeling infrastructure with a full macroeconomic model. The results are eye opening. This is a preview of the Risky Science Podcast Member Edtion. To get access to the full episode sign up to become a free member of Risk Market News .

People in this episode

Guest: Chris Lafakis

Topics covered

• catastrophe modeling
• macroeconomic analysis
• risk assessment
• business insights
• investing strategies

Keywords

• catastrophe modeling
• macroeconomic model
• risk assessment
• Moody's
• business analysis

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Organizations: Moody's

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