Weather Risk Management Association

Industry News Archive

Improving the message - XL Weather & Energy Inc.

March 2005

Answering Agriculture's needs - XL Weather & Energy Inc.

March 2005

WRMA Holds 5th Annual European Conference - WRMA

November 2004

GuaranteedWeather Re Ltd. Assigned 'BBB' Ratings; Outlook Stable - GuaranteedWeather Re Ltd.

November 2004

Speedwell Weather Derivatives Announces the offical Release of SWS version 4.5 Incorporating Ensembel Forecast Pricing and Risk Management - Speedwell Weather Derivatives

July 2004

CME to list Asian Weather Contracts - Financial Times

July 2004

Annual Industry Survey - Value of Weather Risk Management Contracts Reaches All-Time High - WRMA

June 2004

WRMA Announces Brian O’Hearne As New President - WRMA

June 2004

ISD2 Mandates Weather Derivative Regulation Review - Clifford Chance

June 2004

First Weather Insurance in Taiwan - Weather Risk Explorer

June 2004

Weather to Hedge - Energy User News

May 2004

Millea Group Launces Weather Insurance in India - The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Co.,Ltd.

May 2004

GuaranteedWeather Celebrates One Year Anniversary with Renewal of its Hannover Re Alliance and New and Improved Website - GuaranteedWeather

May 2004

Weather Derivatives Attract Golf Courses, Utilities - Bloomberg

May 2004

Speedwell Weather Derivatives announces the official Release of SWS Version 4.0 - Speedwell Weather Derivatives

May 2004

Southern Hydro Partnership hedge exposure to drought with Credit Lyonnais Rouse Derivatives - Credit Lyonnais

April 2004

Preparing for the Worst; Hoping for the Best - WRMA

March 2004

Earth Observation System Moves Forward With Working Group Meeting in South Africa - NOAA

March 2004

Encouraging Risk Management For Low-Income Energy Assistance Programs - Kinder Morgan

March 2004

Europe Starts to Warm to Weather Risk Trade - Reuters

February 2004

Mitigating Your Weather Exposure - Electric Light & Power

February 2004

New Tool Manages Crop Risk - Iowa Today

February 2004

ACE American Insurance Company Choose SWS to support their Weather Risk Management business - Speedwell Weather Derivatives

February 2004

WRMA Issues Formal Response to NAIC Draft White Paper - WRMA

January 2004

The Case for Solar Weather Derivatives - PricewaterhouseCoopers

January 2004

Exotic Weather Derivatives - Beyond the Heat and Humidity - PricewaterhouseCoopers

January 2004

Air Force Combat Weather Center’s New Facility Receives Latest in Weather Monitoring Systems - Coastal Environmental Systems, Inc.

January 2004

WeatherXchange Releases Ensemble Forecasts for Tokyo - WRMA

January 2004

WRMA Welcomes Martin Malinow As New Board Member - WRMA

January 2004

Weather Informatics Launches New 16-Day Temperature Forecasts With Quantified Confidence Levels - Weather Informatics

January 2004

WRMA Applauds Ruling On Keyspan Weather Stabilization Clause - WRMA

December 2003

Speedwell Weather Derivatives Announces the Release of SWS vs. 3.2 - Speedwell Weather Derivatives

December 2003

Gide Loyrette Internet Newsletter - Gide Loyrette

December 2003

Weather Risk Deals Flood the Global Market - Energy, Power & Risk

November 2003

WRMA Annouces John Polasek as New President - WRMA

November 2003

Introduction of Web-based Weather Derivatives First-in the-World Service Using Auto-Cleaning Database - Tokio-Marine & Fire Insurance Company

November 2003

Good News for Gas Prices - Craig Daily Press

October 2003

Who's the Rain Maker on the Futures Market - Kommersant

October 2003

The New Face of Derivatives - Corporate Finance Magazine

October 2003

Watch the Weather , Says WRMA - Insurance Day

October 2003

U.S. Will See Major Climate Changes, More Winter Precip - Cornell University

October 2003

Picture Looks Good for the ART Dealers - Insurance Day

September 2003

AER Releases Seasonal Forecast Products - AER

September 2003

Weather Risk Management Association (WRMA) Holds Fifth Annual European Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, September 17th & 18th - WRMA

August 2003

CME, Met Office, weatherXchange to Jointly Develop and Launch Weather Derivative Contracts for Europe -

August 2003

Weather Derivatives are Warming Up - UtiliPoint Issue Alert

August 2003

Earth Summit Press Release - Three Imperatives for an Intergrated Earth Observation System - NOAA

August 2003

Weather derivatives are helping firms that can't stand the heat - Telegraph Group Limited

August 2003

Heatwave Winners and Losers - BBC Business News

August 2003

Speedwell Weather Derivatives announces the release of SWS VS 3.1 - Speedwell Weather Derivatives Limited

August 2003

WRMA President Lynda Clemmons to Serve on American Meteorological Society Ad Hoc Weather Data Panel - WRMA

July 2003

Weather Derivatives Give European Energy Utilities a Sunnier Outlook - Standard & Poors

July 2003

Earth Observation Statement of Support - WRMA

July 2003

WRMA Elects New Board of Directors - WRMA

July 2003

Launch of Coriolis Capital Limited, A Natural Catastrophe and Weather Derivatives Fund Management Specialist - WRMA

July 2003

Gide Loyrette Nouel Opens London Office, Offering US, UK and French Law Capability - Gide Loyrette

June 2003

Gide Loyrette Internet Newsletter - Gide Loyrette

June 2003

WRMA 2003 Annual Survey Finds Use of Weather Contracts Triples - WRMA

June 2003

Cheap Computer Power & High Tech Observation Systems Mean Precise Forcast - MIT Enterprise

May 2003

Speedwell Weather Derivatives Wins New Client - Speedwell Derivatives

May 2003

CME to launch Seasonal Weather Contracts - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

May 2003

Gide Loyrette Internet Newsletter - Gide Loyrette

May 2003

Weather Contracts Achieve Record Growth in January on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

February 2003

Energy Brokers Association Increases Membership - EBA


New Tool to Keep Us Roads Ice & Snow Free - Gide Loyrette Nouel

January 2003

Accurate Seasonal Forecasting Developed at Oxford - Isis Innovation

January 2003

Weather Derivative Documentation - Gide Loyrette Nouel

December 2002

RMS Releases Cleaned U.S Precipitation Data - Risk Management Solutions

12/4/02

WeatherXchange Releases Climate Data Files in Spain - WeatherXchange

11/13/02

Map - WeatherXchange Releases Climate Data Files in Spain - WeatherXchange

11/13/02

WeatherXchange wins Energy Business Award for Excellence in Technology - WeatherXchange

11/13/02

WeatherXchange - Settlement Data: Dates of Release and Alternatives - WeatherXchange

11/13/02

Weather Derivatives: Cover for a Rainy Day? - Risk and Insurance

11/12/02

Gensec Announces First South African Weather Derivative - Penelope Gracie Investor Relations

11/12/02

Centrica Signs 5 year Agreement to Hedge Against Warm Weather - Bloomberg

11/12/02

Weather Derivatives: Cover for a Rainy Day - Risk & Insurance

10/8/02

TFS Weather Division Places Mid-Western inter Swap Basket - TFS Brokers

9/30/02

More Companies Take Cover Against Weather - Financial Times - www.ft.com

9/13/02

Breakthrough in Italian Weather - Futures & Options World

9/10/02

TFS Frankfurt Adds Screen to its Dutch and Austrian Power Market Activities - TFS Energy

9/10/02

Weatherproofing: Derivatives soar as temperatures stay wacky - Barrons Online

8/21/02

The Trouble with the Weather - Alphagalileo

8/15/02

Evolution Markets Launches Weather Derivatives Brokerage Operations - Evolution Markets

8/13/02

Aquila Quits Energy Trading Business - Scientech Issue Alert

8/13/02

Climate Risk and the Weather Market: Financial Risk Management with Weather Hedges - Risk Books

8/13/02

Koch Finds It Pays to Hedge Bets on Weather - The Wichita Eagle

7/24/02

Weather Risk Management Association Debuts Electronic Protocol - WRMA

7/19/02

The Temperature is Rising - Cfo Europe

7/19/02

R.J. Rudden Associates Survey: Tremendous Growth in Weather Risk Financial Derivative Product Utilization - R.J.Rudden Associates, Inc.

7/18/02

Weather Risk Management: A Survivor of the Collapse/Demise of U.S. Energy Merchants - R.J. Rudden Associates, Inc.

7/18/02

Dynegy CEO Resigns - Dynegy

6/20/02

Special Report - Final Hedging Regulations Fall Short - Way Short - McDermott, Will & Emery

6/20/02

WRMA Elects New Board of Directors - WRMA

6/18/02

Weather Risk Management Association Releases Results of Second Annual Industry-Wide Survey - WRMA

6/6/02

CME names Wolverine Trading as Lead Market Maker for Weather Futures Contracts - CME - Shownews

5/22/02

Element Re Announces Weather Derivative Transaction With London Restaurant - Element Re

5/13/02

I-WeX announces NEW Entry Level QuantWeather Services - with FREE GLOBAL SYNOPTIC DATA - I-weX

5/13/02

Singin' in the Rain - Treasury Management International - WRMA

5/6/02

Weather Market hopes to Lure Power Firms into Summer Deals - Argus

4/29/02

AWS Energy Services signs Constellation Power Source as Initial Beta-Test Customer - AWS Convergence Technologies

4/23/02

AWS Convergence Technologies Launches Energy Services Division - AWS Convergence Technologies

4/23/02

World's First Financial Weather Index Acquired by Weather Board of Trade - News Alert

4/18/02

Borders in Cyberspace - Executive Summary - U.S. Department of Commerce, NOAA, NWS

4/10/02

Enron Trading Risks - March 19, 2002 - PBS Online NewsHour

4/3/02

RMS Weather Indexes Register Record Warm Winter In US, Northeast, and Midwest - Risk Management Solutions

4/3/02

Weather Derivatives: A Growing Tool for Portfolio Managers - Insurance, Finance & Investment

3/25/02

Castlebridge Partners Resumes Weather Brokering Operations - Castlebridge Partners

3/6/02

French Insurance Broker Forms Weather Partnership - Derivatives Week

3/4/02

Insurer Eyes Cherry Season - Asahi.com

3/4/02

I-Wex launches QuantWeather - I-Wex.com Limited

1/24/02

Weather market gets a boost from new Energy Argus - Energy Argus

1/18/02

FIRST LIFFE WEATHER FUTURES TRADED - Centrica

12/17/01

Element Re Releases Definitive Guide to Weather Risk Management - Clifford Public Relations

12/11/01

WSI Seasonal Update - WSI

12/7/01

Bad weather gives firms reason to complain - Yahoo Headlines

12/4/01

Climate Report - Special Issue - 2001 - Climate Risk Solutions

11/19/01

e-Acumen launches WeatherBook - e-Acumen, Inc.

11/19/01

Agriculture Sector - Novel Precipitation - AON Re

11/19/01

Climate & Atmosphere Media Releases - CSIRO

11/19/01

Nesdis Constituent Affairs - NOAA

11/19/01

Europe's First Rain-Linked Weather Deal Done

9/5/01

Hi-tech Weather Watchers on Worldstage - Atrad

9/4/01

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Revives Interest in their Weather Contracts - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

8/28/01

Chicago Mercantile Exchange - VPN FAQs - Chicago Mercantile Exchange

8/28/01

Goldman Sachs To Begin Trading Weather Derivatives - Bloomberg

8/27/01

RMS Adds Japanese and German Data to Climetrix Weather Risk Management - Risk Management Solutions and Earth Satellite Corporation

8/23/01

Using The Moon To Check Sensors On Weather Satellites - UniSci

8/23/01

Market Size Reaches 7.5 Billion - Nikkei

8/22/01

Betting on the Weather - Global Energy Business

8/17/01

Weather Derivatives Slowly Expand Beyond Utilities: Spotlight - Bloomberg.com

8/06/01

Axia Energy Changes name to Entergy-Koch Trading, LP - Entergy-Koch Trading, LP

8/03/01

Cloud Busters - New Scientist

8/02/01

Weather-Hedging Market to Take off - Kiplinger Forecasts.com

7/30/01

Real-Time System To Improve Forecasts Of Bad Weather - UniSci

7/25/01

Double indemnity - Energy Power Risk

7/25/01

What Weather Costs - The New Yorker

7/23/01

RMS Releases Version 2.4 of Climetrix - Risk Management Solutions

7/16/01

New e-commerce venture from the Met Office set to revolutionize weather derivatives market - The Met Office

7/13/01

Chaos Hot Spots: New Key To Better Weather Forecasts - UniSci

7/2/01

WRMA Releases Results of Industry Survey - Clifford Public Relations

6/29/01

Liffe Weather Indices to Reduce Specific Risk for Weather Derivatives - Risk eNews

6/26/01

New Research Improves regional U.S. Snowfall Forecasts - American Meteorological Society

6/26/01

RMS and EARTHSAT Release Enhanced U.K. Weather Data - Risk Management Solutions and Earth Satelitte Corporation

6/15/01

AIR Releases New Weather Data Products for Japan and Australia - Applied Insurance Research, Inc.

6/06/01

Element Re Annouces Its' First International Deal - XL Capital, Ltd.

5/25/01

RMS Releases Version 2.2 of Climetrix Weather Risk Management System - Risk Management Solutions

5/03/01

WeatherValue-Pricing Beyond Temperature - Weather Risk Advisory

4/25/01

WeatherValue Fact Sheet - Weather Risk Advisory

4/25/01

Everybody talks about the weather, Element Re Insures It - The Stamford Advocate

3/14/01

Algorithmic and Fat Tails merge to create new Financial Engineering Powerhouse - Algorithmica Research and Fat Tails Analysis AB

3/14/01

United Weather Named Winner in Two Polls - United Weather

3/12/01

The Rock Garden Restaurant Protects against a Poor Summer - Speedwell Weather Derivatives Limited

2/06/01

Entergy-Koch Approved, Open for Business Today - Entergy-Koch, Ltd.

2/01/01

Southern Energy is now Mirant - Mirant

1/19/01

WRMA Newsletter

Winter 2000

RMS Adds Daily Information Feeds to Climetrix Weather Derivatives System - Risk Management Solutions

11/1/00

Weather Derivative Seminar in Stockholm, Sweden - Fat Tails Financial Analysis AB

10/29/00

Suzanne Heaney Joins Cargill Weather Risk Management Department - Cargill

10/19/00

WRMA Newsletter

Autumn 2000

Societe General Banks on Weather Market - Reuters

9/28/00

XL Capital Forms New Element Re Unit to Provide Weather Risk Management Products - XL Capital, Ltd.

9/25/00

Gaiser-Porter joins Weather Risk Advisory - Weather Risk Advisory

7/14/00

Weather Derivatives — Pricing and Hedging, Izzy Nelken - Super Computer Consulting


Pricing Weather Derivatives, Lixin Zeng - EW Blanch Company


WRMA New President and Board of Directors - WRMA

3/31/00

European Committee inutes

3/21/00

WRMA becomes New Association

June 1999