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Cat Modeling Pioneer: Don't Rely Too Much on Cat Models

Karen Clark, a pioneer in the catastrophe-modeling field and president of Karen Clark & Co., said insurers rely too heavily on catastrophe models and often put too much weight on the probable maximum . . .

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