Risk Frontiers is an independent research centre sponsored by the insurance industry to aid better understanding and pricing of natural hazard risks in the Asia-Pacific region. It was founded in 1994 to service the specialized needs of its sponsors in the local insurance and international reinsurance markets.  Its aims were to:

• undertake risk assessment and research into natural hazards,
• develop databases of natural hazards and their impacts on communities and
  insured assets, and
• develop loss models to improve the pricing of natural hazard catastrophe risks.

These activities remain the core business of Risk Frontiers today, although it now undertakes studies on a much wider range of risk-related problems and for a client base that extends well beyond the insurance sector. It is the preferred provider of research to the NSW State Emergency Service and works with various government agencies and a number of corporate and utility organisations on risk-related issues. .  Read more.

Laraine Hunter's daughter, Lisa, has successfully completed her climb of Mt Kilimanjaro but it is not too late to donate to Motor Neurone Disease NSW. The sponsorship account will be open until the end of January. Please click here for details.

Multi-Peril Workbench Version 2 available soon.

A major new upgrade to the Risk Frontiers Multi-Peril Workbench is coming soon.  Click here to read more.

Risk Frontiers' Submission to National Disaster Insurance Review (NDIR).  Click here.



Launch of new website
We are pleased to unveil our new website. Further improvements will be forthcoming, including a site-wide search facility

Risk Frontiers' Latest newsletter now out.

The use of crowd sourcing for gathering information about natural disasters.

Floods and land-use planning - a brief Australian history of town relocations

Risk Frontiers' Response to the National Disaster Insurance Review (NDIR).  click here