Services
CAR is a leading UK consultancy with an international reputation in risk studies. CAR’s vulnerability-based approach has been used in projects ranging across the full spectrum of natural and man-made hazards which affect the built environment. These include catastrophe perils such as earthquake, volcanic eruption, tropical and temperate windstorm, and flood, as well as routine perils such as subsidence, burglary, and unexploded ordnance. Over 25 years of its existence, CAR has built up a prestigious and international client base, working on projects in some 30 countries across 5 continents. Private sector clients range from primary insurers, reinsurers and brokers to multinationals in the petrochemical, aerospace and transport infrastructure sectors. Public sector clients include national, regional and local governments, as well as international organisations such as the European Commission, United Nations, World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
2018 Japan Typhoon Vulnerability Model (1.0)
Extension of CAR’s typhoon vulnerability modelling capability, to cover Japan
Client: Guy Carpenter Marsh
2016 GEVES Chile, Mexico, Japan and Israel
Updating of the GEVES earthquake vulnerability models
Client: Guy Carpenter Marsh
2014-2015 China Typhoon Vulnerability Model (1.0)
Development of a windstorm vulnerability model for China
Client: PartnerRe Ltd
2014 Italy Earthquake Vulnerability Model (2.0)
Upgrading of the GEVES Italy Model (1.0)
Client: PartnerRe Ltd
2014 China Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Development of a new GEVES China Model (1.0)
Client: PartnerRe Ltd
2014 Portugal Earthquake Vulnerability Model (2.0)
Upgrading of the GEVES Portugal Model (1.0) and additional analysis
Client: Guy Carpenter
2013 EEPI Map
EEPI Map is a tool which enables photographs to be used to investigate building vulnerability to hazards, and analyse post-earthquake event damage patterns and shaking intensity.
See http://eepimap.com
2012 – 2014 International Macroseismic Scale
Development of an update to EMS-98 suitable for international application
Client: GEM/Willis Re
2012 Government Action for Disasters
Foresight report on institutional resilience to disasters worldwide
Client: UK Government Office for Science
2012 Reconstruction of L’Aquila, Italy
International Conference on the post-earthquake reconstruction of the historic centre
Client: OECD & Groningen University
2012: Algeria Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis Group
2011-12 Sensing for Dynamic Vulnerability and Recovery Monitoring (SENSUM)
Evaluation of tools for post-disaster recovery monitoring
Client: EU & ImageCAT
2011-13: Geocan, Christchurch, New Zealand
Evaluation of earthquake damage imagery
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM) & Willis Group
2010-12: ReBuilDD
Development of remote sensing techniques for disaster recovery and reconstruction
Client: EPSRC
2010: GEVES for Aspen Re
Client: Aspen Re
2010: GEM Inventory Collection Tools
Development of software tools for earthquake loss estimation
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM)
2010: Haiti Earthquake Damage
Post-earthquake damage survey
Client: ImageCAT
2009: NERA
Client: EU (FP7 Network)
2009: GEM Earthquake Consequences Database (GEMECD)
Relational database on the consequences of historic earthquakes
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM)
2009-12: Willis Research Network (Stage 2)
Client: Willis Group
2009: Laypersons Guide
Guidelines for risk assessment and mitigation for British Council properties worldwide
Client: British Council
2009: FP7 Project Evaluation
Expert review of EU Framework Program 7 research proposals
Client: EU
2009: CASAVA
Client: IPGP Paris
2009: Casualty Workshop
Second international workshop on disaster casualties
Client: Risk Management Solutions (RMS) & Willis Group
2009: GEM Scientific Board
Chairing the GEM Scientific Board for evaluation of project proposals
Client: Global Earthquake Model (GEM)
2009: Cambridge Earthquake Impact Database (CEQID)
Relational database of earthquake building damage worldwide.
See http://ceqid.org
Client: Coburn Foundation
2008: Earthquake Damage Survey, Wenchuan, China
Reconnaissance survey of the Wenchuan earthquake
Client: EPSRC & Cambridge University
2008: RELUIS Technical Report
Client: University of Naples, Italy
2008: Earthquake Damage Database (I)
Relational database of earthquake building damage worldwide
Client: Coburn Foundation
2007: Woodford Risk Assessment
Assessment of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems
2007: Japan Casualty Modelling
Client: Partner Re
2007: Tunisia Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis Group
2007: Germany & Romania Earthquake Vulnerability Models
Client: Willis Group
2007: PAGER Casualties
Prompt Assessment for Global Earthquake Response
Client: US Geological Service (USGS)
2007: MIA-VITA
Client: BRGM
2006: British Council Earthquake Risk Assessment (II)
Earthquake vulnerability assessment of British Council properties worldwide
Client: British Council
2006: Woodford Risk Assessment Feasibility Study
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems
2006: Willis Research Network (WRN) Stage 1
Research on exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards
Client: Willis Group
2006: Disaster Recovery
Development of remote sensing tools for monitoring and evaluating disaster recovery
Client: EPSRC & University of Cambridge
2006: Switzerland Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis Group
2005: Tsunami Housing Evaluation
Evaluation of Indonesian housing proposals for post-disaster reconstruction (Indian Ocean Tsunami)
Client: British Red Cross
2005: Samlesbury Risk Assessment Study
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems
2005: TROBIT Project
Client: CEH
2005: Wellington Casualty Study (Phase II)
Development of earthquake casualty model
Client: Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), New Zealand
2005: Brough Risk Assessment Study
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems
2005: Indian Ocean Tsunami: Eyewitnesses Reports
Client: Cambridge University
2005: Vesuvius Risk Assessment
Client: Dept. of Civil Protection, Govt. of Italy
2004-06: Global Earthquake Vulnerability Estimation System (GEVES)
Client: Partner Re
2004: EXPLORIS Fire Contract
Client: EU
2004: Campi Flegrei
Client: LUPT Naples
2003: Algeria Earthquake Vulnerability Model (I)
Client: Willis Group
2003: Turkey Census Data Analysis
Client: Willis Group
2003: Warton Risk Assessment Study (II)
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems
2003: MISC Imagery
Client: MISC
2003: Seismic Risk Mitigation in Cen…
Client: NORAD
2002: Warton Risk Assessment Study (I)
Assessment and mitigation of windstorm and other risks to widespan structures
Client: BAE Systems
2002: CABOT Seismic Risk
Client: CABOT/Ove Arup
2001: Remote Sensing for…
Client: University of Cambridge
2001: UK Commercial Windstorm Insurance Risk Assessment
Client: BG
2001: Aerial Imagery Survey, Swechat & Lobau Refineries, Austria
Client: OMV, Austria
2001: Uithoorn Bobb Risk
Client: T&A Radar, Netherlands
2001: Istanbul Earthquake Vulnerability Study
Client: Benfield Greig
2001: TreeRAT
Development of a tree-related subsidence risk assessment tool
Client: Royal & SunAlliance
2001: EXPLORIS (Vesuvius 2)
Client: EU & Cambridge University
2000: Earthquake Damage Manual
Client: SSN
2000: Turkey Building Stock Model
Client: Willis
2000: Inntal Project, Austria (Phase 3)
WW2 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk assessment and zonation study
Client: Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH (BEG)
2000: Volcanic Risks Manual
Client: Osservatorio Vesuviano, Naples
2000: Istanbul Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: D.P.Mann
2000: France Building Stock Model
Client: Benfield Greig
2000: Turkey Earthquake and Flood Reinsurance (TEFER)
Risk study to underpin a new earthquake and flood reinsurance pool for Turkey
Client: Govt. of Turkey & Willis
1999: Turkey Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis
1999: Istanbul Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Willis
1999: Inntal Project, Austria (Phase 2)
WW2 Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) risk assessment and zonation study
Client: Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH (BEG)
1999: Turkey Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: D.P. Mann
1999: Japan Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Benfield Greig
1999: UXO Risk Assessment for Decommissioned Refineries, Italy
Client: AGIP Petroli
1999: UXO Risk Management System for Trentino, Italy
Client: Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC-IRST)
1998: Italy Earthquake Vulnerability Model
Client: Benfield Greig
1998: UXO risk study, Rovereto, Italy
Client: Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC-IRST)
Planning recovery and reconstruction after the 2010 Maule earthquake and tsunami in Chile
Meta decision-making and the speed and quality of disaster resilience and recovery
Factors affecting the speed and quality of post disaster recovery and resilience
Factors affecting the speed and quality of post disaster recovery and resilience
Speed or deliberation: a comparison of postdisaster recovery in Japan, Turkey, and Chile
Monitoring and Evaluating Post-Disaster Recovery Using High-Resolution Satellite Imagery – Towards Standardised Indicators for Post-Disaster Recovery
Indicators for Measuring, Monitoring and Evaluating Post-Disaster Recovery
Using remote sensing for building damage assessment: The GEOCAN study and validation for the 2011 Christchurch earthquake
Behaviour patterns in major disasters
Factors affecting survival in tsunami evacuation
Measuring resilience and recovery
A decision-making model of disaster resilience and recovery
Disaster Recovery: principles, tools and case studies
Urban planning and recovery
Resilience and recovery – some international comparisons
Post earthquake recovery planning: understanding and supporting decision-making using scenario planning
Thinking Fast Thinking Slow: bridging the gap between research and practice in disaster recovery
A survey of the effect of institutions on disaster outcomes following earthquake
Volcanic risk assessment: Quantifying physical vulnerability in the built environment
Resilience and recovery – some international comparisons, Resilience: Just do it!
The full text can be found at: http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-07118-3.
The International Nacroseismic Scale – extending EMS-98 for global application
2010
Introduction
The CAR Risk Group has over the years built up a prestigious and international client base, working on projects in five continents. Private sector clients range from reinsurance companies, reinsurance brokers and primary insurers to transnational corporations in the petrochemical, aerospace and transport infrastructure sectors. Public sector clients include national, regional and local governments, as well as international organisations such as the European Commission, World Bank, OECD, and the United Nations.
Selected Private Sector Clients
Reinsurers, reinsurance brokers and primary insurers
PartnerRe Ltd, Bermuda
Aspen Re
Guy Carpenter
Willis Group
Benfield Greig
D.P. Mann
Royal & Sun Alliance
Halifax
NAM, Netherlands
Risk management companies
Risk Management Solutions (RMS)
CARtograph Ltd
Image CAT, USA
T&A Radar, Netherlands
Petrochemical, transport & engineering
BAE Systems
Arup
Agip Petroli, Italy
CGR, Italy
OMV, Austria
Brenner Eisenbahn GmbH, Austria
Selected Public Sector Clients
Research institutions
Willis Research Network (WRN)
EPSRC
University of Cambridge
University of Naples, Italy
University of Groningen, Netherlands
Istituto Trentino di Cultura (ITC-IRST), Italy
The Coburn Foundation
UK Government agencies
Government Office for Science
Department of Health
Department for Energy, Transport and Regions (DETR)
Department for International Development (DfiD)
British Council
Overseas Government agencies
Department of Civil Protection, Govt. of Italy
Osservatorio Vesuviano, Govt. of Italy
Provincia Autonoma di Trento (PAT), Italy
Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC), Govt. of New Zealand
IPGP, Govt. of France
US Geological Service (USGS), Govt. of USA
International organisations
European Union
OECD
UN Habitat
UNDP
GEM (Global Earthquake Model)
NGOs
British Red Cross