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Harvey could slash European reinsurers’ net income by 1/3
29th August 2017
Hurricane Harvey could slash European reinsurers’ net income by nearly one third with insured losses reaching up to $10-20 billion, or more given the extent of flood damage, analysts predict this could stabilise but not significantly impact the soft market pricing cycle. European reinsurers could see a net loss of 27% ... Read the full article
Harvey’s wind & storm surge insured losses at $1.2 bn to $2.3bn: AIR Worldwide
29th August 2017
AIR Worldwide has estimated Hurricane Harvey’s initial Texas wind and storm surge insured losses will range from $U.S. 1.2 billion to $U.S. 2.3 billion. This figure doesn't include the growing impact of the increasing levels of catastrophic flooding or business interruption losses resulting from the closure of oil refineries in the ... Read the full article
Hurricane Harvey floods could bring NFIP reinsurance into play
29th August 2017
The flooding caused by hurricane Harvey's torrential rainfall continues and is in many cases worsening, with it being termed "catastrophic" and the worst rainstorm in American history. Flood losses to residential homes are of course dealt with by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), where coverage has been purchased and that ... Read the full article
Hurricane Harvey likely to be an earnings event and a reminder to the industry: KBW
25th August 2017
In light of Hurricane Harvey's expected path towards Texas, with reports predicting the storm to intensify to a Category 3 storm as it makes landfall late Friday or early Saturday, analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (KBW) expect the event to remind re/insurers of hurricane risks as losses are likely ... Read the full article
Legislative assistance needed to address Florida’s AOB crisis: Citizens CEO, Gilway
24th August 2017
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, Barry Gilway, recently called for legislative reform to address the growing assignment of benefits (AOB) crisis in Florida, warning of rising homeowners premiums. Addressing the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR), Gilway called for assistance from legislative partners to ensure Citizens was ... Read the full article
Reinsurers welcomed HCI’s use of tech to increase transparency during Matthew
18th August 2017
Paresh Patel, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of HCI Group, Inc. has revealed how the company's adoption and utilisation of technology turned out to be a big differentiator during hurricane Matthew, raising the homeowners' insurers profile while provide its reinsurers with welcomed transparency. Speaking during the company's second-quarter 2017 ... Read the full article
Schinnerer Group enters agreement to acquire ICAT
11th August 2017
The Schinnerer Group has entered an agreement to acquire International Catastrophe Insurance Managers, LLC (ICAT), a managing general agent for property catastrophe insurance, from the Paraline Group. ICAT is headquartered in Colorado and operates in all U.S. States through agents and wholesale brokers with a focus on the property catastrophe market. The ... Read the full article
Heritage to acquire NBIC Holdings for $250 million
9th August 2017
Heritage Insurance Holdings, Inc. is to acquire NBIC Holdings, Inc., the parent company of Narragansett Bay Insurance Company, for $250 million in a deal that is expected to close in the fourth-quarter of 2017. The acquisition price will be financed with $210 million in cash and $40 million of the firm's common stock, ... Read the full article
Flames engulf Dubai’s Torch Tower, again
4th August 2017
Dubai's Torch Tower, which at 1,105ft is one of the tallest residential buildings in the world, has again caught fire, with reports claiming that a fire broke out on the ninth floor and spread to upper levels, although the blaze is now believed to be under control. This is the same ... Read the full article
‘Tasman Tempest’ storm drives NZ$62 million insured loss
19th July 2017
A storm that struck Auckland and the Coromandel, New Zealand over the 7th and 12th of May, 2017, has resulted in an insurance industry loss of NZ$62 million (roughly US$46 million), an increase of almost 48% from the provisional estimate, according to the Insurance Council of New Zealand (ICNZ). The storm, ... Read the full article
Re/insurance can help close Eastern Canada quake protection gap: Swiss Re
18th July 2017
A recent Swiss Re report highlighted the vulnerability of Eastern Canada to earthquake risk where it said a lack of awareness has led to a high protection gap in a region vastly exposed to high economic and social losses in the case of a major earthquake. A magnitude 7.3 earthquake in ... Read the full article
HCI insurance subsidiary gets approval to write flood insurance in Pennsylvania
18th July 2017
HCI insurance subsidiary, Homeowners Choice Property & Casualty Insurance Company, has received regulatory approval to write flood insurance in Pennsylvania. The re/insurers proposed rates and forms are still awaiting approval from State regulators before HCI can begin expanding into the Pennsylvania market. Last month the re/insurer announced plans to begin the regulatory ... Read the full article
Weather & fire losses expected to push Donegal Group to net loss in Q2
18th July 2017
Increased weather-related and large fire losses during the first six months of 2017, combined with reserving activity, is expected to push Donegal Group Inc. to report a net loss during the second-quarter of 2017. A statement from the company claims that weather-related losses added roughly $20.1 million to its losses for ... Read the full article
U.S. commercial rate movements continue positive trend in Q2: MarketScout
12th July 2017
U.S. commercial property and casualty (P&C) rates increased by an average of 1% year-on-year in the second-quarter of 2017, on the back of an average 1% increase in the first-quarter of the year, according to MarketScout and Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods (KBW). The average 1% increase witnessed in the second-quarter maintains ... Read the full article
Kingstone Companies completes reinsurance treaties under improved terms
12th July 2017
Property and casualty insurance holding company, Kingstone Companies, Inc., has announced that its subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company (KICO), has completed various reinsurance agreements for the treaty year commencing July 1st, 2017. According to a statement released by the company it secured increased reinsurance protection under improved terms, and also managed to further ... Read the full article
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