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A third of total catastrophe losses in 2016 from flooding: Aon Benfield

17th January 2017

Reinsurance broker Aon Benfield named flooding as 2016’s top risk in its 2016 Annual Global Climate and Catastrophe Report released today. 2016 was the fourth consecutive year where flooding was the costliest global peril -  at $62 billion it caused nearly one-third of the $210 billion global economic losses. After flooding, the reinsurance broker listed ... Read the full article

Cincinnati expects Q4 catastrophe losses of up to $85 million

13th January 2017

The Cincinnati Insurance Companies' property and casualty (P/C) division expects preliminary estimated catastrophe losses of up to $85 million for the fourth-quarter of 2016, according to a recent company announcement. Pre-tax catastrophe losses for the U.S. domiciled carrier, during the fourth-quarter of 2016, are expected to total between $75 million and $85 million. ... Read the full article

Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management has licensed RMS Exposure Manager

4th January 2017

Commercial property and casualty insurer Mitsui Sumitomo Marine Management (MSMM) has licensed the RMS Exposure Manager, a move that aims to strengthen its risk accumulation management. One of the world’s leading catastrophe risk modelling and management firms, RMS, today announced that MSMM has licensed its Exposure Manager solution, the first solution ... Read the full article