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Insured losses from Germany floods rise to an estimated €4.5-5.5bn, says GDV
27th July 2021
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has updated its insurance and reinsurance industry loss estimate for the recent flooding that devastated parts of the country to between €4.5 billion and €5.5 billion, of which around two-thirds are for damages in Rhineland-Palatinate. Over July 13th to 18th, major flooding impacted parts of Central ... Read the full article
German floods show climate challenge for homeowners insurers: Moody’s
22nd July 2021
Analysts at Moody’s have labelled the recent catastrophic flooding in Germany as a “consequence of climate change,” and warned that German insurers could find it challenging to protect homeowners against climate risk in future without significant price increases. The floods, which impacted the southern part of the German federal states of ... Read the full article
Tens of thousands of buildings impacted by European floods, says ICEYE
21st July 2021
Analysis from ICEYE, who builds and operates its own commercial constellation of SAR satellites, shows that a minimum of 43,400 buildings across Europe are estimated to have been impacted by recent flooding in the region. ICEYE operates a constellation of synthetic aperture radar satellites and through its Flood Monitoring Solution, offers ... Read the full article
Insured loss from North Rhine-Westphalia & Rhineland-Palatinate floods at €4-5bn: GDV
21st July 2021
The devastating flooding experienced in the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate is expected to drive insurance and reinsurance industry losses of between €4 billion and €5 billion, according to the German Insurance Association (GDV). Last week’s flooding impacted parts of Central and Western Europe, including Belgium, the Netherlands, and ... Read the full article
Berenberg says European floods to cost reinsurers up to €3bn
20th July 2021
Analysts at Berenberg have warned that recent flooding in parts of Europe will drive reinsurance industry losses of between €2 billion and €3 billion, while the economic hit from the event is projected to be much higher. Last week’s flooding impacted many parts of Central and Western Europe, including Belgium, the ... Read the full article
Europe floods largely uninsured, despite multi-billion industry loss: Aon
19th July 2021
Analysts at Aon have warned that “a large portion of the damage” from the recent catastrophic flooding in Europe will be uninsured, even as re/insurers brace for a multi-billion-dollar loss overall. Last week’s flooding impacted many parts of Central and Western Europe, including Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, although Germany remains ... Read the full article
Germany floods “very likely” linked to climate change: Munich Re’s Rauch
16th July 2021
Ernst Rauch, Chief Climate and Geo Scientist at Munich Re, has said that events such as the recent catastrophic flooding in Germany are “very likely related to climate change,” and are set to grow in both frequency and intensity. This week’s flooding has impacted many parts of Central and Western Europe, ... Read the full article
Insured losses from flooding across Europe to reach into the billions
16th July 2021
The insurance and reinsurance industry is expecting losses in the billions of Euros as a result of catastrophic flooding across parts of Europe, with the event poised to become one of the costliest flood episodes on record. In Germany, hundreds of people are missing and more than 100 lives have been ... Read the full article
Swiss Re & Milliman partner to deliver simplified flood offering
14th July 2021
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has partnered with Milliman, Inc. to deliver a new simplified flood solution via the latter's open advisory and rating organization, Milliman Appleseed. Developed by Swiss Re, the new flood offering has been designed to provide flexible coverage for low and moderate flood risks. According to the pair, ... Read the full article
ICA says Victoria flood costs at $144mn as claims hit 15,700
18th June 2021
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) says that insurers have so far received more than 15,700 claims from the recent severe weather affecting regions across metropolitan and regional Victoria, with more claims expected to be lodged over the coming days and weeks. The estimated cost is thought to be around $144 ... Read the full article
Neptune Flood hits $20bn milestone for insured property value
17th June 2021
Neptune Flood, an insurtech firm focused on the flood market, has surpassed $20 billion in total insured property value, the company has confirmed. Trevor Burgess, CEO of Neptune Flood noted that the insurtech managed to reach this milestone in under four years since launching. With over 70,000 clients and 6,000 active insurance ... Read the full article
Previsico hires former RMS lead modeller Dimosthenis Tsaknias
16th June 2021
Live flood forecasting insurtech firm Previsico has announced the appointment of Dimosthenis Tsaknias as Senior Flood Modeller in charge of its flood modelling team. Tsaknias previously served as Lead Modeller for RMS, where he contributed to the development of hazard and financial loss flood risk models covering 12 countries in Europe, ... Read the full article
Suncorp records 3,750 claims from Victoria flooding
16th June 2021
Australian insurer Suncorp has received approximately 3,750 claims so far from the recent severe weather affecting regions across metropolitan and regional Victoria, with more expected over the coming days and weeks. Earlier this week, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) declared a catastrophe event in Victoria after thousands of homes ... Read the full article
Victoria region storms and flooding declared a catastrophe: ICA
14th June 2021
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has declared the significant storms and flooding that impacted the state of Victoria over the weekend as a catastrophe event. From June 10th, 2021 regions of Victoria were heavily impacted by a series of significant storms and flooding. According to the ICA, the impact of flooding ... Read the full article
NFIP reform bills target stronger reinsurance program
24th May 2021
Four bills reintroduced this week to the US congress have proposed a number of reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), among which is the strengthening of FEMA’s authority to purchase reinsurance. The bills were put forward by Missouri Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer, who asserted that the NFIP has been “mismanaged ... Read the full article
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