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News on catastrophe and man-made losses that impact or could impact the reinsurance industry and reinsurers around the globe.
Gallagher Re estimates $56bn in Q1 insured losses driven by LA wildfires
22nd April 2025
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has estimated that preliminary total insured losses for Q1’25 totalled at least $56 billion, marking the costliest first quarter for the private insurance market and government-sponsored insurance entities since 2011, and 176% higher than the Q1 decadal average of $20 billion (2015–2024). Gallagher Re noted that while ... Read the full article
LA wildfires drive Q1’25 insured losses above $53bn: Aon
17th April 2025
According to Aon's Q1 Global Catastrophe Recap, insured losses in the opening quarter exceeded $53 billion, well above the 21st-century Q1 average of $17 billion, marking the second-highest total on record after Q1 2011. As per the firm's report, the California wildfires contributed approximately $38 billion to this insured loss total, ... Read the full article
Definity Financial expects cat losses of CAD 50m in Q1’25
15th April 2025
Canadian property and casualty insurer Definity Financial Corporation has disclosed that catastrophe losses in the first quarter of 2025 would negatively impact operating income by approximately CAD 50 million, net of reinsurance recoveries. The insurer stated that this amount was approximately double of what it expected based on first quarter historical ... Read the full article
Intact estimates Q1’25 cat losses at $244m
14th April 2025
Intact Financial Corporation, a Canadian property and casualty insurer, has estimated total catastrophe losses for the first quarter of 2025 of approximately $244 million, pre-tax and net of reinsurance. Personal lines contributed $82 million, while commercial lines losses were higher at $162 million. The insurer’s personal line losses were in Canada, driven ... Read the full article
April US floods & SCS outbreak to cause insured losses up to $3bn: Gallagher Re
14th April 2025
Reinsurance broker Gallagher Re has pegged preliminary insured losses from the persistent flooding and severe weather across the central and southern US in early April at between $1 billion and $3 billion, but warns that this initial range is subject to change. The loss estimate range provided by the broker combines ... Read the full article
Insurers exposed to billions in potential losses from hail-related roof damage: ZestyAI
10th April 2025
ZestyAI, a company specialising in property and climate risk analytics, has disclosed that over 12.6 million US properties are at high risk of hail-related roof damage, costing about $189.5 billion in potential replacement costs. The information was obtained through ZestyAI’s Z-HAIL model, and highlights the growing financial threat of severe convective ... Read the full article
Conduit Re CEO Trevor Carvey to retire
31st March 2025
Trevor Carvey, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Director of Bermuda-domiciled property and casualty reinsurance group and the ultimate parent company of Conduit Re, Conduit Holdings, has notified the Board of his decision to step down from the roles and retire on April 11th, 2025. Conduit has confirmed that Carvey's retirement is ... Read the full article
Cyclone Reinsurance Pool faces A$1.7bn loss from Alfred
26th March 2025
Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) has provided preliminary loss estimates on ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred, with initial modelling indicating that total losses covered by the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool are approximately A$1.7 billion. The ARPC noted that this estimate is likely to change as further assessments are conducted and more claims data becomes ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re estimates insured losses of up to $3bn from March US Tornado outbreak
21st March 2025
From March 13-16, 2025, intense weather conditions across parts of the US led to numerous hazards, with preliminary assessments from reinsurance broker Gallagher Re estimating insured losses between $1-3 billion, making it the year's first billion-dollar severe convective storm (SCS) event. Steve Bowen, Chief Science Officer at Gallagher Re, explained that ... Read the full article
Allstate pegs catastrophe losses for February at $92m
20th March 2025
U.S. primary insurer Allstate has estimated catastrophe losses for February 2025 at $92 million or $73 million, after-tax. Considering Allstate's January 2025 catastrophe losses of $1.08 billion, or $849 million after tax, the company's total year-to-date catastrophe losses now stand at $1.17 billion, or $922 million after tax. Readers will recall ... Read the full article
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred not as significant as first feared, claims reach 60k+
17th March 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia’s (ICA) claims data indicates that ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is not as significant as initially feared across the majority of the impacted zones, according to Kylie Macfarlane, Deputy CEO at ICA. Insurers have now received more than 63,600 claims related to the event. An additional 10,000 claims ... Read the full article
Cyclone Alfred losses to at least be hundreds of millions AUD, says Aon
11th March 2025
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Aon has estimated that Cyclone Alfred's economic and insured loss impacts will reach at least into the hundreds of millions of AUD, although has stressed that it's too early to determine the ultimate financial impact and its implications on the local re/insurance market. On March 9th, ... Read the full article
Insurers receive over 22,000 claims following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred: ICA
11th March 2025
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) has revealed that insurers have received more than 22,000 insurance claims from policyholders across southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales following ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. Of the total claims lodged, 20,460 are in Home, 1,182 are for Motor, and 758 are for Commercial. The ICA observed ... Read the full article
Greenlight Re reports rise in GPW for Q4’24 as reserve strengthening & cats drive underwriting loss
11th March 2025
Cayman Islands-domiciled reinsurer Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. has reported a 28% increase in gross premiums written (GPW) for the fourth quarter of 2024 to $143.8 million, as the firm fell to an underwriting loss in the quarter due to the strengthening of reserves related to aviation losses from Russia's invasion ... Read the full article
PERILS places initial industry loss estimate for windstorm Éowyn at €619m
10th March 2025
Zurich-domiciled catastrophe insurance data provider, PERILS, has placed its initial industry loss estimate for extratropical windstorm “Éowyn”, also known as “Gilles” at €619 million, based on loss data collected from the affected insurers. The storm, which generated very strong winds affecting the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and the Central Belt ... Read the full article
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