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News on catastrophe and man-made losses that impact or could impact the reinsurance industry and reinsurers around the globe.
Re/insurers well placed to absorb Helene & Milton losses of up to $54bn: Aon
30th October 2024
Global insurance and reinsurance broking group Aon feels that "healthy" and "well-capitalized" insurance and reinsurance markets are positioned to absorb industry losses of between $34 billion and $54 billion from hurricanes Helene and Milton. While the impacts of hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida and beyond will likely be a challenge ... Read the full article
Universal Insurance expects up to $900m in losses from recent US hurricanes
29th October 2024
Universal Insurance Holdings expects to see a gross loss of up to $900 million related to the three devastating hurricanes that have recently impacted the United States, the insurer has stated. Chief Executive Officer Stephen J. Donaghy, said: “As we look at the three hurricanes now, between Debbie, Helene and Milton, ... Read the full article
9M’24 insured natural catastrophe losses above average at $102bn: Aon
28th October 2024
Global broking group Aon estimates insurance industry losses from natural catastrophe events in the first nine months of 2024 of at least $102 billion, with the impacts of hurricane Milton and additional events expected in the rest of the year poised to push annual insured losses above the $125 billion ... Read the full article
Liberty Mutual estimates combined Helene and Milton losses of up to $900m
28th October 2024
The parent of the Liberty Mutual Insurance group of entities, Liberty Mutual Holding Company, Inc., has revealed that it expects losses related to hurricane Helene of approximately $550 million (pre-tax) in its third quarter results, and losses of between $250 million and $350 million for hurricane Milton, which are still ... Read the full article
AM Best’s outlook on Canada’s P&C segment remains stable despite C$3.1bn cat losses in 2023
24th October 2024
Global credit ratings agency AM Best is maintaining its stable outlook on Canada's property & casualty (P&C) industry, amid significant challenges from catastrophic events in 2023 and this year. The rating agency noted that the stable outlook was driven by a number of factors, including the sector's solid risk-adjusted capitalisation levels, ... Read the full article
AmCoastal estimates Milton losses of $150-200m, reinstatement protects reinsurance
24th October 2024
American Coastal Insurance Corporation (ACIC) and its insurance holding company American Coastal Insurance Company (AmCoastal) estimate a gross loss range of $150 to $200 million from Milton. ACIC estimates net current accident quarter catastrophe losses incurred from Milton in Q4 2024 to be approximately $16.2 million, net of tax impacts. ACIC ... Read the full article
Losses from Milton to possibly reach third layer of Heritage’s reinsurance tower
23rd October 2024
Heritage Insurance, a super-regional P&C insurance holding company, expects gross losses from Hurricane Milton to breach the third layer of its reinsurance tower. Milton is expected to incur Heritage approximately $57 million of net current accident quarter catastrophe losses for Q4 2024. Ernie Garateix, Heritage CEO, commented, "Overall, we are in a ... Read the full article
CNA Financial estimates net cat losses of $143m in Q3’24
22nd October 2024
Chicago-domiciled insurer, CNA Financial Corporation expects to report pretax net catastrophe losses of $143 million for Q3 2024 in its results. Approximately 75% of the catastrophe losses are associated with four larger events, including $55 million from Hurricane Helene, noted the insurer. The remaining approximately $35 million of losses is spread across ... Read the full article
ICA says 2022 floods caused $7.7bn in incurred losses as it welcomes gov recommendations
18th October 2024
Andrew Hall, Chief Executive Officer of The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), disclosed that four unprecedented flood events across 2022 saw more than 305,000 claims and $7.7 billion in incurred losses, including $6.3 billion from just one event. The ICA welcomed the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics’ report following ... Read the full article
Travelers estimates up to $175m in hurricane Milton losses
18th October 2024
Between $75 and $175 million of Hurricane Milton-related pre-tax losses, net of reinsurance, are estimated to impact Travelers' future natural catastrophe losses, the US insurer revealed following the announcement of its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. These figures did not impact Travelers Q3 results and are preliminary estimates ... Read the full article
CoreLogic pegs insured wind and flood losses from hurricane Milton at up to $28bn
18th October 2024
According to initial data analysis by catastrophe risk modeller, CoreLogic, industry-wide insured wind and flood losses from hurricane Milton are estimated at between $17 billion and $28 billion. The total damage from Milton, including losses to uninsured property, will be between $21 billion and $34 billion, and CoreLogic’s assessment reveals that ... Read the full article
Hurricane Milton private market insured loss seen at $22bn to $36bn by Moody’s RMS
17th October 2024
Moody’s RMS Event Response has estimated that total private insurance industry losses from hurricane Milton will fall between $22 billion and $36 billion, as the firm trims its combined Helene and Milton insured loss range to $30 billion to $50 billion. For just hurricane Milton, the fifth hurricane to make landfall ... Read the full article
HCI expects to pay up to $750m to policyholders from hurricanes Debby, Helene & Milton
17th October 2024
Insurer HCI Group expects to pay between $600 million and $750 million to policyholders across all three events, with net retained losses for the company far lower at around $185 million as a result of its comprehensive reinsurance arrangements. The property and casualty insurer has provided an update on the hurricane ... Read the full article
Insured nat cat losses reach $108bn in first 9 months of 2024: Gallagher Re
16th October 2024
In the first 9 months of 2024, losses covered by the private insurance market or public insurance entities totalled at least $108 billion, 5% higher than the decadal average of $102 billion, driven by a higher frequency of low/mid-size events, especially in parts of the world with higher coverage, a ... Read the full article
Verisk estimates Milton’s insured losses to range between $30bn – $50bn
16th October 2024
According to the Extreme Event Solutions group at Verisk, insured industry losses to onshore property for Hurricane Milton will range between $30 billion and $50 billion. The firm explained that this estimate includes losses due to wind, privately insured estimates of storm surge, and privately insured precipitation induced flood losses resulting ... Read the full article
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