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News on catastrophe and man-made losses that impact or could impact the reinsurance industry and reinsurers around the globe.
QBE anticipates exhausting FY22 catastrophe allowance
21st November 2022
QBE Insurance Group Limited expects to incur full-year 2022 catastrophe losses of around AUD 1.06 billion, which is above its catastrophe allowance for the year of AUD 962 million. The Australian insurer has released a trading update for the third-quarter of 2022, which highlights that elevated catastrophe activity has continued through ... Read the full article
Lloyd’s sees up to $3bn of Hurricane Ian claims after reinsurance
18th November 2022
The specialist Lloyd's insurance and reinsurance marketplace expects claims related to Hurricane Ian of up to $3 billion, net of reinsurance, based on third-quarter data provided by its syndicates. Lloyd's has released an estimated range for Hurricane Ian losses of $2.3 billion to $3 billion, after reinsurance, and says that this ... Read the full article
Q3 reporting highlights up to $50bn gap from disclosed Hurricane Ian losses: JP Morgan
18th November 2022
The total claims amount relating to Hurricane Ian, based on data from major European, American, and Bermudian insurers, are near the $20 billion mark, but with the largest industry loss estimates from the storm at around $70 billion, there could be a gap of roughly $50 billion from the losses ... Read the full article
RMS pegs Hurricane Nicole insured loss at less than $2bn
17th November 2022
Catastrophe risk modeller RMS has pegged total private market U.S. insured losses from Hurricane Nicole at less than $2 billion, with a best estimate of $1.6 billion. The estimates from RMS reflect insured wind, storm surge, and inland flooding impacts for the U.S. Of the total, RMS sees private market insured losses ... Read the full article
Asbestos & Environmental loss reserves continue to decline: AM Best
16th November 2022
AM Best is maintaining its estimate for net asbestos losses at $100 billion and environmental losses at $46 billion as of year-end 2021, adding that given the relatively high but declining level of both paid and incurred losses, its estimate of ultimate losses remains on target. The firm states that the ... Read the full article
Citizens increases Ian loss estimate to $3.8bn, expects 37% to be ceded to reinsurers & FHCF
15th November 2022
Florida’s residual market insurer, Citizens Property Insurance Corporation, has released a revised projection of $3.8 billion of direct losses and loss adjustment expenses from Hurricane Ian, of which it expects $1.4 billion to be ceded to private reinsurers and the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF). The newly announced $3.8 billion total ... Read the full article
FEMA estimate suggests Hurricane Ian likely to trigger NFIP’s reinsurance cover
11th November 2022
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has estimated that Hurricane Ian could drive National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) losses of between $3.5 billion to $5.3 billion, including loss adjustment expenses, which at the mid-point would trigger its reinsurance protection. FEMA has reported that the NFIP has now received 44,000 claims ... Read the full article
Munich Re posts rise in Q3 profit despite Hurricane Ian losses of €1.6 billion
8th November 2022
Global reinsurer Munich Re has reported profit of €527 million and €1.9 billion for the third quarter and first nine months of 2022, respectively, despite a rise in major losses within property and casualty (P&C) reinsurance on the back of Hurricane Ian losses of around €1.6 billion. Profit for the quarter ... Read the full article
Suncorp sees erosion of some of aggregate deductible after active period for catastrophes
7th November 2022
Australian insurer Suncorp has reported a cost of between AUD 350 million (USD 225m) to AUD 410 million (USD 265m) from five natural hazard events across Australia and New Zealand during the opening quarter of this financial year, suggesting the erosion of some of its aggregate deductible. From July 1st, 2022 ... Read the full article
Berkshire Hathaway reports re/insurance underwriting loss amid Hurricane Ian claims of $3.4bn
5th November 2022
Warren Buffett-run holding company and conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, has reported pre-tax losses related to Hurricane Ian of $3.4 billion for the third quarter of 2022, as the company's insurance and reinsurance units fell to an underwriting loss of $962 million. The Q3 2022 insurance underwriting loss has widened from the $784 ... Read the full article
Hannover Re posts rise in net income despite large losses exceeding budget for 9M 2022
3rd November 2022
German reinsurer Hannover Re has reported group net income growth of 1.7% to €871 million for the first nine months of 2022, despite the firm's net large losses coming in above budget for the period at €1.484 billion. Alongside slight growth in net income, Hannover Re's 9M 2022 operating profit rose ... Read the full article
Typhoon Nanmadol insured loss lower than initially feared at $773m, says PERILS
1st November 2022
Typhoon Nanmadol, which impacted southern Japanese islands Kyushu and Shikoku as well as the western and central regions of Japan's main island of Honshu in September, is estimated to have caused an insured market loss of roughly USD 773 million (JPY 114 billion), according to an initial estimate from PERILS. The ... Read the full article
Swiss Re announces 9M 2022 net loss as P&C sees large nat cat claims
28th October 2022
Global reinsurance giant Swiss Re has reported a net loss of $285 million for the first nine months of 2022, driven by a loss in the third-quarter of $442 million on the back of lower investment results and large natural catastrophe claims. The net loss of $285 million and a return ... Read the full article
What can re/insurers do to minimise Asia’s $60bn protection gap?: Swiss Re
27th October 2022
Geopolitics, war, disruptions of supply chains and climate change can have a great impact on the re/insurance industry in China and emerging Asia. These, along with low insurance penetration and the region’s vulnerability to natural catastrophes - enhanced by climate change - can leave people and governments facing major losses ... Read the full article
Assurant reveals Hurricane Ian loss has eroded two layers of its cat reinsurance tower
26th October 2022
US specialty insurer Assurant, Inc. has announced expected pre-tax catastrophe losses of $124 million for the third quarter of 2022 primarily related to Hurricane Ian, which includes the $80 million per-event retention and $35 million of reinstatement premiums to restore up to the third layer of its U.S. catastrophe reinsurance ... Read the full article