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News on catastrophe and man-made losses that impact or could impact the reinsurance industry and reinsurers around the globe.
Spain flooding to have limited impact on private re/insurers despite €3.5bn loss: S&P
8th November 2024
According to S&P Global Ratings, the deadly flash floods that hit the Valencia region of Spain will have "limited effects" on private insurers and reinsurers, given that the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (CCS), the institution attached to the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Business, will cover most of the ... Read the full article
Munich Re expects property cat pricing to plateau at Jan 1 renewals: CFO Jurecka
7th November 2024
Christoph Jurecka, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of global reinsurer Munich Re, said this morning that he expects property catastrophe reinsurance rates, overall, to be flat on average at the January 1st, 2025, renewals, despite the elevated level of catastrophe activity in the third quarter. Speaking after the release of the ... Read the full article
Gallagher Re pegs preliminary insured loss estimate for October Spanish floods at €1.5bn – €2.5bn
7th November 2024
Preliminary estimates from global reinsurance broker Gallagher Re have placed the potential public and private insured losses from October's Spanish floods between €1.5 billion and €2.5 billion ($1.6 billion and $2.7 billion). It's important to note that this estimate is preliminary and is subject to change. For those in need of a ... Read the full article
Frequency & severity losses will not be solved by reinsurers in 2025: AIG CEO
5th November 2024
This year, insured catastrophe losses have already exceeded $100 billion and are expected to easily breach the $120 billion mark, but with reinsurers poised to generate underwriting profits on their global catastrophe portfolios in 2024 after the significant market reset last year, industry losses will continue to be realised by ... Read the full article
PERILS ups final industry loss estimate for Windstorm Ciarán to €2.1bn
5th November 2024
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS has disclosed its fourth and final industry loss estimate for Extratropical Windstorm “Ciarán,” increasing the figure to €2.06 billion. The windstorm, also known as “Emir,” impacted France, the United Kingdom, Belgium, and the Netherlands from November 1st to 2nd, 2023. This new estimate compares to the ... Read the full article
PERILS estimates €1.89bn industry loss for September Central Europe floods
4th November 2024
Zurich-based catastrophe insurance data provider PERILS AG has released its initial industry loss estimate for the floods in Central Europe and Italy during the period of 14 to 20 September 2024, pegging the total at €1.886 billion. As a reminder, the low-pressure system Boris (also known as Anett) caused prolonged heavy ... Read the full article
Chubb expects pre-tax losses of up to $300m from hurricane Milton
4th November 2024
Global property and casualty insurer Chubb has disclosed losses of approximately $250-300 million pre-tax and $208-250 million after-tax, net of reinsurance and including reinstatement premium, in its Q4 2024 results stemming from Hurricane Milton. Chubb confirmed that these estimates include losses from its commercial and personal, property and casualty insurance businesses, ... Read the full article
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
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