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News on catastrophe and man-made losses that impact or could impact the reinsurance industry and reinsurers around the globe.
Hurricane Ian to remain an earnings event for re/insurers: Berenberg
28th September 2022
Analysts at investment bank Berenberg have said they remain confident that Hurricane Ian, currently bearing down on the Florida coast, will remain an earnings event for insurers and reinsurers, rather than a balance sheet event. The forecast path for Hurricane Ian, which is now a major Category 4 storm with ... Read the full article
Major hurricane Ian shifts south ahead of Florida landfall
28th September 2022
The forecast path for hurricane Ian, which is now a major Category 4 storm with maximum sustained winds of 155 mph, has shifted south overnight, with a landfall now expected to be somewhere between Fort Myers and Sarasota. Some two million Floridians have been told to evacuate the state as hurricane ... Read the full article
Fitch analysts view Russia-Ukraine war as a “contained risk”
11th September 2022
The full extent of insurance and reinsurance losses stemming from the conflict between Russia and Ukraine remains a murky subject with many unknown factors, but analysts at Fitch Ratings are confident that the war will prove to be a “contained risk” for the market. Speaking during a recent Global Reinsurance Briefing ... Read the full article
Germany sees €3bn of nat cat losses in H1: GDV
8th September 2022
The German Insurance Association (GDV) has said that natural catastrophe events caused damages of around €3bn in the first half of 2022. GDV General Manager, Jörg Asmussen said, “So far, 2022 has been an above-average claims year. The winter storm series "Ylenia", "Zeynep" and "Antonia" in February alone caused almost 50% ... Read the full article
Santam passes most of $257m flood loss to reinsurers
1st September 2022
South African insurer Santam has reported its results for the first six months of 2022, which include a gross exposure of R4.4 billion (USD 257 million) to flooding in the KwaZulu-Natal province. However, the company’s net impact from the floods was limited to R566 million (USD 33 million) thanks to its ... Read the full article
Deteriorating economic environment driving large unrealised losses: AM Best
22nd August 2022
As European insurers report their 2022 mid-year results, it is becoming apparent that large unrealised losses have been incurred on their investment portfolios due to the deteriorating economic environment, according to a new report by rating agency AM Best. The report titled, “Adverse Economic Environment Driving Significant Unrealised Losses in Insurers’ ... Read the full article
Insurtech investments fall by 80% in 2021: GlobalData
19th August 2022
According to GlobalData, insurtech investments fell by 79.6% in 2021, leading to job losses and tough economic conditions in 2022. GlobalData’s Deals Database reveals that the value of global investments in insurtech fell by 79.6% in 2021. This follows a consistent flow of stories of insurtechs struggling in 2022. Recently, Lemonade cut ... Read the full article
Allstate saw $223m in cat losses in July
18th August 2022
Allstate has said it is expecting catastrophe losses in July of $223m, or $176m after tax. The firm said that July catastrophe losses included 12 events, primarily wind and hail, that were geographically widespread, estimated at $233 million, partially offset by favourable reserve reestimates for prior period events. Mario Rizzo, CFO of ... Read the full article
IRB Brasil Re execs say crop losses have exceeded retro limits
17th August 2022
The performance of Brazilian reinsurer IRB Brasil Re in Q2 2022 was negatively impacted by the severe drought in the southern part of the country, leading the firm to exceed the limits of its retrocession protection. Yesterday, the company announced an underwriting loss of R$661.0 million (USD 129.1m) for the ... Read the full article
Insurance claims in Louisiana from Hurricane Ida reach $13.1 billion
2nd August 2022
Insurance claims in Louisiana from damage related to last year's Hurricane Ida have exceeded $13 billion through June 30th, 2022, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. Policyholders have filed 460,709 claims of all types from Hurricane Ida, of which 65%, or 299,440 were closed with payment, resulting in $9.8 billion in ... Read the full article
Insured losses from catastrophes above 10-year average at $38bn in H1: Swiss Re
2nd August 2022
Globally, insurance and reinsurance industry losses from natural catastrophes hit $35 billion in the first half of 2022, which is 22% higher than the average for the past decade, according to Swiss Re Institute. Floods and other secondary perils continued to wreak havoc in the opening six months of 2022, and ... Read the full article
Insured losses from natural disasters hit $34bn in H1 2022, says Munich Re
28th July 2022
Once again, the U.S. led the way in the first half of 2022 with the highest level of weather-related losses, which, globally, reached $65 billion in the period, of which slightly more than 50% were covered by re/insurance, according to Munich Re. The reinsurer's H1 2022 natural disaster review examines a ... Read the full article
Inflation to magnify H1 insured losses, says Aon
22nd July 2022
Analysts at Aon have warned that inflation, in combination with other factors, are likely to magnify insured losses in the first half of 2022 beyond initial estimates. The broker's data shows that insured losses from natural disaster events totalled $39 billion in H1, which is roughly 18% above the 21st ... Read the full article
Global insured losses from catastrophes above average at $39bn in H1 2022: Aon
20th July 2022
Data from insurance and reinsurance broker Aon finds that globally, insured losses from natural disaster events totalled $39 billion in the first half of 2022, which is roughly 18% above the 21st Century average. In contrast to the above average volume of catastrophe losses experienced in the six-month period, global economic ... Read the full article
Munich Re could face Russian jet loss via war risk policies: Jefferies
15th July 2022
Analysts at investment bank Jefferies have contended that Munich Re faces a “non-trivial” exposure to the ongoing aviation crisis concerning jets stranded in Russia, possibly via its “war risk” policies. Munich Re has a 49.96% share of Global Aerospace, which is on the all-risks cover for aircraft lessing giant Aercap, which ... Read the full article
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