Reinsurance News
News on catastrophe and man-made losses that impact or could impact the reinsurance industry and reinsurers around the globe.
9th April 2019
A recent hailstorm that impacted several areas of the Brevard County, Florida, is expected to drive a loss of between $4 million and $7 million for HCI Group, Inc. According to the National Weather Service, recent thunderstorms that brought hail to parts of Canaveral Groves, Cocoa, Rockledge, Merritt Island and Satellite Beach, ... Read the full article
5th April 2019
According to A.M. Best, the “vast majority” of the damages to property from the ongoing flooding in Nebraska and other states along the Missouri River, which is expected to exceed $3 billion, will be uninsured. The Midwestern U.S has experienced major floods since mid-March 2019, partly caused by a blizzard early ... Read the full article
4th April 2019
Investigators have reported that the pilots of the Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed on March 10 “repeatedly” followed the procedures recommended by Boeing and were not responsible for the crash. The Ethiopian government said data from the plane’s recorders showed “repetitive uncommanded aircraft nose-down conditions” and said Boeing should review its ... Read the full article
3rd April 2019
U.S aircraft manufacturer Boeing is facing its first liability lawsuit from the family of a victim of the March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash, which resulted in the death of all 157 passengers. The lawsuit was filed in Chicago federal court by the family of Jackson Musoni, a citizen of Rwanda, and ... Read the full article
2nd April 2019
Re/insurance broker Aon has released the highest industry loss estimates yet for the two major hurricanes that hit the U.S last year, estimating total re/insured losses of $11 billion for Hurricane Michael and $5.5 billion for Hurricane Florence. The updated figures came as part of Aon’s March Event Recap Reports, which ... Read the full article
1st April 2019
The recent Ethiopian Airlines crash and subsequent grounding of Boeing’s global fleet of 737 Max aircraft could potentially be the largest ever non-war claim incurred by the aviation reinsurance market, according to Willis Re. The broker said that losses from the incident could erode three to four years’ worth of reinsurers’ ... Read the full article
26th March 2019
Aluminium manufacturer Norsk Hydro has said that it is anticipating a financial impact of between 300-350 Norwegian crowns (USD $35-41 million) for the first week following a cyber attack on March 19 that caused major disruption to its operations. The Norwegian firm also stated that it had a “solid cyber risk ... Read the full article
26th March 2019
Property Claims Services (PCS), a Verisk business, has begun investigating the loss potential of the recent cyber attack on aluminium manufacturing giant Norsk Hydro. Co-Head of PCS Tom Johansmeyer told our sister publication, Artemis, that the firm was watching the event to determine whether it qualifies for designation under PCS Global ... Read the full article
25th March 2019
Losses resulting from the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash and subsequent grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max 8 aircraft have the potential to spread throughout the industry and become a “major event” for re/insurers, according to analysts at Deutsche Bank. The firm stated that the complexity of the case means claims could come ... Read the full article
22nd March 2019
A chemical plant explosion has rocked China’s northeastern city of Yancheng, demolishing several factory buildings and blowing out windows a number of kilometres away. It has been reported that Tianjiayi Chemical, the plan's owner, has been flagged up multiple times in the past year due to safety regulation failings. Local media reports ... Read the full article
22nd March 2019
Munich Re is expecting to incur losses in the range of €100 million to €120 million as a result of the recent Ethiopian Airlines crash and subsequent grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max aircraft. Speaking at a press conference this week, Munich Re’s CEO of Reinsurance, Torsten Jeworrek, said that the firm ... Read the full article
20th March 2019
The Insurance Council of Australia’s updated industry loss estimate for the flooding in Townsville, Queensland has hit AU$1.04 billion (US$737.4 million), an increase of AU$434 million from a month ago. ICA Chief Executive Officer Rob Whelan said insurers have so far received 25,778 claims, with around 90% of those consisting of ... Read the full article
18th March 2019
Swiss Re has confirmed that it is one of the minor insurance providers for Boeing Co, as well as for Ethiopian Airlines, both of which face large claims following a fatal plane crash on March 10. Boeing was pressured into grounding its entire fleet of 737 Max 8 aircraft last ... Read the full article
15th March 2019
Catastrophe loss data aggregator PERILS has pegged the initial property losses for the floods which hit the Queensland city of Townsville earlier this year at AU$957 million (US$678 million). The city of Townsville and the surrounding area in northeastern Queensland experienced torrential rain and flash flooding between January 26 and February ... Read the full article
14th March 2019
Boeing has temporarily suspended its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence from the fatal Ethiopian Airlines crash on March 10. The U.S, which had previously held out while many other countries banned the aircraft, said that it had received “new information and physical evidence” that ... Read the full article
