Reinsurance News
Losses
News on catastrophe and man-made losses that impact or could impact the reinsurance industry and reinsurers around the globe.
Insured weather losses across Canada reach $1.9bn in 2018: Cat IQ
21st January 2019
Severe weather across Canada resulted in approximately $1.9 billion of re/insured losses in 2018, according to data from Catastrophe Indices and Quantification Inc. (Cat IQ). The Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) noted that 2018 had the fourth-highest amount of losses on record, with ice storms, floods, windstorms and tornadoes damaging homes, ... Read the full article
Chubb pegs pre-tax Q4 cat losses at $585m
21st January 2019
Global re/insurer Chubb has released an updated Q4 catastrophe loss estimate of $585 million ($505 million after tax), a figure which includes previously reported costs incurred by the California wildfires and hurricane Michael. The Camp and Woolsey wildfires destroyed more than 20,000 structures between them after springing up in California’s ... Read the full article
Sydney & NSW hail storm loss hits $871m
21st January 2019
The insurance and reinsurance industry loss expected from the December 20th severe hail storm that struck the Sydney and surrounding region of New South Wales, Australia has now reached $871 million. Kaaren Morrissey/AAP The hailstorm system struck the Sydney, Central Coast and South East Queensland regions of the country on the night ... Read the full article
Record catastrophe and storm losses hit EMC’s reinsurance segment in Q4
18th January 2019
EMC Insurance Group's reinsurance segment suffered a record $18.5 million of catastrophe and storm losses in the fourth-quarter of 2018, causing the firm to announce an expected net loss for the year ending December 31st, 2018. The total catastrophe loss figure is comprised of roughly $6.5 million from the Camp wildfires, ... Read the full article
Argo expecting $44m dent to Q4 results
18th January 2019
Specialty re/insurer Argo Group International has announced a preliminary, pre-tax catastrophe loss estimate for Q4 2018 of $32 million, a figure net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums, and including losses related to certain aggregate excess of loss contracts. The company said it also expects results from the fourth quarter to take ... Read the full article
PERILS finalises storm Friederike industry loss at €1.672bn
17th January 2019
Catastrophe loss data aggregator PERILS has released its final re/insured loss estimate for Extratropical Cyclone Friederike, also known as David, putting the total at €1.672 billion (US $1.91 billion). In keeping with PERILS’ reporting schedule, the final loss figure was released 12 months after the original event, and represents a slim ... Read the full article
Blue Capital Re braced for $30m impact from Q4 cats
17th January 2019
Blue Capital Reinsurance Holdings, the Bermuda-based reinsurer owned by Sompo International has announced approximate fourth quarter catastrophe losses of $30 million, an aggregate figure net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums. This escalation from the firm’s previous $17 million estimate back in December 2018 is driven by increased client-specific and industry-wide loss ... Read the full article
Oxbridge Re expects $3.1mn hit from Michael, $2.9mn from wildfires
17th January 2019
Collateralised reinsurer Oxbridge Re is expecting its fourth quarter 2018 results to be impacted by $6 million of losses resulting from natural catastrophes. This figure includes $3.1 million in losses from Hurricane Michael and $2.9 million from the California Wildfires. Both estimates take into consideration the company’s quota share arrangement through Read the full article
WTW estimates industry cat losses at $71.5bn for 2018
16th January 2019
Global insurance and reinsurance broker Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has estimated that major natural catastrophes cost the re/insurance industry $71.5 billion in 2018, with losses primarily driven by smaller events. This figure is only slightly above the annual average since 2011 but the third-highest total during this period, according to WTW’s ... Read the full article
The Hanover expecting $50m Q4 catastrophe hit
16th January 2019
Massachusetts-based property and casualty insurer The Hanover Insurance Group (THG) is expecting a $50 million pre-tax hit to its fourth quarter operating results due to catastrophe activity. This figure represents 4.6% of net premiums earned, an increase from THG’s Q418 assumption of 3.6%. Cat losses in the final quarter of 2018 are ... Read the full article
Swiss Re expects $1.3bn nat-cat & man-made losses in Q4 2018
15th January 2019
Reinsurance firm Swiss Re said this morning that it expects to be hit with an estimated $1.3 billion of natural catastrophe and man-made losses from the fourth-quarter of 2018. Natural catastrophe losses are expected to cost the reinsurer $1 billion, after retrocession and before tax. Man-made losses are expected to cost ... Read the full article
Kemper transfers more than half of Q4 cat losses to reinsurers
14th January 2019
U.S insurer Kemper Corporation has estimated that its fourth quarter 2018 results will include pre-tax catastrophe losses of $25 million to $30 million, net of reinsurance. Kemper's catastrophe aggregate reinsurance program is expected to absorb between $30 million to $35 million of the company's losses for the quarter. 2018 was the first ... Read the full article
Florida regulator pegs insured Michael losses at $4.9bn
11th January 2019
Total re/insured losses resulting from Hurricane Michael in Florida are estimated to be approximately $4.9 billion, according to data compiled by the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (FLOIR). The state regulator’s estimate is based on information from claims data filed by insurers, and shows that a total of 136,873 claims have ... Read the full article
Arch estimates Q4 2018 cat loss of up to $130m
11th January 2019
Bermuda-based re/insurer Arch Capital Group has revealed pre-tax catastrophe losses for Q4 2018 of between $110 million and $130 million; a figure which takes into consideration the firm’s reinsurance recoveries and reinstatement premiums. However, Arch states there are significant uncertainties surrounding the number of claims and scope of damage for these ... Read the full article
Impact of Indonesian tsunami on local, global re/insurers to be minor: Fitch
10th January 2019
The recent tsunami to hit Indonesia following the Anak Krakatau volcanic eruption in the closing days of 2018 is not likely to affect the financial stability of the country’s insurers due to comprehensive catastrophe risk management and strong capital buffers, according to Fitch Ratings. It’s also likely that specialist reinsurers in ... Read the full article
Getting your daily reinsurance news from Reinsurance News is a simple way to receive only the reinsurance industry news that matters, delivered directly to your email inbox.
