If you’re having trouble wrapping your mind around the spree of natural catastrophes currently plaguing the world—from deadly July floods in Germany and China to the wildfires still burning in Greece, California and Siberia —you may be interested to know …
Home and auto insurer Allstate Corp. said on Thursday it lost $280 million in April on natural disasters, more than it lost in the first three months of the year combined. Allstate said the pre-tax loss came from 10 separate …
Nationwide Mutual reported a third-quarter loss Friday, as the property insurer said it was hurt by investment losses and continuing high levels of claims from natural disasters. Privately held Nationwide, one of the largest insurers in the country, said it …
Allstate Corp. posted a sharply smaller profit for the third quarter, as the largest publicly traded home and auto insurer in the United States lost more than $1 billion due to natural disasters. Allstate also said it completed a $1 …
Noting that the U.S. has experienced $35 billion in economic losses due to disasters already this year, the federal government is embarking upon a national plan it hopes will save lives and protect property from severe weather events. The goal …
Hartford Financial Services Group Wednesday warned it will badly miss second-quarter expectations after severe losses on natural disasters and a charge to increase its asbestos reserves. Hartford, one of three insurers to receive a government bailout during the financial crisis, …
