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#1 Travelers Income Drops 65% on Catastrophe Losses, Primarily California Wildfires
Apr 16 2025 // The Travelers Cos. said first quarter 2024 fell 65% on an underwriting loss of $305 million. Travelers posted first quarter net income of about $395 million compared to about $1.1 billion during the first quarter of 2024....
#2 Wildfire Losses Drop Chubb Q1 Net Income 38%, While Tariffs Create ‘Confusion’
Apr 23 2025 // First quarter 2025 net income at Chubb fell nearly 38% to about $1.3 billion as losses from the California wildfires overcame underlying results. Chief Executive Officer Evan G. Greenberg in a statement said the insurer...
#3 NJ Wildfire Update: 50% Contained; High Spread Risk Today; Suspect in Custody
Apr 25 2025 // At a time when firefighters are battling one of the worst wildfires in New Jersey’s history, there is an increased risk for rapid fire spread this afternoon across portions of the Garden State and eastern...
#4 Cincinnati Financial Finishes Q1 in the Red Due to Catastrophes
Apr 29 2025 // Cincinnati Financial Corp. recorded a first quarter 2025 net income loss of $90 million compared to a gain of $755 million during the same period the prior year. The company’s consolidated insurance operations turned...
#5 Verisk Buy of Nasdaq Subsidiary Gains Access to Hundreds of Catastrophe Models
Apr 2 2025 // Verisk said today it has acquired Nasdaq subsidiary Simplitium Limited, the owner and operator Nasdaq Risk Modelling for Catastrophes (NRMC). NRMC is a software-as-a-service platform that supports an open ecosystem where...
#6 Today’s Commercial Property Market in ‘Better Place’ Brokers Assess 4 Current Trends: Vacancies, Alternatives, Valuations, Wildfires
Apr 7 2025 // Commercial property insurance rates continue to fall for most accounts after most property insurers saw profitable books in 2024. That’s good news for insureds, commercial property brokers say, as clients begin to...
#7 World’s First Catastrophe-Bond ETF Falters in ‘Crazy’ Market
Apr 25 2025 // The world’s first-ever exchange-traded fund based on catastrophe bonds has failed to get the seed capital it expected after launching on the eve of the Trump administration’s tariff war. “Some of our seed...
#8 California Wildfires Had Little Impact on Reinsurers’ Risk Appetite During April Renewals
Apr 9 2025 // Property-catastrophe capacity remained adequate to meet demand during the April 1 renewals for US reinsurance buyers, despite the record losses from California’s January wildfires, according to Aon and Gallagher Re...
#9 New Jersey Wildfire 75% Contained; Crews to Remain on Scene Until ‘Significant’ Rain
Apr 29 2025 // The New Jersey Forest Fire Service reported continued progress in fighting the Jones River wildfire, with the fire being 75% contained by noon on Monday, April 28. Officials said crews will remain on the scene for the next...
#10 Amish Communities Quickly Repair Tornado Damage in Michigan and Indiana
Apr 11 2025 // No contractors, no repair estimates, no haggling with the insurance company: After a tornado struck an Amish community in Michigan, the work was underway even before the National Weather Service could assess the...
#11 Catastrophe Bonds Among Few Asset Classes Withstanding Meltdown
Apr 9 2025 // A bond market designed around natural catastrophes is proving remarkably resilient to a man-made market meltdown. While most markets have seen deep selloffs since Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariff...
#12 Early CSU Hurricane Season Forecast Calls for ‘Above-Average’ Activity
Apr 3 2025 // The team of hurricane researchers at Colorado State University has predicted an above-average Atlantic hurricane season for 2025. CSU’s initial forecast of the hurricane season issued April 3 calls for 17 named...
#13 Bill That Tries to Address Wildfires in West Has Bipartisan Support
Apr 14 2025 // A bipartisan group of senators is supporting a bill designed to reduce wildfire risks and increase firefighting cooperation across state lines in the U.S. Western region. The Fix Our Forests Act is backed by senators from...
#14 California Wildfire Losses Cause 16% Fall in The Hartford’s Q1 Net Income
Apr 25 2025 // Net income at The Hartford decreased 16% to $630 million in the first quarter 2025, driven by losses from the California wildfires. Property/casualty catastrophe losses for Q1 2025 were $467 million pretax—$325 million,...
#15 Update on New Jersey Wildfire: Suspect Charged With Arson
Apr 24 2025 // New Jersey officials announced that a 19-year old man has been charged with arson in connection with the Jones Road wildfire that started on April 22 and has spread throughout the southern Ocean County area. Joseph Kling...
#16 New Jersey’s Jones Road Wildfire Now 65% Contained
Apr 28 2025 // The New Jersey Forest Fire Service has continued to make progress fighting the Jones River wildfire. The service reported the fire was 65% contained by Sunday morning April 27. However, the service repeated a warning from...
#17 2024 Saw Second Most Tornadoes on Record in the US
Apr 15 2025 // New analysis indicates there were 1796 confirmed tornadoes in 2024, the second highest on record, according to NOAA’s Storm Prediction Center. The busy tornado season was driven by an active April and May in the...
#18 Viewpoint: Smoke Damage from LA Wildfires Leaves Questions to Be Answered
Apr 2 2025 // The question has come up wondering if smoke damage is covered for those homes that were impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires but were not damaged by the actual fires. A cloud of smoke from a fire is larger than the actual...
#19 Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens Central US With Tornadoes and Large Hail
Apr 28 2025 // A multi-day severe weather outbreak is expected to bring heavy thunderstorms, large hail and the threat of tornadoes across the central U.S. Parts of the Upper Midwest – particularly southern and western Minnesota and...
#20 Forecast Calls for Wildfires to Burn More Land Across US This Year
Apr 25 2025 // A long-range forecast predicts wildfires will burn more land across the U.S. this year, with a potentially active spring in places and a build up into summer. An AccuWeather forecast out on Wednesday calls for 7 to 9...
