Latest Hurricane Headlines
All the headlines from our Hurricane Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Fitch Maintains PXRE’s Watch Negative After Capital Raising
Oct 11 2005 // Fitch Ratings indicated that its ratings for the bermuda-based PXRE Group Ltd. and its operating subsidiaries would “remain on Rating Watch Negative following PXRE’s successful capital raising in the form of...
Safeco: Rita Losses at $27 Million
Oct 11 2005 // Seattle-based Safeco announced estimated after-tax catastrophe losses from Hurricane Rita of $27 million, or $0.21 per diluted share. Pretax catastrophe losses from the storm are estimated at $42 million. These figures...
Fireman’s Fund Offering Grants to Rebuild Fire Departments
Oct 11 2005 // Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. (Fireman’s Fund), Novato, Calif., has announced an initiative to support fire departments rebuilding in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Grants will be awarded to replace...
Meadowbrook Expects No Big Hits from Hurricane Rita
Oct 11 2005 // Meadowbrook Insurance Group, Inc. today reported that the company does not expect its net losses related to Hurricane Rita to be material. Meadowbrook’s insurance programs are generally structured to avoid geographic...
New Tax Law Eases Loss Limitations for Katrina Victims
Oct 11 2005 // The Internal Revenue Service is advising taxpayers who suffered casualty or theft losses as a result of Hurricane Katrina about a recent change to the tax law. A new provision lifts certain loss limitations for Hurricane...
Goshawk Ups Hurricane Loss Estimates; Plans to Raise Capital
Oct 10 2005 // The U.K.’s Goshawk Insurance Holdings plc announced that it has increased its gross hurricane loss estimates from by 30 percent – from $99 million to $130 million. For Katrina Goshawk’s estimate is now up...
Hiscox: Rita Losses $70 Million; Ups Katrina Estimates, 2006 Premium Limit
Oct 10 2005 // The U.K.-based Lloyd’s and specialty insurer Hiscox Plc issued a statement indicating that its preliminary loss estimates from Hurricane Rita are around $70 million. Hiscox also said that, based on current industry...
Allstate Ordered to Cover Expenses of Rita Evacuees
Oct 10 2005 // A state judge in Texas has ordered Allstate Insurance Co. to cover the living expenses of its Texas policyholders displaced by Hurricane Rita last month. Acting on a petition filed by the attorney general and the Texas...
OdysseyRe Updates Katrina Losses to $225 Million; Rita Loss $50 Million; Announces $102 Million Share Sale
Oct 7 2005 // Odyssey Re Holdings Corp., which is 80 percent owned by Canada’s Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, announced from its Stamford Conn. headquarters that it has updated its estimate of losses from Hurricane...
Berkley Updates Q3 Losses
Oct 7 2005 // W. R. Berkley Corp. reported its estimate of aggregate losses attributable to hurricanes in the third quarter of 2005 to be approximately $50 million pre-tax and $32 million (or 24 cents per share) after-tax. The...
Republic Says Losses from Rita and Katrina Should Fall Within Expectations
Oct 6 2005 // Dallas-based Republic Companies Group Inc. released information regarding its response to the recent hurricanes and the financial effects on the company’s third quarter results. Its personnel and representatives were...
Tillinghast: Hurricane Katrina Will Cost Record-Setting $40-$55B for Privately Insured Losses
Oct 6 2005 // Hurricane Katrina is expected to result in $40 to $55 billion in private insurance payments, according to a new white paper developed by the Tillinghast and Reinsurance businesses of Towers Perrin. Hurricane Katrina:...
Lloyd’s Reports First Half Profit
Oct 6 2005 // Lloyd’s announced an interim profit of 1.38 billion pounds Sterling ($2.47 billion) for the six month period ended June 30, 2005, a 21% increase compared to the same period in 2004. The severe hurricane season will...
Everest Re Group Updates Q3 Events
Oct 6 2005 // Bermuda-based Everest Re Group Ltd. announced that net pre-tax catastrophe loss impacts arising from third quarter events are expected to be significant, with the principal components being $638 million attributable to...
More than 70 Dead as Hurricane Stan Bashes Mexico, Surrounding Areas
Oct 5 2005 // Parts of Mexico and surrounding regions witnessed major destruction from Hurricane Stan earlier this week, with more than 70 people reported dead in Central America. Formerly a Category 1 storm, the storm was reportedly...
Record First-Half, Surplus Boost P/C Insurers’ Ability to Pay Hurricane Losses
Oct 5 2005 // The U.S. property/casualty insurance industry’s net income after taxes rose 29.1 percent to a record $30.9 billion in first-half 2005 from $23.9 billion in first-half 2004. Reflecting the industry’s income, its...
Hurricane Katrina Will Not Disrupt Market, Insurers Say
Oct 5 2005 // While property/casualty industry expects insured losses from Hurricane Katrina to reach a record high of $34.4 billion, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America says insurers will weather the storm of more...
Agriculture Losses in La. from Hurricane Rita to Top $472 Million
Oct 4 2005 // The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry reported that with preliminary estimates in, it appears agriculture and forestry will take at least a $472 million hit from Hurricane Rita. Coupled with the growing...
Zurich Estimates Hurricane Katrina Losses at $600 Million, After Tax
Oct 4 2005 // Zurich Financial Services Group (Zurich) announced that it expects aggregate claims payments related to Hurricane Katrina of approximately $600 million after tax. This figure is net of reinsurance recoverables. It includes...
South Carolina Tweaking Hurricane Preparedness Plans
Oct 3 2005 // Emergency workers along the South Carolina coast are tweaking hurricane preparedness plans in the wake of Gulf Coast storms Katrina and Rita. According to the Columbia State, officials are looking into whether there are...
