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SCOR to Help Tsunami Victims
Jan 14 2005 // France’s SCOR Group announced that it has mobilized to help the Indian Ocean victims of the Tsunami, initially contributing 150,000 euros ($197,000) to the aid campaign. The amount “represents one per thousand...
PCS to Provide CAT Designations, Loss Estimates for Terrorist Acts and Outsized Workers’ Comp Events
Jan 14 2005 // ISO’s Property Claim Services (PCS) unit has expanded its services to include loss estimates for potential catastrophic terrorism losses. PCS this week announced it will assign catastrophe serial numbers to potential...
PCI Asks Fla. Committee: Give Hurricane Reforms Time Before Making Changes
Jan 14 2005 // The Property Casualty Insurers Association of America urged Florida lawmakers meeting today in Tallahassee to allow the reforms made to hurricane insurance deductibles during the special legislative session to have time to...
Southeast Asia Tsunami Caused Havoc on Marine Fisheries, Aquaculture Infrastructure
Jan 13 2005 // The tsunami waves have had a devastating impact on the fisheries sector in many countries of the Indian Ocean, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said Thursday. In Sri Lanka, more than 7,500...
PartnerRe: Tsunami Claims Likely $25M-$35M
Jan 11 2005 // Bermuda-based PartnerRe Ltd. on Tuesday estimated that claims relating to its exposure to the earthquake and resulting tsunami in Southeast Asia on Dec. 26, 2004 are expected to be between $25-$35 million. PartnerRe...
Tsunami Death Toll Rises as Indonesian Casualties Increase
Jan 7 2005 // As U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan toured the devastation on tsunami-battered Sumatra island Friday, officials raised the Indonesian death toll by 7,000. The added deaths brought the total killed in the Dec. 26...
Allianz Providing ‘On the Ground’ Help for Tsunami Victims in Phuket
Jan 6 2005 // Germany’s Allianz announced that it has been providing “on the ground” support to customers in Phuket, Thailand, the popular tourist island which was hit by the tsunamis that devastated Southeast...
Mutiple Deductible Reimbursement Program Lauched to Aid Fla. Hurricane Victims
Jan 6 2005 // The program to reimburse Floridians who were subject to multiple insurance deductibles because their homes were damaged by more than one hurricane in 2004 was launched today by Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom...
IUA Offers Condolences to Tsunami Victims; Estimates Insured Losses to Members at $5 to $10 Billion
Jan 5 2005 // The London-based International Underwriting Association has issued a statement offering its condolences to the relatives of victims of the Asian tsunami disaster. IUA Chief Executive Marie-Louise Rossi, stated: “The...
U.S. Death Toll in Tsunami Disaster Rises to 36; Aid Continues to Arrive in Stricken Areas
Jan 5 2005 // The American death toll from last month’s killer earthquake and tsunamis in Southeast Asia was reportedly increasing to 36 on Wednesday as officials added 20 more presumed dead to the list of 16 already...
Chubb Unveils $1 Million Fund for Tsunami Relief
Jan 4 2005 // The Chubb Corp. has established a $1 million fund for disaster relief efforts related to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Asia. Chubb will make direct contributions to disaster relief organizations and will match...
N.C. GOV. APPROVES $90M FOR HURRICANE RELIEF:
Jan 3 2005 // North Carolina Gov. Mike Easley approved a request from the Western Recovery Task Force to provide assistance to local governments affected by six storms that inflicted heavy losses in North Carolina last fall. In response...
WINDSTORM CONFERENCE SLATED IN TAMPA:
Jan 3 2005 // Max Mayfield, National Hurricane Center director and Bill Bailey, Hurricane Insurance Information Center director will join leading property insurance industry experts speaking at the Feb. 1 — 4, Sixth Annual...
Partnership to Improve Hurricane Preparedness
Jan 3 2005 // Floridians will long remember 2004 as the year of the hurricane. The Atlantic region had 15 named storms, nine of them hurricanes. Of those, four hit Florida in the span of six weeks. Recently, hurricane forecaster William...
Tsunami Death Toll Rises; Indonesia Hardest Hit with Nearly 100,000 Dead
Jan 2 2005 // With tales of survival few and far between, health ministry officials in Indonesia have now said the death toll in that country from last Sunday’s killer earthquake and tsunamis has topped 94,000. With those recently...
Hawaii Hurricane Insurer Raises Rates 20 Percent
Dec 31 2004 // The state’s largest provider of hurricane insurance to local homeowners has raised its rate by an average of about 20 percent, the first rate increase in the company’s four years in Hawaii. Zephyr Insurance Co....
Swiss Re Estimates Tsunami Claims Under $90 Million
Dec 30 2004 // Swiss Re has released a statement indicating that it expects its claims for the tsunamis in the Indian Ocean to be below CHF 100 million ($88.5 million). “On 26 December 2004 near the North of Indonesia, an...
Victims of Tornado Damage Still Waiting on FEMA
Dec 30 2004 // Those without insurance whose homes were damaged in the Nov. 23 tornado that ripped through Holum and Olla, Louisiana are still waiting to hear if they can expect any help from the Federal Emergency Management...
Munich Re Estimates Tsunami Claims Below $136 Million
Dec 29 2004 // Munich Re, the world’s biggest reinsurer, has issued a bulletin concerning possible losses from the tidal waves that struck many countries around the Indian Ocean on Dec. 26, which estimates the company’s...
S&P Sees No Effect on Australian Insurers’ Ratings from Tsunami Losses
Dec 29 2004 // Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has issued a bulletin stating that it does not expect Australian general insurers to be materially affected by the cost of insurance claims arising from the Indian Ocean...
