2017 ‘One of Worst’ for U.S. Weather with 15 Events Costing $1 Billion or More December 29, 2017 By Jim Efstathiou Jr. and Brian K. Sullivan In the year that President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris accord and downplayed global warming as a security...
Swiss Re Estimates $3.6B in Claims from U.S. Hurricanes & Mexican Quakes October 20, 2017 By Joshua Franklin Swiss Re, the world’s second-largest reinsurer, estimated its claims burden from hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria in the United States...
Zurich Estimates Claims of US$700M from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma & Maria October 19, 2017 Zurich Insurance Group estimates that Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria will aggregate claims in the third quarter of approximately US$700...
Argo and Aspen Issue Loss Estimates for Q3 Natural Catastrophes October 18, 2017 Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. and Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. have issued their third quarter catastrophe loss estimates, primarily related...
Storm Ophelia Leaves Trail of Destruction in Ireland; Damages Could Reach $1.8B October 17, 2017 By Peter Flanagan Irish authorities will begin to clean up and count the cost of the worst storm to hit the country in...
Q3 Catastrophe Losses Will Bring Rate Hikes by London Market Insurers: Fitch October 16, 2017 Catastrophe losses from the recent U.S. hurricanes and Mexican earthquakes will lead to price rises on London market insurers’ loss-affected...
Storm Ophelia Set to Slam Coast of Ireland; Extreme Winds, Flooding Expected October 15, 2017 By Alex Longley and Peter Flanagan Irish authorities warned some of the worst weather conditions to hit the country in 50 years will endanger lives, as...
Ireland Readies for Hurricane Ophelia, One of Its Strongest Storms in 50-Plus Years October 13, 2017 By Kelly Gilblom, Peter Flanagan and Brian K. Sullivan Ophelia strengthened into a Category 2 hurricane forecast to strike Ireland, where one of the nation’s strongest storms in half...
Q3 2017 Likely to Be One of Costliest for Natural Disasters: Aon Report October 6, 2017 The third quarter of 2017 is likely to break a new record as one of the costliest quarters for natural...
UPDATE 2: Global Re/Insurers Estimate Price Tag of Q3 Hurricanes & Quakes October 3, 2017 Losses from Hurricane Maria and other recent 2017 natural catastrophes, including Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the Mexico City earthquakes and...