European windstorms News

Insured Losses for Germany-Austria’s Storm Herwart Estimated at $337.3M: PERILS

The initial insured property loss estimate for Extratropical Cyclone Herwart, which hit Austria and Germany on Oct. 29, 2017, is €252 million ($337.3 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. In line with …

UK, Ireland’s Storm Ophelia to Cost Insurers an Estimated $70.1M: PERILS

Insurance losses for Storm Ophelia, which hit Ireland and the United Kingdom on Oct. 16-17, are estimated at €60 million (US$70.1 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. The majority of the damage …

PERILS Insured Loss Estimates for Storm Thomas Unchanged at $293.2M

PERILS AG has disclosed its third loss estimate for windstorm Thomas, also known as Doris, which affected the British Isles, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany on Feb. 23-24, 2017. The third estimate of the property insurance market loss for Windstorm …

Windstorm Egon’s Insurance Loss Estimate Rises to US$314.7M: PERILS

The estimated property insurance losses for Windstorm Egon, which hit France and Germany on Jan. 12-13, 2017, have been revised upwards to €275 million ($314.7 million) by PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. The …

Insured Losses for Europe’s Windstorm Thomas Rise to $279.2M: PERILS

The latest property insured loss estimate for Windstorm Thomas, which on Feb. 23-24 hit the British Isles, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany, is €249 million (US$279.2 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. …

PERILS Releases European Windstorm Catalogue (1979-2015)

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has released a storm catalogue containing the gust footprints of more than 200 of the largest European windstorms from the period 1979 to 2015. The windstorm catalogue was produced …

Bermuda Re/Insurers Hit by Ogden Rate Change, Higher Nat Cats: S&P

A big change in the Ogden rate in the UK and higher natural catastrophe losses are dampening a wide range of Bermuda-based insurer and reinsurer results in the 2017 first quarter, Standard & Poor’s said in a new report. “Unfavorable …

Insurance Costs for Windstorm Egon Rise to €234M ($243M): PERILS

The revised estimate of property insurance losses for Windstorm Egon, which hit France and Germany on Jan. 12-13, 2017, is €234 million ($243 million), according to PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. The cold …

Initial Insured Loss Estimate for Storm Thomas Is €213M ($222.7M): PERILS

The initial estimate of insured property market losses for extra-tropical cyclone Thomas, which hit the British Isles, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany on Feb. 23-24, 2017, is €213 million (US$222.7 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides …

Europe’s Windstorm Egon to Cost Insurers an Estimated US$223.3M: PERILS

The initial estimate of the insured property market loss for extra-tropical cyclone Egon, which hit France and Germany in January, is €212 million (US$223.3 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry catastrophe insurance data. While the …