APCIA: Record Shows ‘Minimal Complaints’ on Hurricane Milton, Helene Claims May 20, 2025 By Chad Hemenway The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) chimed in to a recent Senate subcommittee hearing to defend the industry’s response...
Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Hit $140B as Climate Change ‘Shows Its Claws’ January 9, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insurers saw the third most expensive year for natural catastrophe losses in 2024 – reaching a total of US$140 billion...
Viewpoint: It Is Insurers’ Time to Lead a Resilience Revolution January 9, 2025 By Steven Rothstein and Francis Bouchard There is a risk crisis affecting the insurance industry. Hurricanes Helene and Milton left a trail of tens of billions...
Allstate October Catastrophe Losses of $286M Include Milton, Helene November 21, 2024 Allstate today said it estimated pretax catastrophe losses of $286 million for the month of October. Losses during October included...
Virginia Seeks $4.4 Billion Additional Federal Aid for Hurricane Helene Recovery November 20, 2024 Citing the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene in southwest Virginia, Governor Glenn Youngkin submitted a request to President Joseph Biden,...
St. Pete to Spend Millions on Stadium After Reducing Insurance Coverage This Year November 5, 2024 Like a homeowner who cut back on coverage only to face catastrophic damage in a storm, St. Petersburg, Florida, city...
Regional Banks With Florida Operations Brace for Loan Defaults After Hurricanes November 1, 2024 Several regional lenders allocated loan-loss provisions in the third quarter to cover potential defaults by borrowers grappling with recent hurricanes,...
KBRA Says Florida Insurers Will Weather the Storms; Cat Fund Can Handle Payouts November 1, 2024 By William Rabb Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, a state-created layer of reinsurance, expects to pay out about $4.6 billion to help cover insurers’...
Global Reinsurers’ ROE Jumps to 22% in 2023, but Market Softening Unlikely: AM Best November 1, 2024 By L.S. Howard AM Best’s population of global reinsurance companies posted a return on equity (ROE) of 22% in 2023 – a five-year...
Fla. DFS Offers to Check Contracts With Roofers, Adjusters; Tenn. Eyes Claims Denials October 30, 2024 By William Rabb Officials in two Southeastern states have taken steps to hold insurers or recipients of insurance funds accountable after Hurricanes Helene...