Insured Price Tag for Natural Disasters Was $95B in 2023 With Economic Cost of $250B January 9, 2024 By L.S. Howard Natural catastrophes in 2023 caused global economic losses of US$250 billion, with insurers and reinsurers paying US$95 billion of that...
A Return to Balance: Brokers Say Reinsurance Renewals Were ‘Stable’ January 3, 2024 By L.S. Howard This year’s January reinsurance renewals were described by brokers as “stable,” “predictable,” “orderly,” “calmer,” “disciplined,” with “increased appetites” and a...
Turkey Earthquake Tops 2023 Insurance Industry Losses Outside US: CRESTA January 2, 2024 The largest non-US natural catastrophe in 2023 was the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence in Turkey on Feb. 6, which generated an...
Hurricane Otis’ Insured Losses Estimated at $2.5B-$6B: Moody’s RMS, Verisk November 15, 2023 Moody’s RMS, the risk modeling and solutions company, estimates private market insured losses from Hurricane Otis to range between US$2.5...
As Acapulco Rebuilds After Hurricane Otis, Other Mexico Resorts Urged to Heed Lessons November 6, 2023 By Cassandra Garrison and Dave Graham Hurricane Otis not only devastated Acapulco, but also exposed fatal weaknesses in aging infrastructure, teaching hard lessons that coastal cities...
Hurricane Otis’ Impact on Mexico Insurance Industry Expected to Be ‘Controlled’: Fitch November 2, 2023 Fitch Ratings expects Hurricane Otis’ effects on Mexico’s insurance industry to be controlled and within its current ratings expectations, the...
Otis Likely to Be One of Costliest Hurricanes for Mexico Insurance Market: Gallagher Re October 30, 2023 Hurricane Otis is expected to be one of the costliest natural catastrophe events in Mexico’s history with initial economic losses...
Acapulco’s Economic Losses Seen at $15 Billion as Hurricane Otis Death Toll Rises October 26, 2023 By Andrea Navarro Hurricane Otis left a trail of destruction in Acapulco after tearing into the historic Mexican beach town with wind speeds...
Hurricane Otis Makes Landfall Near Acapulco as Category 5 Storm October 25, 2023 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Otis made landfall near the tourist hotspot of Acapulco on Mexico’s Pacific Coast as a deadly Category 5 hurricane...