Global insurance trends

Cat Events Causing Insurers More Losses, As Asset Values Rise

Did you know that the Italian army found themselves stuck in a quagmire at Derna, Libya, back in 1911 when floods washed down the wadi? Or that much of Washington DC near the White House […]

Global insurance trends

Red Sea Tensions: Potential Claims & Losses Ahead?

Once again the Red Sea and Suez Canal are looking like expensive bottlenecks for the global supply chain & shipping sector. Delays on cargo deadlines, losses to shipping lines, wholesalers, manufacturers and of course insurers, […]

Motor Insurance

Is The Public Sector Deliberately `Rewilding’ UK Roads & Putting Lives at Risk?

Is the poor state of UK roads deliberate policy by UK government bodies, Highways agencies and Councils? Maybe so, as the latest data from the RAC shows that levels of pothole damage are still rising. […]

Global insurance trends

Financials: Storm Events Haven’t Blown Hannover Re Off Course

Some healthy results from Hannover Re posted recently, here’s a few highlights; Hannover Re has generated a nine-month profit of EUR 1.4 billion and is thus confirming its Group net income target for the full […]

Insurance claims

Hurricane Otis Damage: Insights From Verisk

Hurricane Otis, which hit Mexico pretty hard recently caused a great deal of damage. Excluding some State owned assets, vandalims, uninsured losses and more, Verisk has taken a view on the potential costs to insurers […]

News

More Multi-Billion Cat Events On The Way, Says Bloomberg

As asset values increase, plus the cost of getting skilled people to rebuild houses, commercial premises, or deal with toxic hazards, waste, fire damaged vehicles etc also increases, it’s inevitable that the cost of Catastrophe […]

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Moody’s Estimates Potential $6bn Losses From Maui Fires

The wildfires on Maui have been devastating for many people, with lives lost and property destroyed. That said, many of the HNW individuals who own expensive homes there seem to have escaped unscathed. Here’s the […]