Global insurance trends

Valencia Floods: Morningstar Thinks Spanish Banks Can Withstand the Shock

A quick note from Morningstar DBRS on the impact of the Valencia floods; Morningstar DBRS has released a commentary discussing the potential impact of the recent Valencia floods on seven Spanish banks, BBVA, Caixabank, Banco […]

Global insurance trends

Floods: Prevention is Better Than Claims, Says Swiss Re

The latest from Swiss Re as they weigh the costs of flood prevention against the claims costs after an event; Economic losses caused by natural catastrophes reached an estimated USD 280 billion in 2023, with USD 51.6 billion due […]

Insurance claims

Guy Carpenter Looks at European Flood Impact

The word from Guy Carpenter after the flooding in Central Europe; The estimated market losses from the September 2024 floods stand between EUR 1.6 billion and EUR 2.1 billion. Although the region faced significant rainfall […]

News

Fathom Launches Global Flood Modelling Tool

The latest from Fathom who have some timely news, given the frequency of storm events during Autumn around the world; Fathom, a leading flood risk intelligence firm, has launched its state-of-the-art catastrophe model, Global Flood […]

Insurance claims

Verisk Estimates European Flood Costs Between 2-3 Billion Euros

Some analysis of the costs associated with the recent flooding in Central Europe; The Extreme Event Solutions group at Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading global data analytics and technology provider, estimates that insured industry losses from […]

Insurance claims

Floods: Allianz Donates to Help Relief Efforts in Central Europe

Allianz SE announced recently that it would donate up to €1.5 million to support disaster relief in Central Europe following the severe flooding by the weather system “Boris,” which brought extreme sustained rainfall to the […]