Claims & Reserving
A Roundup of Major Insurer/Reinsurer Hurricane and Quake Losses Thus Far
Losses from Hurricane Maria and other recent 2017 natural catastrophes—including hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the Mexico City earthquakes, and other events—have led global insurers and reinsurers ...
Appeals Court Overturns $663M Trinity Guardrail Judgement
Trinity Industries Inc. won't have to pay a $663 million judgment that was awarded in a whistle-blower lawsuit alleging the company defrauded the U.S. government with a faulty highway guardrail ...
Hurricane Maria Adds Another $200M to Chubb’s $1B-Plus Hurricane Insured Loss Tab
Chubb Ltd., already reeling from more than $1 billion in anticipated losses from two other recent hurricanes, now predicts another $200 million third-quarter hit from Hurricane Maria. The insurer and ...
Hurricane Maria Insured Loss Estimates Vary Widely in Focus
Catastrophe modeling firms are beginning to issue preliminary estimates of the insured losses left in Hurricane Maria's wake. RMS Said Insured Losses Could Have Been Worse RMS predicted that the ...
Chubb Estimates Over $1B in Losses From Hurricanes Harvey and Irma
Chubb Ltd. reported more than $1 billion in estimated third-quarter losses stemming from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, reflecting a substantial hit for the insurer and reinsurer. Further details will ...
Less Than Half of Chief Actuaries ‘Fully Satisfied’ With Reserve Accuracy: WTW
Only 48 percent of property/casualty actuaries surveyed by Willis Towers Watson last year said they were fully satisfied with the accuracy and confidence of their reserving, the global advisory, ...
Expect More Energy Contract Lawsuits, Thanks to Hurricane Harvey
Lawyers expect a spate of force majeure contract lawsuits after Hurricane Harvey tore through Southeast Texas and parts of Louisiana last month, paralyzing a fifth of U.S. fuel output and pushing ...
Global Reinsurers Pummeled by Storms, Quakes
A profit warning from one of the world's largest reinsurers is the latest sign that the death and destruction from a spate of hurricanes and earthquakes in North America are now taking a toll on the ...