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Florida, Louisiana Stand Out as Super-High ‘Covicane’: PCS
A major hurricane that makes landfall in the southeastern United States will may also serve as a COVID-19 super-spreader that will slow recovery and increase costs, catastrophe modeler Property ...
Natural Catastrophe Losses Reached $40B in H1 2021, Hovering Near Record: Swiss Re
Estimated insured losses from natural catastrophes reached $40 billion during the first half of 2021 — driven by a deep winter freeze, hailstorms and wildfires — while man-made disasters ...
Record Disaster Claims Slam German, Chinese Insurers as Extreme Weather Intensifies
Extreme precipitation in mid-July resulted in the costliest flooding events on record for German and Chinese insurers, which face potential losses of $6.5 billion and $1.7 billion, respectively, ...
Global InsurTech Investment Reaches Record $7.4B for H1 2021: Willis Towers Watson
InsurTech venture investment keeps climbing ever higher, with new records reached for the second quarter as well as the first half of 2021, according to the latest Willis Towers Watson report on the ...
U.S. P/C Net Income Grows to $20B in Q1, but Combined Ratio Worsens: APCIA/ISO Report
U.S. private/casualty insurers saw their net income after taxes jump to $20 billion in the 2021 first quarter, but their combined ratio worsened compared to the same period a year ago, according to a ...
Global Commercial Insurance Price Hikes Moderated Further in Q2: Marsh
Global commercial insurance prices rose 15 percent in the 2021 second quarter, continuing a stunning track record of increases but far from their peak at the end of 2020, according to a new Marsh ...
At $42B, Natural Disaster H1 Insured Losses Reach 10-Year High: Aon
Insured losses from natural disasters hit a 10-year high of $42 billion in the first half of 2021, with the biggest loss related to extreme cold in the United States in February, insurance broker Aon ...
Casualty Proved to Be a Strong Diversifier for Reinsurers: Aon
Casualty is proving its value as a good diversifier for reinsurers, especially given the positive primary rate movement seen in recent years, according to an Aon report. The combination of challenged ...