Hurricane Melissa News
KCC Estimates Privately Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Will Hit $2.4 Billion
Catastrophe modeling company KCC estimates that privately insured losses from Hurricane Melissa will hit $2.4 billion. This estimate includes insured damages to residential, commercial, and ...
Preliminary Hurricane Melissa Estimates Tally Insured Losses Between $1.5B-$5B
As Jamaica and Cuba continue to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the third Category 5 hurricane of the 2025 Atlantic season, new insured property loss figures range between ...
Jamaica to Get Record $70.8M Parametric Payout for Hurricane Melissa
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) announced it will make a payout of $70.8 million to the government of Jamaica to cover damages from Hurricane Melissa. This marks the largest ...
Insured Losses From Hurricane Melissa Could Reach $4.2 Billion, Verisk Estimates
Insured losses from Hurricane Melissa's strike on Jamaica are expected to range between $2.2 billion and $4.2 billion, according to estimates from data analytics firm Verisk. The Category 5 hurricane ...
Reinsurers Hold Bulk of Jamaica’s Property Exposures From Hurricane Melissa: Reports
Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful category 5 storm — a record for the Caribbean island nation — which brought storm surge, torrential rain, strong winds and massive ...Update: Jamaica Catastrophe Bondholders Now Face Full-Trigger Event
Investors in Jamaica's catastrophe bond now face a full trigger event that would force payment of the entire $150 million bond to help the island deal with fallout from Hurricane Melissa. That's ...