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2018 Prediction: U.S. P/C Industry Will Take Time to Recover From 2017 Catastrophes
Property/casualty insurers in the U.S. will rebound in 2018 from the late-2017 onslaught of hurricanes and wildfires, but it will take a while to return to "significant underwriting profits," Fitch ...
Hurricanes, Quakes Hammer Berkshire Hathaway’s GEICO, Gen Re, Other Insurance Units
Bad weather hurt Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc in the third quarter, as insurance losses tied to Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria and an earthquake in Mexico contributed to a 43 percent ...
Live in Portland to Avoid Natural Disasters; Be Ready for Them in Miami
Tired of living with hurricanes, tornadoes or floods? Head to Portland, Salt Lake City or Providence. Or California. Yes, California. Portland, Oregon is the safest place to live to avoid hazardous ...
La Nina Becomes More Likely as El Nino Odds Fade
The U.S. reduced the odds of a Pacific El Nino, but said the prospect of La Nina ushering in cold weather across the northern U.S. has improved. Extremes in Pacific Ocean temperatures, called La Nina ...
U.S. Insurance Results Will Largely be Shaped by Hail, Pummeled Cars
A hailstorm that pounded down on a Subaru dealership in Plano, Texas, barely lasted 30 minutes, but left behind a trail of smashed windows, dented hoods and millions of dollars' worth of claims for ...
Sobering Milestone: Cyber Attack Damage Risks Now Rival Hurricanes
Cyber attacks have reached a point where they could rack up billions of dollars in economic and insured losses, rivaling damage created by hurricanes. This milestone means insurers must start ...
$3 Billion: May’s Insurance Bill for Severe U.S. Weather Outbreaks
Public and private insurers forked over nearly $3 billion to cover claims related to severe weather outbreaks in the U.S. for May. Overall aggregated economic losses: more than $4 billion, Aon ...
January Severe Weather in U.S. Cost Insurers More than $1B: Aon
Major weather and flood events in the U.S. during January will cost the insurance industry more than $1 billion as tornadoes hit a 17-year high, according a report published by Impact Forecasting, ...