All Catastrophe articles – Page 5
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Online onlyEU gives €12.5m boost to Caribbean cat pool
Contribution brings total non-member donations to more than US$65m.
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Premium up, profits down at Omega
2008 results ‘in line with market expectations’, CEO says
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Online onlyBushfire cost of A$2bn is likely to increase
S&P: Australian insurers financially and operationally well placed to respond
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More than 200 dead in bushfires
Australian police search for clues in the hunt for possible arsonists.
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Online onlyCat modeller confirms bushfire losses
AIR compares severity of previous fires in South-Eastern Australia
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Online onlyUK snow caused by European low pressure
Significant disruption caused. 20% of workforce off work on Monday.
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Storm: insured loss up to €700m in France
AIR estimate of €350m - €700m for Winter Storm Klaus in South of France
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Tropical cyclone Dominic to strike Australia
Dominic could strike the north coast of Western Australia with Tropical Storm force
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Online onlyValidus raises Ike estimates by 40%
Hurricane now estimate to have cost the company $235m instead of $165m
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Fanele nears Madagascar
CAT 1 hurricane wind speeds of 41 m/s reported. Threatens Mozambique also.
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World Economic Forum warns of rising financial risks
Chinese slowdown, asset prices, governance gaps and climate change are key risks ahead
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Costa Rica earthquake update
Damage to roads, houses and hotels. Insured losses expected to be minimal.
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Advent almost trebles Ike loss estimate
Lloyd's insurer ups Hurricane Ike loss estimate from £15m to £42m, and ceases to write GOM offshore energy wind.
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Gustav and Ike losses revised up 53% by IPC
New information from clients reflects larger losses than initial estimates.
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Indonesia quake due to Ring of Fire activity
Insured losses expected minimal due to low insurance take-up in region
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Online onlyProperty catastrophe rates up by 8%
Guy Carpenter says cat losses and credit crisis pushed rates up; market remains highly volatile
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AnalysisStorm forecast 2009… already?
Weather watchers say they have already predicted the intensity of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season.
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Cat losses made 2008 a historic loss year
Ten-year average of insured costs rose by 7%, says Guy Carpenter
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AnalysisTold you so
Did 2008’s hurricanes meet expectations? Professor Mark Saunders of TSR reviews a stormy year.
