December 5, 2024
Insured losses from natural catastrophes are on track to exceed $135 billion in 2024, with at least two-thirds of this year’s insured losses attributable to the U.S., according to Swiss Re. It’s the fifth straight year natural catastrophe-driven insured losses …
November 21, 2024
Allstate today said it estimated pretax catastrophe losses of $286 million for the month of October. Losses during October included $102 million, pretax, from Hurricane Milton as well as $144 million in unfavorable reserve reestimates from Hurricane Helene primarily from …
November 14, 2024
Flooding is a peril that took center stage this year amid an active Atlantic Hurricane season, a fact that’s highlighted in a new report. The National Insurance Flood Program is expected to face total losses between $8.2 billion and $10.5 …
November 13, 2024
Home Depot Inc. lifted its forecast for a key sales metric after adverse weather propped up demand for home-improvement materials in the latest quarter. Comparable sales declined 1.3% in the period ending Oct. 27, better than what Wall Street analysts …
November 4, 2024
Florida’s Hurricane Catastrophe Fund, a state-created layer of reinsurance, expects to pay out about $4.6 billion to help cover insurers’ losses in Hurricanes Helene and Milton. But that won’t trigger a surcharge on premiums. And a number of Florida property …
October 31, 2024
Allstate Corp. said its net income attributable to common shareholders for the third quarter was about $1.2 billion compared to a loss of $41 million during the same time a year ago. The Northbrook, Illinois-based insurer recorded an improvement in …
October 31, 2024
Officials in two Southeastern states have taken steps to hold insurers or recipients of insurance funds accountable after Hurricanes Helene and Milton spurred thousands of insurance claims. The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance reminded insurance carriers that they must …
October 30, 2024
Nearly 1,000 hurricane-impacted households in North Carolina and Florida will benefit this week from a new disaster aid program that employs a model not commonly used by philanthropy in the United States: Giving people rapid, direct cash payments. The nonprofit …
October 30, 2024
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper approved more than $600 million worth of disaster relief funding Friday for western North Carolina counties affected by Hurricane Helene after legislators passed the recovery bill the day before. The bill is the second legislative …
October 29, 2024
Liberty Mutual Insurance said it expects up to $900 million in losses from hurricanes Helene and Milton. Parent Liberty Mutual Holding Company (LMHC) in a statement released some preliminary third quarter information “in support of a potential capital markets transaction.” …