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Catastrophe losses

  • Property treaty
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    Swiss Re nat-cat exposure growth ‘supported’ by third-party capital
    The firm’s external AuM has grown by 175% from 2019 to $3.3bn in 2025.
    Jai Singh, 05 December 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    American Integrity recoups a further $5mn from Integrity Re for Ian losses
    Secondary market pricing implies the sponsor could recoup a total of $50mn on the 2022-1 A note.
    Jai Singh, 03 December 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Benign hurricane season should serve as ‘cautionary tale’: MS Amlin
    An “extraordinary” proportion of storms reached Category 5 status this year.
    Abbie Day, 02 December 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    SCS insured losses total $42bn so far in 2025: Moody’s
    The peril has been historically difficult to model compared to others.
    Adam Kovac, 21 November 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Quiet wind season leads Q3 cat loss ratios to drop across the board
    Insurers with SCS exposure reaped fewer benefits but still improved over Q3 2024.
    Adam Kovac, 20 November 2025
  • Re/insurers
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    Munich Re expects mid-triple-digit-million-euro loss from Melissa
    The shuttering of Munich Re Ventures reflected a focus on the reinsurer’s “core offering”.
    Samuel Casey, 11 November 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Hannover Re to book multi-hundred-million-euro Melissa loss
    The (re)insurer has a higher-than-average Jamaican market share.
    Rachel Dalton, 10 November 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Hannover Re ceded EUR714mn in large losses in first nine months
    The largest net individual loss was January’s California wildfires at EUR615mn.
    Jai Singh, 10 November 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Melissa insured losses to land between $2.2bn and $4.2bn: Verisk
    Widespread underinsurance and low exposures will limit losses.
    Rachel Dalton, 03 November 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Jamaica to receive record $70.8mn payout from CCRIF
    Since 2007, the Caribbean country has received $100.9mn in payments from the CCRIF.
    Jai Singh, 03 November 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Low exposure to keep Hurricane Melissa insured losses limited for London
    Many commercial risks will have London coverage, but insured values are relatively low.
    Ayesha Venkataraman, 31 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Category 3 Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba
    Hurricane warnings are in place for Guantanamo, Holguin and Las Tunas.
    Abbie Day, 29 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Melissa’s Jamaica landfall could result in industry losses of over $5bn: BMS
    Economic losses from the Cat 5 storm could run 30%-250% of the country’s GDP.
    Kyoung-son Song, 28 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Jamaica IBRD cat bond likely a full loss as Melissa’s CP falls to 892mb
    Central pressure of 900mb or below would trigger a full loss of the $150mn deal.
    Jai Singh, 28 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Hurricane Melissa strengthens to Category 5 as it nears Jamaica
    A US landfall is not expected, but the storm could hit the Bahamas by Friday.
    Adam Kovac, 27 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Jamaica cat bond marked down ahead of weekend on Melissa concerns
    Pricing on Friday implied a potential $45mn loss to the bond, before the storm outlook deteriorated.
    Jai Singh, 27 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    IBRD Jamaica bond on watch as Hurricane Melissa forecast to make landfall at Cat 5
    The storm could bring flooding to Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti.
    Rachel Dalton, 27 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Q3 insured losses 72% below 21st century average at $12bn: Aon
    Nine-month insured losses still exceeded $100bn due to California wildfires.
    Rachel Dalton, 16 October 2025
  • Renewals
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    Munich Re emphasises partnership approach in softening market
    The reinsurer stressed it “did not shy” from cat business in 2023.
    Rachel Dalton, 16 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Feds arrest Uber driver linked to catastrophic Palisades Fire
    Jonathan Rinderknecht was arrested Tuesday on destruction of property charges.
    Sanvi Bangalore, 08 October 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Bermuda Weather Service issues hurricane warning as Imelda nears
    Winds have strengthened to 80 mph, and the hurricane is expected to intensify further over the next 48 hours.
    Sanvi Bangalore, 30 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    NHC: 80% chance Caribbean low forms tropical cyclone in coming days
    The tropical cyclone is expected to be named Imelda.
    Ayesha Venkataraman, 26 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
    Hong Kong, China. 24th Sep, 2025. Waves crashed into the shoreline as Ragasa hit Hong Kong. Super Typhoon Ragasa, counted as one of the most powerful tropical cyclone of 2025, has hit Hong Kong on Wednesday, achieving up to 220km/h wind speed and gusts of
    China evacuates nearly two million as Super Typhoon Ragasa nears
    Equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, Ragasa is the world's strongest storm this year.
    Rebecca Perkins, 24 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Hurricane season: Analysing North Atlantic storm activity so far in 2025
    Despite the formation of Gabrielle, there is "a very high probability" of a below-average season.
    Ben Wylie, 23 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
    Rough sea
    Super Typhoon Ragasa to make landfall in the Philippines
    The major storm is set to move on to mainland China later in the week.
    Rachel Dalton, 22 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Perils pegs European flood loss at EUR2.15bn
    The economic loss from the event was around EUR7.6bn.
    Rachel Dalton, 22 September 2025
  • Regulation
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    California lawmakers pass bills for Fair Plan cat bonds, create public risk model
    The measures also seek to encourage greater wildfire mitigation efforts.
    Clark Mindock, 16 September 2025
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    Perils lowers Cyclone Alfred estimate 14% to A$1.92bn
    Losses were primarily driven by personal property lines.
    Jai Singh, 12 September 2025
  • Catastrophe bonds
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    Three FloodSmart Re bonds face losses as Fema raises Helene estimate
    The sponsor extended two notes issued in 2022.
    Jai Singh, 05 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Possibility of lower interest rates a hedge over cat bond growth: Aon
    The volume of property cat aggregates placed grew 50% in 2025.
    Adam Kovac, 05 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Average annual insured property loss rises to $152bn: Verisk
    The data modeling firm said losses previously averaged $132bn annually.
    Adam Kovac, 02 September 2025
  • Renewals
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    Short-tail reinsurance pricing to fall ~5% at 2026 renewal: S&P
    The ratings agency warned negative PYD on US casualty will likely continue.
    Rachel Dalton, 02 September 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Quiet Q2 for cat events results in lowest insured loss ratios for five years
    After the LA wildfires in Q1, carriers got some relief in Q2 ahead of wind season.
    Adam Kovac, 28 August 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    Perils launches Wind-Jeannie Japan typhoon platform
    The firm has also updated the loss-calculation engines of existing Jeannie tools.
    Abbie Day, 28 August 2025
  • Regulation
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    FEMA employees warn that agency cuts make Katrina 2.0 more likely
    The group claims the White House is undermining disaster preparedness.
    Clark Mindock, 26 August 2025
  • Catastrophe losses
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    A $100bn US hurricane loss 'likely' as coastal exposures rise: KCC
    The US has been lucky over recent decades to avoid a $100bn insured hurricane event.
    Jai Singh, 21 August 2025
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