Wildfire
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The blaze is in Butte County, just east of the city of Chico and above the Cresta Dam. -
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors were the primary driver in 13% of ratings actions in the year to the end of March, according to AM Best.
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The blaze is threatening 600 structures in a year when the number of wildfires has exceeded that of record-breaking 2020.
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Citing this summer’s heat waves and the drought across the West, AM Best warns that insured wildfire loss totals may climb higher than 2020’s $1.2 bn.
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In the last round of marketing, the firm said it would lift the principal to $125mn-$150mn after initially seeking just $100mn.
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The carrier initially said it would seek just $100mn for the global multi-peril deal.
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In the later stages of its liquidation, the manager’s listed fund has made an 8% uplift in May on fire releases.
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It will be the insurer’s first foray into the cat bond market.
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The California Insurance Working Group suggested the policy to cover areas with high wildfire risk.
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Pricing on the transaction’s two layers had mixed outcomes.
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The worldwide aggregate ILW bond covers an unusually wide range of perils for the cat bond sector.
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The insurer has been able to lower its projected premium by 3%.
