Tag: Munich Re

CSU Predicts Intense 2024 Hurricane Season: Impact on Florida Insurance

G. Turner
2024 Hurricane Season - CSU hurricane prediction - Florida

In a recent release by Colorado State University, the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season is projected to be exceptionally aggressive. Experts are forecasting 23 named storms, setting it significantly above the 30-year average of 14.4, and foreseeing five major hurricanes, surpassing the average of 3.2. Season Start and Its Implications The hurricane season, beginning on June 1, aligns precisely with the reinsurance renewals period in Florida, casting uncertainty over the potential ramifications on reinsurance rates in the region. This timing has sparked an industry-wide discussion on how the forecast could shape…

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Insurance losses hit $120 billion in 2022 due to hurricanes and flooding

H. Cutner
Insurance losses Flooding damage Flodded roads

The US and Australia were the countries that contributed some of the biggest disaster costs. In 2022, Hurricane Ian in the United States and the flooding that struck Australia were among the leading drivers of insurance losses, according to Munich Re. This is contributing to a trend that connected with the intensity and frequency of disasters from climate change. The insurance losses from natural catastrophes last year reached about $120 billion in 2022, which was comparable to 2021, though still fell short of the record-breaking damages that occurred in 2017,…

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Lloyd’s of London insurance market will write online for the first time in 2020

G. Turner
Lloyd’s of London - London Buildings

The industry’s largest market will finally begin writing electronic business next year. Lloyd’s of London, the largest insurance market in the world, has finally announced that it will be taking its first steps into writing online. It will write its first business electronically beginning in 2020. The first online-only policy writing will begin operations as of January 1, 2020. The largest reinsurer in the world, Munich Re, will start writing policies by way of an online-only syndicate at the beginning of next year. This, according to statements issued by both…

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Impact of climate change to make insurance prohibitively expensive, says Munich Re

Julie Campbell
Impact of Climate Change - Damage House

The largest reinsurance company in the world has cautioned that most people won’t afford coverage soon. For several years, insurance companies have been warning that the impact of climate change will be an expensive one. Munich Re, the largest reinsurance company in the world, is now warning that global warming will make insurance too expensive for most people. The reinsurer has already blamed climate change for $24 billion in California wildfire losses. Munich Re chief climatologist, Ernst Rauch, explained in a recent Guardian report that it won’t be long before…

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Cyber insurance market will be twice as big over 3 years, Munich Re

Marc
Cyber insurance market - Security - Cyber Network

Data breaches and other cyber attacks are growing in frequency and size, boosting coverage need. The cyber insurance market will reach more than 8 billion dollars by 2020, representing a doubling from its 2017 figure, says Munich Re. Cyber attacks making major headlines are rapidly becoming more dramatic and damaging. Among the most damaging cyber attacks organizations have seen over recent months and years include WannaCry and NotPetra. These malwares had a significant economic impact as they infected hundreds of thousands of devices last year. These high profile attacks have…

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2018 Hurricane Season should be an average one, says Munich Re

Logan B.
2018 Hurricane Season - Hurricane - Storm - Florida

The Germany based reinsurer is predicting fewer storms than 2017’s record breaking year. Munich Re is predicting an average 2018 Hurricane Season. This comes as somewhat of a relief following the record-breaking destruction left behind last year. The 2017 season brought insurance companies approximately $135 billion in costs. Munich Re is the second largest reinsurance company in the world and releases its predictions publicly. The world’s second biggest reinsurance company predicts that there will be notably fewer powerful tropical storms in the 2018 Hurricane Season than there were last year.…

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Munich Re profits likely to suffer as a result of 2017 hurricanes

Marc
Munich Re profits - Thunderstorm Rolling in

Harvey, Irma and Maria will take their tolls on the insurance and reinsurance giant. One of the largest insurers in the world has stated that hurricanes would cause it to suffer a loss as Munich Re profits prove inadequate. The company said its 2017 third quarter would record a loss as a result of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria. The insurer predicts that the hurricanes would cost $3.1 billion in its covered insured damages. These damages occurred in the United States and the Caribbean and the size of the losses…

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