July 21, 2023
The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. announced a preliminary estimate for second quarter catastrophe losses of approximately $262 million, before taxes, or 18.5 points of net earned premium. Second quarter catastrophe losses stemmed from 19 convective storms across multiple states, with …
July 20, 2023
Allstate Corp. announced estimated catastrophe losses for the month of June of $1.01 billion, or $799 million, after-tax. June’s month catastrophe losses include 18 events estimated at $1.13 billion, with approximately 60% of the losses related to four wind and …
June 16, 2023
Farmers Insurance has confirmed it has halted sales of new homeowners policies in Florida just as the new hurricane season is getting underway. The insurer cited rising costs as the reason. “With catastrophe costs at historically high levels and reconstruction …
June 15, 2023
Allstate Corp. today released estimated catastrophe losses for the month of May of $885 million or $699 million, after-tax. There were a dozen events in May causing $893 million in catastrophe losses, Allstate said, but about 70% of losses were …
May 4, 2023
Allstate Corp. posted a bigger first-quarter loss than analysts expected as higher premiums failed to offset rising auto costs and soaring catastrophe losses. The company reported a $342 million loss on an adjusted basis for the period, compared to profit …
April 20, 2023
Allstate Corp. said pre-tax catastrophe losses for the first quarter are expected to be about $1.7 billion, with about $1.3 billion occurring during the month of March. Losses in March were attributed to 10 events with 75% of losses related …
February 17, 2023
Allstate Corp. said it estimated catastrophe losses for the month of January of $307 million, or $243 million after-tax from nine events primarily in Texas and California. Catastrophe losses for the January events were estimated at $309 million, partially offset …
January 26, 2023
Economic losses from natural disasters in 2022 were estimated at $313 billion, with an insurance price tag of approximately $132 billion, according to Aon. Roughly 42% of economic losses were covered by public and private insurance entities, which translates into …
January 25, 2023
When it comes to climate impacts, the frontline of the finance industry is insurance. Last year’s payout from damages caused by extreme-weather events totaled $120 billion—about the same as the economic output of Kenya. And that’s a 50% increase over …
January 19, 2023
Allstate Corp. on Wednesday said it expects to end 2022 in the red with a net loss of between $285 million and $335 million for the fourth quarter, and a combined ratio of 109.1. Estimated adjusted net loss for the …