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Initial Insured Loss for Typhoon Nanmadol Estimated ¥114B (US$768M)

Initial insurance industry losses from Typhoon No. 14, aka Nanmadol, which hit Japan in September 2022, are an estimated 114 billion Japanese yen (US$768 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. Based on …

Insured Losses for Australia’s October 2021 Storms Estimated at A$972M: PERILS

Insured losses for the severe storms, which hit Southern Australia on Oct. 28-30, 2021, are estimated at A$972 million (US$623.1 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. This fourth and final estimate dropped …

Catastrophe Data Company PERILS Expands Coverage to Include European Flood

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has announced the expansion of its market coverage to include exposure and event loss data for European floods. The new service is in addition to PERILS’ windstorm coverage in …

Insured Losses From February’s European Windstorms Estimated at €3.7B: PERILS

Insured losses for the European windstorm series, which affected the British Isles and continental Europe in February 2022, are estimated at €3.739 billion (US$3.8 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. The windstorm …

Markets/Coverages: Nexus Creates Financial Unit; PERILS Expands Its Japan Data; Amber Secures Digital Wallet Cover

Nexus Underwriting Establishes Financial Lines Division, Nexus Frontier Independent specialty managing general agent Nexus Underwriting reports it has formed a new division, Nexus Frontier. Frontier is a financial lines MGA structure for Nexus where fronted insurance arrangements will be housed. …

Insured Losses From Eastern Australia Floods Estimated at A$4B: PERILS

Initial insurance losses for the Eastern Australia floods are estimated at A$3.99 billion (US$2.97 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. The PERILS loss estimate for the floods, which inundated Eastern Australia during …

March 2021 Floods in New South Wales, Queensland Cost Insurers A$688M: PERILS

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has disclosed its fourth and final industry loss estimate for the New South Wales and Queensland floods, which occurred during the period of March 18-24, 2021. The final estimate …

Insurance Losses for October Storms in Southern Australia Estimated at A$1.03B

The initial industry loss estimates for Southern Australia’s severe storms, which occurred during the period of Oct. 28-30, 2021, are A$1.03 billion (US$739 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. In line with …

Insured Price Tag for Europe Windstorm Hendrik-Ignatz (Aurore) Estimated at €311M

Initial insured losses for extratropical windstorm “Hendrik-Ignatz,” also known as “Aurore,” are estimated at €311 million ($352 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. The storm, which affected north-western and central Europe from …

July’s European Floods Generated Largest Non-U.S. Insurance Industry Loss in 2021

The extreme flooding event in Western Europe in mid-July generated the largest insurance industry loss figure so far this year – at current estimates of US$11.0 billion, according to CRESTA, the insurance industry organization that provides a global standard for …