Windstorm Christian News

Munich Re’s Review of 2013 Cat Losses Focuses on Weather-Related Events

In its annual review of loss events in the past year, Munich Re emphasized the “exceptionally high losses from weather-related catastrophes in Europe and Supertyphoon Haiyan,” which, the report said, “dominated the overall picture of natural catastrophes in 2013. “Floods …

Northern Europe Cleans Up After Extratropical Cyclone Xaver: AIR Report

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has issued a report on the aftermath of Extratropical Cyclone Xaver, which affected large parts of northern Europe, particularly the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, southern Sweden, Poland, and the Czech …

PERILS Initial Loss Estimate for Windstorm Christian is $1.358 Billion

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has issued its initial loss estimate for windstorm Christian, which affected Western and Northern Europe from 27 to 29 October, 2013. The storm is also known as St. Jude …

Windstorm Christian Tops Impact Forecasting’s Monthly Cat Report

In its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap report Impact Forecasting, the catastrophe model development center of excellence at Aon Benfield, highlights the damage caused by Windstorm Christian as it moved across western and northern Europe during the latter half of October, …

AIR Estimates Insured Losses from Europe Windstorm at $2-$3 Billion

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide has estimated that insured losses from Windstorm Christian (known as St. Jude in the UK) will range between €1.5 billion €2.3 billion [$2 to $3 billion], with the majority of insured losses occurring in Denmark …

UPDATE: AIR Worldwide Reports on European Windstorm Christian

Catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide continued its analysis of Windstorm “Christian,” which smashed into southern Britain Monday, October 28, knocking over trees, flooding lowlands, and disrupting land, sea, and air travel. The storm’s official name, “Christian,” was designated by authorities …