All Catastrophe articles – Page 28
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$2bn losses expected as Dean batters Jamaica
Cat 5 Hurricane Dean is expected to intensify as it heads towards Cayman
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RMS and Insight form new underwriting service
The new venture provides US property insurers with direct access to RMS models and Insight’s analytics
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Dean bears down on Jamaica
Dean is expected to become a major hurricane by the time it reaches Jamaica on Sunday, warns AIR
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AnalysisMexico braces for cat 4 Dean
Dean is expected to make landfall in Mexico in four days time as a category 4 storm
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Online only330 dead as major earthquake hits Peru
AIR estimates that insured losses from the earthquake are not likely to exceed $1bn.
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Allstate Floridian on negative outlook
The property insurer's gross and net probable maximum loss remains high, concludes AM Best
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Online onlyPCI backs Katrina claims handling
A report has found that there was "no evidence that wind damages were improperly attributed to flooding"
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Online onlyFlorida regulator denies rate filings
The Florida insurance regulator has denied the rate requests of three insurers for “not substantially lowering their prices”
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99% of Katrina claims settled
The Insurance Information Institute has revealed how few Katrina claims remain in dispute
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Dean likely to threaten US
Tropical Storm Dean likely to become a hurricane and could threaten the Gulf, says Carvill
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AnalysisNo lasting damage… for insurers
Anticipated homeowner rate hikes belie healthy insurer balance sheets
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Online onlyFirst real storm threat to Gulf
Tropical Storm Dean is gathering strength and could be the first major storm of the season to enter the Gulf
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Flossie weakens as it nears Hawaii
Hurricane Flossie weakens into a category 2 hurricane with AIR forecasting no “significant insured losses”
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Online onlyHawaii braces for cat 4 Flossie
Hurricane Flossie is bearing down on Hawaii with maximum sustained winds of 140mph
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Credit Suisse firm licenses AIR model
Financial institution will use model to manage cat bond risk
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Karen Clark unveils new company
Karen Clark & Company to offer modelling consultancy services
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AnalysisNote of caution
Can the ongoing profit march of the reinsurance industry continue unabated?
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Online onlyFlood exposures hit Flagstone results
Flagstone announces new sidecar deal as flood losses see its Q2 profits dip dramatically
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Online onlySyndicates brace for soft market
Several Lloyd’s syndicates propose to reduce their capacity in 2008
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Online onlyConcerns over US cat fund bill
A new bill proposing a national catastrophe fund requires “a healthy amount of scepticism” warns Bob Hartwig
