Allstate Corp. said it incurred an estimated $343 million in pretax catastrophe losses from activity in March, raising the total for the first quarter to $731 million from $1.69 billion in the prior-year period.
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State Farm Suffers $6.3B Net Loss in 2023 Amid ‘Significant’ Boost in Catastrophic Claims
State Farm recorded a net loss of $6.3 billion in 2023 due in part to what the company said was a ‘significant” increase in the severity of damage claims from homeowners’ insurance policyholders.
Allstate Reports Q4 Catastrophe Losses of $68 Million
Property and casualty insurer Allstate Corp reported catastrophe losses for the fourth quarter stood at $68 million before tax.
Insured Global Losses Hit $95 Billion: Munich Re
Worldwide, natural disasters in 2023 resulted in losses of around $250bn (previous year $250bn), with insured losses of $95bn (previous year $125bn). Overall losses tally with the five-year average, while insured losses were slightly below the average figure of $105bn.
New APCIA Survey Shows Nearly Three-Quarters of Homeowners Face Barriers to Increasing the Resiliency of their Home
Recent high profile natural catastrophic events highlight how important mitigation and resiliency are for homeowners and business owners in protecting their property from costly natural disasters.
Global Reinsurers: Mid-Year 2023 Results
The 18 non-life reinsurers monitored by Fitch Ratings posted solid underwriting profits in 1H23 with an aggregate reinsurance combined ratio of 88%. This included moderate losses of 6.7pp from catastrophes.
Liberty Mutual to Stop Offering its BOP in California
Property and casualty insurer Liberty Mutual will stop offering its business owner’s policy (BOP) product in wildfire-prone state California from Oct. 1, in a sign that cost inflation and higher catastrophe losses are pounding insurers’ profits.
Property Insurer Travelers Swings to Loss Following Storms
Travelers posted a net loss of $14 million for the quarter, down from a $551 million net income for the comparable period the year before. The insurance giant reported a near doubling in catastrophe losses to $1.5 billion, compared with $746 million for the second quarter of last year.
Florida Official Accuses Farmers Insurance of ‘Playing Politics’ with Exit, Threatens Retaliation
Farmers’ decision to leave the state of Florida immediately triggered a round of political squabbling. The state’s chief financial officer accused the company of “playing politics” and threatened some sort of unspecified retaliation while Florida Democrats called a press conference to blame Republicans for pushing a “$3 billion handout” to select insurers instead of demanding accountability measures for the industry.
Insurer’s Retreat in Florida Signals Crisis with No Easy Fix
Insurers are trapped in a riddle: In a world where the risk of costly disasters is rising but high premiums are squeezing policyholders and angering state regulators, how can they continue to make money?