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Paul Shedden joins from Sompo International, where he was head of portfolio design, pricing and analytics – global insurance.
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The cat bond market has a high level of exposure to Florida wind risk.
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The flooding is now the costliest nat cat event ever in Australia, with insured losses higher than Cyclone Tracy and Sydney Hailstorm in 1999.
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KCC has added a loading for litigation costs to the storm loss estimate for the first time.
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The Swiss ILS specialist pointed to potential impacts on Floodsmart, Florida indemnity and index-linked bonds.
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The broker’s global head of catastrophe management Dan Dick said that a realistic view on Ian’s loss suggests it would remain an earnings event for (re)insurers.
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RMS pushed the guidance for the Carolinas component of the Ian loss $120mn higher at the mean level up to $1.94bn, as it updated figures on Saturday in private figures to clients.
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Constraints in rebuilding supplies and contractors, inflation and post-event litigation will be key loss amplification drivers.
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Most of the losses will come from wind damage, while storm surge and inland flooding could account for up to $6.5bn in total.
