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How Canada’s insured cat losses stack up globally

January 25, 2023 by Alyssa DiSabatino

Severe weather made 2022 the third costliest year on record for Canadian insurers, and the fifth costliest year globally, said a report this week from Aon.  These events point to a severe gap in insurance protection in some parts of

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Expected insured losses from present-day Hurricane Andrew would total US$56 billion: AIR Worldwide

August 21, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

If Hurricane Andrew were to occur today, 25 years after its original landfall, the expected total industry insured losses (based on today’s exposures) would be approximately US$56 billion in the United States, catastrophe risk modelling firm AIR Worldwide reported on

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ICLR to host webinar on lot-level approaches to control urban flood risk and mitigate basement flooding

April 7, 2017 by Canadian Underwriter

The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a webinar in two weeks on lot-level approaches to control urban flood risk and mitigate basement flooding. The webinar on April 21 at 10 a.m. Eastern time is part of

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Global disasters in May, including Fort McMurray wildfire, leading to US$7 billion in claims: Aon Benfield

June 8, 2016 by Canadian Underwriter

Global disasters in May led to at least US$7 billion in claims, including anticipated insured losses in excess of US$3.1 billion from the Fort McMurray wildfire, according to Aon Benfield’s Global Catastrophe Recap for May. The Global Catastrophe Recap report,