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Lili damage estimated at US$335 million

October 18, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

The U.S. Insurance Services Office (ISO) is estimating insured damage from Hurricane Lili at US$335 million. The hurricane hit Louisiana and parts of Mississippi in early October.Lili had swept the coast of Mexico as a category 4 hurricane, but was

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Early Lili estimates around $600 million: AIR update

October 4, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

An early update on Hurricane Lili’s impact on Louisiana suggests that losses with be in the billions. An alert from AIR Worldwide Corp. suggests that wind damage from the category 2 hurricane alone could reach US$600 million. The AIR tropical

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Isidore wreaks US$100 million damage on Louisiana (October 01, 2002)

October 1, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

Insurers in Louisiana will be paying out US$100 million in the wake of Tropical Storm Isidore, according to the state’s insurance regulator.Acting insurance commissioner Robert Wooley says the storm, which hit largely in the south part of the state, caused

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Isidore wreaks US$100 million damage on Louisiana (October 01, 2002)

October 1, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

Insurers in Louisiana will be paying out US$100 million in the wake of Tropical Storm Isidore, according to the state’s insurance regulator. Acting insurance commissioner Robert Wooley says the storm, which hit largely in the south part of the state,

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European flood tallies rise as French losses added

September 18, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

The numbers just keeping adding up for European insurers facing flood conditions across the continent in late summer and more recently in France. Recent French flooding could cost insurers $460 million (EUR 300 million), according to preliminary estimates from the

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Canadian reinsurance rates up sharply, says report

September 17, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

Last year’s dismal financial returns for reinsurers have led to a sharp 44.1% increase in reinsurance premiums in 2002, says a report from global reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter.In its study “The World Catastrophe Reinsurance Market 2002”, the brokerage notes that

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European flood damage could cost insurers EUR 1 billion

August 20, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

Losses from flooding throughout Europe could reach EUR 1 billion (Cdn$1.54 billion), suggests a report from Swiss Re.Heavy rainfall has led to flooding in the Black Sea region, and through Germany, Austria, Russia, Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic

Wildfires near Forest Lake, Arizona caused US$120 million in insured damaged.
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Fires/floods cause more than US$2 billion in 2-Q cat losses

August 1, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

A wildfire that ravaged a large area of parkland at the Rodeo-Chediski Complex in Arizona over late June/early July this year is expected to cost insurers about US$120 million, according to loss estimates compiled by the Insurance Services Office (ISO).

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U.K.’s Pool Re goes "all risks" on terrorism coverage

July 25, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

Pool Reinsurance Co. Ltd., the United Kingdom’s government-backed insurance facility for terrorism-related risks, will in future offer a much broader range of cover on an "all risks" basis, reports the Association of British Insurers (ABI). The change in scope of

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Texas flood damage estimated at US$1 billion

July 11, 2002 by Canadian Underwriter

Damage from flooding across Texas is being pegged at US$1 billion, with a death toll of at least 8. Over 30 inches of rainfall has caused flooding over a wide strip of the state starting in the San Antonio area,

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The Risk of Terror: The Shadows of Disaster

October 1, 2001 Linden Rees, president of Insurers Security Services Inc.

The events of September 11th, 2001 not only stunned the majority of mankind through the sheer evil of the acts committed, but served as a clarion call to the U.S. business community of its exposure to the threat of economic terror.

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Newfoundland shores hit by remnants of Gabrielle

September 20, 2001 by Canadian Underwriter

Although the damage has yet to be tallied, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) is advising Newfoundland residents affected by Tropical Storm Gabrielle to find out just what their homeowners’ policies will cover. The storm struck the Avalon Peninsula of