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US flood insurance: new model, new hope?
04 April 2019The federal flood insurance system has been setting milestones in mismanagement since it was introduced in 1968. Will a new risk model and other guidance improve the situation, and allow private insurers to participate? Sarfraz Thind reports
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California wildfire losses could hit $13bn
07 December 2018Over 90 people died in November’s Camp and Woolsey infernos that struck California
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RMS maintains edge over AIR Worldwide in Bermuda market
06 December 2018More than 80% of firms report licensing RMS cat models in 2017
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Woolsey fire will cost insurers $2.5bn or more, AIR estimates
03 December 2018Firefighting guns-for-hire now expect to battle US blazes all year round
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California facing $19bn in wildfire losses
28 November 2018Corelogic estimate covers insured and uninsured losses
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Home reconstruction costs from California wildfires could total $18bn
13 November 2018CoreLogic says wildfire events are more likely to cause total loss to structures affected.
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Hurricane Michael to cost insurers $6bn-10bn, says AIR Worldwide
15 October 2018Estimates do not include losses paid out by the National Flood Insurance Program
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AIR Worldwide warns of likely $4.6bn Florence insured losses
18 September 2018Florence was downgraded to a tropical depression earlier this week but still brought destructive flooding
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Insurers facing $2.5bn Florence bill
17 September 2018Tropical depression Florence continues to pose a major flood threat in North Carolina
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US braced for large losses from hurricane Florence
11 September 2018The storm is set to make landfall in North Carolina by Friday