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Potential super El Niño reshapes 2026 hurricane season risk for insurers

Forecasters expect below-average Atlantic activity, but warn that landfall uncertainty and Pacific cyclone risk remain material

Insurers almost in hot water thanks to all that hot water this hurricane season

Hot oceans supercharged storms, but steering currents kept the worst away from US exposures

Hurricane Milton insured losses estimated at $30-50bn, says Fitch

Insurers brace for significant wind-related claims but event will not affect credit ratings

Cat 5 Beryl sets the tone for an intense Atlantic hurricane season

But insurers should not be surprised by the hurricane's emergence

CoreLogic estimates $10-15bn insurable losses from hurricane Otis

"Monumental" miss by weather models on hurricane Otis

Hurricane provides new data point for rapid storm intensification, says James Cosgrove from Moody's RMS

Hurricane Idalia makes landfall and batters Florida

Extreme rainfall and storm surge accompany high winds

Conditions ripe for hurricane Idalia to intensify

Record-warm sea surface temperatures set to increase the storm's impacts

Gallagher Re: above-average nat cat insured losses in H1

The broker said severe convective storms dominated insurance industry payouts

US severe storm insured losses in Q1 surpass $10bn

Moody's RMS experts say more severe weather in the US is likely in the coming months