Tag: Guy Carpenter

State Farm Faces Unprecedented Claims Surge as Hurricane Beryl Breaks Records

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State Farm Claims soar from hurricane damage

Hurricane Beryl Smashes Records, Unleashing Insurance Claim Surge Hurricane Beryl has left an unprecedented mark in its wake, driving State Farm to handle over 16,000 insurance claims—a record for the company. This surge in claims was set off when Beryl struck Texas, marking the first U.S. landfall of the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season, according to a report by AM Best. The financial fallout from this historic storm is projected to reach into the billions, reflecting widespread damage to properties and vehicles across multiple states. Initially impacting the U.S. as a…

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COVID-19 pandemic crisis may be the most expensive event for US insurance

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Most Expensive Event - Costs - US dollars

Though uncertainty remains regarding the final cost, the coronavirus will be among the costliest. The final total is far from known for the insurance and reinsurance industry in terms of the cost of the pandemic crisis, but it is expected to be one of the most expensive event price tags in history. A new report published by reinsurance broker Guy Carpenter points to record costs. The pandemic is particularly dangerous because of two primary factors. The first is that it comes with ongoing potential for causing unexpected and unpredictable loss…

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Insurance industry encouraged to focus on terrorism risk

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Terrorism Risk Insurance industry

Insurers are encouraged to address this issue as it is producing growing economic losses. Rising economic losses resulting from terrorism risk require the insurance industry’s attention. This, according to the Guy Carpenter & Co LLC reinsurance broker, which recently released a report on the topic. The cost of terrorism is estimated to be in the hundreds of billions of dollars worldwide. For example, from 2004 through 2016, the terrorism risk cost the European Union over $200 billion. Even the United Kingdom alone lost nearly $50 billion to the expenses associated…

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