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Bankrupt California insurance company may face state takeover

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018 Marc

Regulators move to take over an insurer unable to pay its wildfire claims following massive destruction. A California insurance company bankrupted by the Camp Fire and other wildfires may be taken over by the state. Regulators have made their first moves toward a takeover after wildfires raged through the state, destroying over 13,000 homes. Merced Property & Casualty Company was unable to keep up with the cost of its policyholder claims. The California insurance company was pushed into insolvency by the wildfire sparked on November 8, 2018. That same fire…

Insured Hurricane Michael losses estimates as high as $8 billion

October 15, 2018October 14, 2018 H. Cutner

The devastating storm crashed through 4 states, leaving the most damage behind in Florida. The insured Hurricane Michael losses could be as high as $8 billion, according to Karen Clark & Company. The Boston-based firm is an insurance company that creates catastrophe models. The insured losses estimate includes the privately insured storm surge and wind property damage. The Karen Clark & Company (KCC) insured Hurricane Michael loss estimates included those to residential, commercial and industrial properties as well as vehicles. The estimates include damage from wind and storm surge. That…

Total Hurricane Florence damage estimates now up to 11 figures

October 10, 2018October 9, 2018 Logan B.

The home and business property damage done from the storm’s flooding is notably higher than expected. The estimated Hurricane Florence damage total from the extreme flooding is considerably higher than previously predicted. The water and wind has left damage that is now estimated to be in the 11 figure range. Repairs from the damage that slammed the Carolinas and Virginia will be very costly. North Carolina was hit with the majority of the Hurricane Florence damage. It faced days of downpours. Lawmakers have been meeting this week to discuss the…

Storm insurance losses from Hurricane Florence may reach $5 billion

September 27, 2018September 26, 2018 H. Cutner

North and South Carolina are still in only the earliest stages of gauging the wind and water damage. Analysts are beginning to attempt to determine what the storm insurance losses from Hurricane Florence will be, even at this early stage. Regions of both North and South Carolina are just getting started in determining the extent of the damage left behind by the massive Atlantic storm. Early estimates may not necessarily reflect final totals, but the industry is trying to get a hold of the numbers. Risk Management Solutions (RMS) has…

Canadian tornado insurance industry issues recommendations to victims

September 26, 2018September 25, 2018 Julie Campbell

Residential areas in Canada’s capital region were struck by a massive twister this weekend. The Canadian tornado insurance industry has issued advice to the region of Ottawa, Ontario and Gatineau, Quebec, which was struck by severe weather over the weekend. The insurance industry is telling affected residents to document absolutely everything during cleanup. Severe weather has already caused nearly $1 billion in insured damage this year in the province of Ontario alone. Now, the country’s capital, Ottawa, and the city across the river from Ottawa, Gatineau, has been hit by…