Insurance industry could face losses of $5 billion from storms

tornado insurance Oklahoma

American insurers may be facing a growing number of severe weather issues such as tornadoes. According to the disaster modeling company, Eqecat, the United States insurance industry could find that the insured losses from severe storms and tornadoes that occurred last week may come with a bill of $5 billion. The estimate from the firm falls within a range of $2 billion to $5 billion, with most linked to the Moore tornado. Though this is still quite early after the Moore, Oklahoma tornado from May 20, for the insurance industry…

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Crop insurance news shows debate rages on over subsidy

Crop Insurance

Farmers want to continue to cover themselves against falling prices and losses with the help of the government. Corn and soybean farmers, especially, have been enjoying this type of arrangement for their crops for many years, and the latest insurance news is showing that this might improve. Congress currently has a farm bill before it, which includes a provision that will likely come with an annual cost of approximately $3 billion, that would help farmers to cover the losses they incur ahead of the coverage of their own policy coverage.…

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