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Hurricane Sandy is expected to cost The Hartford $370 million in total claims, before tax, the property-casualty insurer said Tuesday.
The Hartford Financial Services Group has reinsurance to cover part of that, and expects the company’s losses from the storm will be $350 million before tax, net of reinsurance.
Hurricane Sandy is estimated to cost The Travelers Cos. $650 million after the company accounts for tax and reinsurance.
Reinsurance is insurance for insurers, covering insured costs if the dollar amount reaches a certain level.
The Travelers Cos. reported soaring profits for the third-quarter Thursday as the company benefited from its ability to retain customers while raising prices, and it was spared by a relatively calm hurricane season.
Net income for the three-month period ending Sept. 30 was $864 million, or $2.21 per diluted share, compared with $333 million, or [...]
Climate change increased the number of hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather-related catastrophes by nearly five times in North America during the past 30 years, according to research published Wednesday by the world’s largest reinsurer, Munich Re.
The German reinsurer said that “nowhere in the world is the rising number of natural catastrophes more evident than [...]
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