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Catastrophe’s caused by the recent spell of severe thunderstorm convective weather which resulted in record breaking formation of tornadoes across much of the U.S. midwest and south are likely to cost insurer Allstate as much as $1.4 billion in losses. That’s a lot for one company from an event which has only been estimated to […]

We were incorrect in our assessment earlier that the Mariah Re Ltd. catastrophe bond, which is exposed solely to severe thunderstorm risks (including tornado), was unlikely to be affected by the recent spell of severe convective weather in the U.S. It transpires that due to exposure in the state of Missouri losses have qualified as […]

The tornado and severe thunderstorm outbreak which struck southern and midwestern States in the U.S. between the 22nd to 28th April could cost as much as $5.5 billion in insured losses according to risk modeller AIR Worldwide. This estimate includes damage to residential, commercial and industrial properties and auto losses.

Aon Benfield agree with industry estimates for insured losses caused by the outbreak of severe convective weather across the U.S. in April. The record breaking thunderstorm and tornado outbreaks have caused devastation across U.S. midwest and southeastern states during the past month.

The recent U.S. midwest tornado outbreak is set to go down in history as one of the most active starts to the convective storm season and one of the most damaging on record as early loss estimates begin to be reported. The last two weeks have seen a huge number of convective storms which have […]

Tornado activity over the last week has eclipsed all records for the number of recorded tornadoes recorded and that weather trend looks set to continue for the next few days according to an informative report from risk modelling company EQECAT. A weather system tracking east across the U.S. has generated reports of 267 tornado touchdowns […]