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U.S. Economy Could Skirt Direct Hit From Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy is shaping up to be one of the biggest storms ever to hit the United States but even with the severe damage that is expected, the blow to the economy is seen as short-term. Economists say some of …

RMS Estimates Japan Insured Losses Up to $34 Billion

The March 11 Japan earthquake and tsunami are likely to have caused up to $34 billion in losses for the global insurance industry, catastrophe modeling company RMS said Tuesday. RMS said the magnitude 9.0 quake and subsequent flooding probably caused …

Allied World Comments on Tohoku Earthquake

Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, a global provider of property, casualty and specialty insurance and reinsurance solutions, announced today that it expects approximately $75 million in losses and loss expenses from the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in …

XL’s Japan Quake/Tsunami Loss Estimates-$190 to $290 Million

XL Group plc announced that its preliminary net loss estimates for the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, pretax and net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums, “range from approximately $190 million to $290 million, with approximately 70 percent …