Hurricane

AlphaCat investors picked up $18mn of losses in the fourth quarter from Hurricane Matthew and the Kaikoura New Zealand earthquake

XL Bermuda's Galilei cat bonds have helped the insurer reduce its probable maximum loss (PML) from a North American windstorm by 20-30 percent for 2017, according to president of property and casualty Greg Hendrick.

RenaissanceRe grew its Upsilon funds platform by a net $92.3mn in January, it disclosed in fourth quarter results that included $60.1mn of losses from Hurricane Matthew

An insurance-linked securities (ILS) regime in the UK would improve the London market's ability to respond in the event of a major loss, according to Inge Beale, CEO of Lloyd's of London.

The London market could withstand a scenario of two subsequent major catastrophe losses costing $200bn in total, according to a white paper from an industry steering group.

Markel Catco said that claims from last year's Hurricane Matthew and the Kaikoura, New Zealand earthquake had each taken 1 percentage point off its returns for 2016

The Blue Capital Global Reinsurance fund reported a 2016 annual return of 8.26 percent, down from 9.6 percent in 2015, after taking losses from Hurricane Matthew and the Canadian wildfires.

A leading insurer in the Bahamas has reduced its Hurricane Matthew loss estimate by a fifth to $80mn, before reinsurance recoveries, according to reports.

New research suggests that in periods of active Atlantic hurricane activity a "buffer zone" surrounds the southern US coastline that helps to curb landfalling storms.

An upcoming payout from the Gator Re cat bond is on track to make tornado losses more costly for ILS investors than the sector's hurricane claims to date.

As a New Zealander, I grew up accustomed to watching rugby players crash around the field armed with little more than a bit of strapping on their ears.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation has said that insured losses from Hurricane Matthew have increased over 10 percent to $803mn.