Hurricane

Average ILS returns reached 1.03 percent in September on the Eurekahedge ILS Advisers Index, in the strongest monthly performance in the past two years

Everest Re said it could bear a net fourth quarter loss of between $75mn and $200mn from Hurricane Matthew, based on a modelled industry loss of $3bn-$9bn, which it could absorb within quarterly earnings

Prospective returns on equity (RoEs) from US homeowners' insurance business have fallen in 2016 for the first time since 2011, according to Aon Benfield.

The official tally of Hurricane Matthew-related claims within Florida reached $549mn this week, with most of the total tied to residential property damage.

RMS has estimated US insured losses from Hurricane Matthew will fall between $1.5bn and $5bn, making it the costliest Atlantic hurricane for the (re)insurance industry since Sandy in 2012, but a far more modest hit than had initially been feared.

The Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund (FHCF) has said it expects only small charges resulting from hurricanes Matthew and Hermine

Barbados, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines have received payouts from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) totalling $4.8mn for excess rainfall from Hurricane Matthew

Florida state authorities have recorded claims totalling $454mn from Hurricane Matthew, according to regulators.

Cat bond prices in secondary trading had recovered to pre-Hurricane Matthew levels by the end of last week (14 October), rising by 1.57 percent to 95.53 as the storm's impact proved to be less severe than anticipated.

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation is keeping a running score of Hurricane Matthew claims reported by insurers within the state, with preliminary figures released earlier this week showing 39,302 claims that would produce insured losses of $218mn

Hurricane Nicole has strengthened into a Category 4 storm and is due to hit Bermuda on Thursday, the US National Hurricane Center said.

The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) will make $8mn in additional payments to Haiti, Barbados, Saint Lucia and St Vincent and the Grenadines after Hurricane Matthew triggered their excess rainfall policies