Gallagher Re: Insured Losses From Hurricane Debby to Be ‘Very Manageable’
Wind and water-related losses could cost insurers between $1 billion and $2 billion. Fewer active insurance policies were partly why the losses would be so low, the reinsurance broker’s report said.
Related: Weather Service: Extreme Flood Risk Increasing in Next Few Days from Debby
The findings could reassure those worried about the hit to the industry which has been liable for billions of dollars in claims due to weather-related disasters over the past few years.
Increasingly frequent storms and wildfires have also prompted some players to retreat from geographies prone to extreme weather events.
Related: Storm Debby Threatens Carolinas With Possible Floods, Tornados
Debby made landfall on Thursday for a second time this week, in South Carolina, days after slamming into Florida as a Category 1 hurricane. It has left at least seven people dead.
It was downgraded to a tropical depression on Thursday.
Related: AccuWeather: Tropical Threat Developing in Atlantic Could be Next Named Storm
Gallagher warned its estimates for the insured losses were preliminary and subject to change.
(Reporting by Nishant in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
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