Reinsurer May Intervene in MGA Agreement Dispute, La Federal Judge Rules harrismartin.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from harrismartin.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Until recently, property insurers who paid a binding appraisal award in Texas were almost certain to end a matter by doing so, with respect to both breach-of-contract claims and all.
Insurers Have Paid Nearly $1.7B Property, Auto Claims from Texas Winter Storm April 19, 2021
As of late March, Texas policyholders had filed 386,108 property and auto insurance claims related to the winter storm that blanketed the state in mid-February.
That number reflects preliminary results from a data call issued February 26 to property and auto insurers by the Texas Department of Insurance seeking information on claims stemming from the storm that impacted the state Feb. 11 – 19.
TDI has released a report, February 2021 Winter Storm Survey Data Industry Aggregate Results for Texas, that shows insurer-reported claims information as of March 26.
The report is based on data submitted by 85% of the state’s property insurance market and 94% of the auto insurance market. It shows insurers have paid out $1,673.9 billion on 186,982 combined residential property, commercial property and auto insurance claims.
Business Moves
Arch, Coalition
Arch Insurance North America and Coalition have formed a multi-year partnership to provide Coalition with long-term capacity for its U.S. and Canada Cyber and Technology Errors & Omissions insurance programs. The capacity will be available through Arch Insurance North America’s carriers.
The partnership with Arch will support Coalition, a provider of cyber insurance and security tools to help businesses manage and mitigate cyber risk, as it continues to grow. Over the past year, Coalition has grown to more than $150 million of run-rate gross written premium (GWP) and serves more than 41,000 organizations. Coalition uses an analytics-based approach and in-house cybersecurity services in addressing cyber risk.
Winter Storm Uri Losses in Texas Expected in $10B – $20B Range March 1, 2021
It’s likely that insured losses in Texas from Winter Storm Uri, which overwhelmed the state in mid-February, will climb into the $10 billion to $20 billion range, according to catastrophe modelers and insurance industry market analysts.
Losses from Uri may be “somewhat comparable to those from Hurricane Harvey, which was a Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017,” according to S&P Global ratings. The market intelligence organization said in a Feb. 26 media release, however, that it was still “too early to accurately quantify the insured losses given the complexity of the event.”