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Allstate’s total pre-tax cat losses for H1 2024 were $2.85bn versus an estimated $4.39bn in H1 2023. -
Most of the losses occurred in Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg.
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The losses come ahead of an expected active Atlantic hurricane season.
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The biggest losses were from wind damage after the storm’s Texas landfall.
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Uncertainty around the quantum remains due to policy deductible variation.
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Insurers' losses will likely be low and readily absorbed by their earnings.
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Chief science officer Steve Bowen said it was still too early to provide precise insured-loss estimates.
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Houston mayor John Whitmire said: “We woke up this morning on the dirty side of a dirty hurricane.”
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Beryl has been downgraded to a tropical storm but is still life-threatening, with news media reporting two deaths so far.
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According to BMS, Hurricane Beryl is likely to be a retained event for most insurance carriers.
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Insured losses could be less than $1bn if current NHC forecasts are accurate.
