US attack claims rise
Impact on Bermuda's
insurance industry
Counting the cost to Bermuda
Below is the list of insurers and reinsurers in Bermuda that have acknowledged exposure to claims related tothe destruction of the attacks in the United States, along with their early estimates for the amount they expect to pay out where applicable.
Ratings agencies ana analysts now expect the attack to cost insurers world-wide between $20 billion and $30 billion, making it the most expensive insured event to date. However it may take years for the full cost to become clear.
Bermuda Re/insurers
XL Capital: $600 to $700 million.
ACE: $400 million
Partner Re: $350 to $400 million.
IPC Holdings: $75 million.
PXRE: $30 and $35 million.
Trenwick: $50 and $75 million
Everest Re: $75 million
ESG Re: $1 million
Total: low estimate: $1.581 billion high estimate: $1.761 billion
Minimal Impact
Stockton Re: Dan Malloy, President and CEO said: "I do not think that we are going to be that affected. But a lot of our clients and our intermediaries are affected."
Max Re: Press Statement: "Max Re does not expect a significant claims impact from these events."
Scandinavian Re: Senior Vice President Ed Jordan, said that the company did not expect the disaster to have much impact on its bottom line.
Scottish Annuity & Life Holdings: Said it expected minimal exposure to losses from the terrorist attack because they do not reinsure any group insurance plans or corporate owned life insurance products.
Imagine Insurance Company: Said it does not anticipate experiencing any material losses associated with the recent terrorist attacks.
Mutual Risk Management: Said impact would be minimal.
Commercial Risk Re: Said attacks will not have a material impact as it has limited exposure.
Still Counting the Cost
Alea Group said it did not have any statement at the moment, as it was still counting costs.
Overseas Partners Ltd.
Renaissance Re: Said its share of losses would be significantly smaller would be indicated by its market share, and will still report a profit for the third quarter. It will report on full impact later
Other property and liability insurers around the world claims estimates so far
Munich Re: (Germany) $900 million
Swiss Re: (Switzerland) $730 million
Employer's Re: (U.S.) $600 million
Allianz: (Germany) $630 million
AIG: (U.S.) $500 million
Generali: (Italy) $450 million.
Axa: (France) $300 to $400 million
Zurich Financial: (Switzerland) under $400 million
Hannover Re: (Germany) $365 million
CNA Financial: (U.S.) $200 to $350 million
Royal Sun Alliance (Britain) $220 million
SCOR: (France) $150 to $200 million
One Beacon: (U.S.) up to $175 million
Chubb: (U.S.) $100 to $200 million
Fairfax Financial: (Canada) $100 million to $125 million
Markel: (U.S.) up to $75 million
CGNU: (Britain) up to $51 million
