颶風米爾頓正在逼近佛羅里達州,對于尚未從颶風海倫妮造成的損失中恢復過來的成百上千萬當地居民和保險公司而言,這場4級颶風可能造成災難性的影響。
富國銀行(Wells Fargo)在一份研究報告中表示:“颶風米爾頓將造成超過百億美元保險損失?!边@份報告預估的損失將達到100億至1,000億美元。但按照基準情景預估,損失規模為200億美元。富國銀行表示,無論如何,市場價格似乎將500億美元損失考慮在內。
但這對于保險公司和再保險公司意味著什么?對于它們的盈利會有哪些影響?在損失超過500億美元的情景下,按照富國銀行的保險范圍計算,這相當于3.5%的股權和106%的第四季度收益,或者全年收益的20%。富國銀行的報告顯示,基準情景顯然更加樂觀,損失金額相當于約1.5%的股權和43%的第四季度收益,或全年收益的8%。而且,富國銀行表示,颶風米爾頓和海倫妮結束后,再保險費率將提高,這可能意味著業主需要支付更高保費。
據CoreLogic估算,9月末形成的颶風海倫妮以4級颶風的形式席卷了佛羅里達州的部分地區,造成的有保險和無保險洪水與風災損失總額為305億至475億美元。此外,穆迪(Moody’s)估計颶風海倫妮在美國私人市場造成的保險損失為80億至140億美元,最可靠的估計為110億美元。去年,美國共發生了28次天氣和氣候災難,共造成了約930億美元損失。
今年的颶風季還將持續兩個月時間,已經有多個颶風登陸美國。自上世紀80年代以來,美國每年平均發生約8次嚴重天氣事件,造成的損失至少高達10億美元。過去5年,造成至少10億美元損失的嚴重天氣事件的平均次數不斷攀升,截至去年10月已達到18次。CoreLogic的首席創新官約翰·羅杰斯當時曾告訴我,情況只會越來越糟。羅杰斯說道:“可惜,嚴重天氣事件可能變得更嚴重,發生頻率更高。”
所以我們才會看到保險商紛紛逃離佛羅里達州。對于保險公司而言,佛羅里達州是一個極具挑戰性的市場;它們無法管理風險敞口;它們早已表明了態度。而佛羅里達州以及其他地區的業主和小房東,要么找不到保險,要么負擔不起保險,而且即使他們可以投保,也要支付更高的保費。在全美范圍內,單戶住宅的平均財產保險保費比四年前上漲了52%;根據所在地不同,實際支付金額可能更高。
這導致不可保險財產增多。今年發布的一份報告發現,三年前,無保險房屋約1.6萬億美元的財產價值面臨風險,有610萬業主沒有購買保險。隨著保險問題變得更加突出,情況可能已經惡化。想想看,你現在可以在Zillow上查找房屋,它會向你展示房屋存在的氣候風險。(財富中文網)
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
颶風米爾頓正在逼近佛羅里達州,對于尚未從颶風海倫妮造成的損失中恢復過來的成百上千萬當地居民和保險公司而言,這場4級颶風可能造成災難性的影響。
富國銀行(Wells Fargo)在一份研究報告中表示:“颶風米爾頓將造成超過百億美元保險損失?!边@份報告預估的損失將達到100億至1,000億美元。但按照基準情景預估,損失規模為200億美元。富國銀行表示,無論如何,市場價格似乎將500億美元損失考慮在內。
但這對于保險公司和再保險公司意味著什么?對于它們的盈利會有哪些影響?在損失超過500億美元的情景下,按照富國銀行的保險范圍計算,這相當于3.5%的股權和106%的第四季度收益,或者全年收益的20%。富國銀行的報告顯示,基準情景顯然更加樂觀,損失金額相當于約1.5%的股權和43%的第四季度收益,或全年收益的8%。而且,富國銀行表示,颶風米爾頓和海倫妮結束后,再保險費率將提高,這可能意味著業主需要支付更高保費。
據CoreLogic估算,9月末形成的颶風海倫妮以4級颶風的形式席卷了佛羅里達州的部分地區,造成的有保險和無保險洪水與風災損失總額為305億至475億美元。此外,穆迪(Moody’s)估計颶風海倫妮在美國私人市場造成的保險損失為80億至140億美元,最可靠的估計為110億美元。去年,美國共發生了28次天氣和氣候災難,共造成了約930億美元損失。
今年的颶風季還將持續兩個月時間,已經有多個颶風登陸美國。自上世紀80年代以來,美國每年平均發生約8次嚴重天氣事件,造成的損失至少高達10億美元。過去5年,造成至少10億美元損失的嚴重天氣事件的平均次數不斷攀升,截至去年10月已達到18次。CoreLogic的首席創新官約翰·羅杰斯當時曾告訴我,情況只會越來越糟。羅杰斯說道:“可惜,嚴重天氣事件可能變得更嚴重,發生頻率更高?!?/p>
所以我們才會看到保險商紛紛逃離佛羅里達州。對于保險公司而言,佛羅里達州是一個極具挑戰性的市場;它們無法管理風險敞口;它們早已表明了態度。而佛羅里達州以及其他地區的業主和小房東,要么找不到保險,要么負擔不起保險,而且即使他們可以投保,也要支付更高的保費。在全美范圍內,單戶住宅的平均財產保險保費比四年前上漲了52%;根據所在地不同,實際支付金額可能更高。
這導致不可保險財產增多。今年發布的一份報告發現,三年前,無保險房屋約1.6萬億美元的財產價值面臨風險,有610萬業主沒有購買保險。隨著保險問題變得更加突出,情況可能已經惡化。想想看,你現在可以在Zillow上查找房屋,它會向你展示房屋存在的氣候風險。(財富中文網)
譯者:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
Hurricane Milton is barreling toward Florida, and the category 4 storm could be catastrophic for millions of people and insurers who are still recovering from Hurricane Helene.
“Milton should be a double-digit billion insured loss,” Wells Fargo said in a research note, estimating those losses could be anywhere between $10 billion and $100 billion. Its base case, however, is $20 billion worth of losses. Either way, the market seems to be pricing in more than $50 billion in losses, the bank said.
But what does that mean for insurers and reinsurers and their bottom line? In a more than $50 billion loss scenario, in terms of Wells Fargo’s coverage, it could equate to 3.5% of equity and 106% of fourth-quarter earnings, or 20% of earnings for the entire year. Obviously the bank’s base-case scenario would be better, amounting to roughly 1.5% of equity and 43% of fourth-quarter earnings, or 8% of full-year earnings, per the note. Not to mention, reinsurance rates could rise on the back of Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene, Wells Fargo said, which would essentially mean higher premiums for homeowners.
Hurricane Helene, which formed in the late days of September and hit parts of Florida as a category 4 storm, resulted in between $30.5 billion and $47.5 billion of total insured and uninsured, flood and wind losses, according to CoreLogic. Additionally, Moody’s estimates total U.S. private market insured losses from Hurricane Helene to be between $8 billion and $14 billion, with a best estimate of $11 billion. Last year there were 28 weather and climate disasters, amounting to about $93 billion in damages.
There are about two more months of hurricane season, and multiple hurricanes have already made landfall. Since the 1980s, the country has averaged around eight major weather events per year that caused at least $1 billion in damage. In the past five years the average number of major weather events causing at least a billion dollars in damage has climbed, reaching 18 as of last October. At the time, John Rogers, chief innovation officer at CoreLogic, told me it was only going to get worse. “The severity and frequency of major weather events, unfortunately, is likely to go up,” Rogers said.
It’s why we’re seeing insurers fleeing Florida. The market is too challenging for them; they can’t manage the risk exposure; they’ve said it all. And homeowners and small landlords in Florida and beyond, well, they either can’t find or afford coverage, and if they can, they’re dealing with much higher premiums. Across the country, the average property insurance payment for single-family homes is 52% higher than it was four years ago; the actual payment can be higher depending on where you live.
It’s given rise to uninsurable properties. An estimated $1.6 trillion in property value of uninsured homes was at risk three years ago and 6.1 million homeowners were uninsured, a report published this year found. The situation has likely worsened as insurance woes are becoming more prominent. Just think, you can now look up homes in Zillow, and it will present you with climate risks.