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In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, the 2017 hurricane season is projected to be the most expensive in history, with total estimated economic losses exceeding $200 billion.

According to a new report from MacKinsey & Company, each of these three major hurricanes are expected to rank among the 10 most costly insured natural catastrophes on record globally.

Based on their research, McKinsey & Company anticipates that these record-breaking disasters will have a number of effects on the insurance industry.

Here are the key effects of 2017’s historic hurricane season, as outlined by McKinsey & Company researchers:

        • These disasters will, for most insurers and reinsurers, be a story of earnings volatility and not of capital due to the record-high surplus of the U.S. property and casualty industry.
        • Personal-auto and business-interruption insurance will be the biggest unexpected losses, given that flooding is typically not covered in homeowners’ contracts.
        • These consecutive disasters will stress insurance operations, including large-volume claim management and loss creeps, due to spikes in adjustment expense.
        • In the coming months, insurers will likely face a significant consumer experience and public relations risk. Insurers need to go into crisis-management mode and deliberately and proactively address the risk, starting now.
        • The long-term impact on premium rates will depend on the willingness of investors to recapitalize and continue to invest. If investors get scared by a new trend of increased losses in the wake of natural disasters, rate increases may be substantial and contribute to the ending of a prolonged soft cycle.
      • Please read the full article below;
      • http://www.propertycasualty360.com/2018/01/09/lessons-and-consequences-of-the-record-setting-201?eNL=5a5633b1140ba01a4996dd35&utm_source=PC360_PersonalLinesPro&utm_medium=EMC-Email_editorial&utm_campaign=01102018
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