HIM raises prospect of worst ever cat year

AIR Worldwide's $40bn-$85bn insured loss range for Hurricane
Maria provides further evidence - as if it were needed - of the
capacity of the 2017 hurricane season to surprise.
The eye-watering estimate will leave (re)insurers scrambling to
get a grasp of their exposures in time to put up their own loss
forecasts for the upcoming third quarter reporting season.
It may also raise questions over the financial stability of
smaller local or regional carriers in the Caribbean after a second...