Insurers are set to pay 300-500 million pounds (about US$480-800 million) to cover UK claims related to damage caused by the St Jude's Day storm, Willis Re estimates, keeping profits intact despite the human cost.
The entry of new investors like hedge funds into the reinsurance market is likely to keep prices mostly flat when European customers renew policies in January, despite the industry's losses from superstorm Sandy, broker Willis Re said.
Despite the high winds recorded from Superstorm Sandy, actual wind damage from the storm was surprisingly minor, a report from reinsurance broker Willis Re says.
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