4 August 2014Insurance

Caution over complacency

More than 20 years on from the destruction caused by Hurricane Andrew, which ripped through Florida in 1992, killing more than 60 people and causing insured losses of $17 billion, the US property/casualty (P&C) sector is enjoying the rewards of a more benign period for such large scale storms and losses.

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