From Convective Storms to Flood: The Growing Impact of Secondary Insurance Perils
The insurance industry is increasingly communicating with policyholders and the public about non-peak perils as more severe events and losses occur.
Non-peak peril trends include inflation, exposure growth, suburban sprawl, deferred maintenance, building in the Wildland-Urban Interface, increased precipitation, extreme heat waves, and social phenomena like "neighboritis" and legal system abuse.
Primary insurers should take a comprehensive approach to mitigate non-peak peril risk.
2023 was a "quiet record year" with $93 billion in total insurance losses related to natural catastrophes, despite no major headline storms.
Underwriting is no longer as simple as relying on tools or models to generate an adequate number.