Reuters have a look at how Irma is impacting on insurers, following so closely on the heels of Harvey

Torsten Jeworrek, member of the board of the German reinsurance giant Munich Re sats

On Harvey:

  • loss assessment was "complex"
  • He estimated that insured losses for the global industry would total between $20 billion and $30 billion

For Irma

  • the loss estimates are more severe

The full Reuters piece is here for more