US winter storms to hit Q1 profits with primary insurers expected to absorb losses: AM Best

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Reinsurance News - Feb 26, 2026

Losses from two major winter storms in the United States – Fern in January and Hernando in February – are expected to result in a significant decline in underwriting profits for the first quarter of 2026, but the impact will be less severe than the California wildfires of 2025, according...

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