Argo Group Estimates Preliminary Sandy Losses between $45 – $55 Million

The Bermuda-based Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd. announced that it expects its 2012 fourth quarter results to include pre-tax catastrophe losses, related to Hurricane Sandy, of between $45 million and $55 million, net of reinsurance and reinstatement premiums.

The bulletin noted that in reaching this estimate, “the Company has relied on information currently available from portfolio modeling and assessments of the exposures insured under individual policies and industry loss estimates. Due to the preliminary nature of the information used to determine this estimate, the ultimate cost to the Company from this event may differ materially from the foregoing estimate”.

Source: Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.