Axis faces $130m nat cat loss in fourth quarter
Axis Capital estimates it will take a $130m hit as a result of fourth quarter catastrophe and weather-related losses.
The estimate ups the insurers initial figure of loses from the October 2017 Northern California wildfires from $35m to $45m to $54m.
The figure also includes a preliminary loss estimate for the
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