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PERILS Releases Industry Exposure Database 2020, Now Including Australia Motor

PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has released its Industry Exposure Database 2020. The database contains up-to-date information about property sums insured and the number of risks exposed to natural perils in Australia, Austria, …

CRESTA Updates Risk Accumulation Zones for 2019, Launches Website

CRESTA, the insurance industry organization that provides a standard global system of risk accumulation zones, has announced the release of the CRESTA Zones 2019, which includes updated information for 137 countries, and the launch of a new CRESTA website. Set …

Final Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Friederike/David Estimated at €1.7B: PERILS

The final loss estimate for Extratropical Cyclone Friederike, also known as David, reached €1.672 Billion ($1.906 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. This compares to the previous PERILS loss report of €1.675 …

PERILS Issues Updated Industry Exposure Database for Australia, Europe & Turkey

PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has released a 2018 update of its Industry Exposure Database (IED). The updated country IEDs have again been produced from scratch, based on exposure information received from more …

Europe’s Storm Friederike (aka David) to Cost Insurers €1.5B (US$1.8B): PERILS

The initial insured price tag for Extratropical Cyclone Friederike, also known as David, is an estimated €1.5 billion (US$1.8 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry catastrophe insurance data. The event caused significant property damage across …

PERILS Releases European Windstorm Catalogue (1979-2015)

PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has released a storm catalogue containing the gust footprints of more than 200 of the largest European windstorms from the period 1979 to 2015. The windstorm catalogue was produced …

Australia’s Cyclone Debbie Estimated to Cost Insurers US$825.7M: PERILS

The initial estimate of insured property market losses for Cyclone Debbie is A$1.12 billion (US$825.7 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. Tropical Cyclone Debbie caused significant wind and flood damage across the Australian …

Insured Losses for Europe’s Storm Zeus Estimated at US$200M: PERILS

The initial estimate of insured property market losses for extratropical cyclone Zeus, which mainly hit France on March 6-7, is €192 million (US$200 million), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. Low pressure system …

PERILS Releases Updated Exposure Database

PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, has released the 2017 update of the PERILS Industry Exposure Database (IED). The updated database is composed of more than 200,000 individual data entries defining property sums insured …

PERILS Joins Singapore’s NatCatDAX, Aiming to Close Asia Nat Cat Protection Gap

PERILS, the Zurich-based independent organization providing industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced it has joined the Singapore-based Natural Catastrophe Data and Analytics Exchange (NatCatDAX) Alliance, which has been set up to help increase data availability for natural catastrophe insurance in Asia. …