Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Hit $140B as Climate Change ‘Shows Its Claws’ January 9, 2025 By L.S. Howard Insurers saw the third most expensive year for natural catastrophe losses in 2024 – reaching a total of US$140 billion...
Update: Flood Death Toll Rises as Europe Counts Cost of Storm Boris September 16, 2024 By Eamon Akil Farhat, Marton Eder, Piotr Skolimowski and Krystof Chamonikolas Floods ripped through central Europe killing at least 17 people, as governments across the region took emergency measures and prepared...
Insured Losses for Floods in Southern Germany Estimated at €1.6B: PERILS July 18, 2024 The recent floods in southern Germany will cost insurers an estimated €1.568 billion (US$1.7 billion), according to PERILS, the independent...
Southern Germany Floods to Cost Insurers $2.6 Billion-$3.9 Billion: Verisk June 20, 2024 Estimated insured losses from flooding, which hit Southern Germany on May 15-June 5, will range from €2.4 billion (US$2.6 billion)...
Insured Flood Losses in Germany Could Range From US$2.1B to US$3.2B: Moody’s RMS June 14, 2024 Insured losses from floods that hit Central Europe between Thursday, May 30 and Monday, June 3 will likely fall within...
Insurers Expect Major Loss Event From Floods in Southern Germany June 4, 2024 Insurers are preparing for an above-average loss event as a result of floods in southern Germany. “The pictures from Bavaria...
Extreme Weather in Germany Costs Insurers US$5.4 Billion in 2023: GDV December 29, 2023 Extreme weather in Germany again caused high insurance claims this year, with an estimated price tag of €4.9 billion (US$5.4...
European Floods in Mid-July Cost Insurers $12B, Topping Non-U.S. Events in 2021 January 4, 2022 The most significant non-U.S. loss event in 2021 was the mid-July flooding in Western Europe, according to CRESTA, the Zurich-based...
Munich Re, Hannover Re Expect Rising Prices After Floods in Germany October 18, 2021 German reinsurance companies Munich Re and Hannover Rueck said on Monday they expect rising prices for their business in Europe...
German Insurers’ 2021 Claims Could Reach €11.5B ($13.6B) After Floods, Hail September 2, 2021 German insurers face claims of about 11.5 billion euros ($13.6 billion) in 2021 after extensive flooding and hail storms, Germany’s...