US Nuclear Verdicts Break Records and Drive Social Inflation to 7% in 2023: Report September 11, 2024 By L.S. Howard Nuclear verdicts in the United States are breaking records with 27 court cases each awarding compensation of more than US$100...
Floods Drive Economic Losses in 2021, but Only 25% of Risks Are Insured: Swiss Re March 30, 2022 By L.S. Howard More than 50 severe flood events around the world caused combined economic losses of US$82 billion in 2021, while insured...
Global P/C Premiums Likely to Double by 2040, but Motor Growth Will Slow: Swiss Re September 8, 2021 By L.S. Howard Global property/casualty premiums are expected to more than double to US$4.3 trillion in 2040 from US$1.8 trillion in 2020 –...
COVID Crisis Cuts Global Macro Resilience, Raises Insurance Protection Gap: Swiss Re June 16, 2021 By L.S. Howard The COVID-19 crisis reduced overall global macro resilience – or the ability of societies to absorb shocks – by 18%...
Failure of Many ‘Zombie’ Companies Likely to Keep Insurance Rates Rising: Swiss Re June 8, 2021 By Alwyn Scott The expectation that hundreds of so-called zombie companies will fail over the next few years and drag on the economy...
Global Policymakers Must Focus on Strengthening Economic Resilience: Swiss Re August 27, 2019 By Michelle Jamrisko A decade after the last financial crisis, attention is too focused on what central bankers can do to prevent the...