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...
Extreme Weather in 2021 Brings Above-Average Claims to Global Insurers: Swiss Re December 14, 2021 Extreme weather events in 2021, including a deep winter freeze, floods, severe thunderstorms, heatwaves and a major hurricane, resulted in...
Failure to Act on Climate Change Could Make Weather Risks Uninsurable: Swiss Re April 8, 2020 By L.S. Howard Global warming will lead to growing intensity and frequency of severe weather events, rising losses, as well as greater uncertainty...
Insured Losses in 2019 Estimated at $56B, Down from $93B Last Year: Swiss Re December 20, 2019 Global insured losses in 2019 dropped to an estimated US$56 billion, from US$93 billion in 2018 and below the annual...
Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Decline to $20 Billion in H1: Swiss Re August 16, 2018 Global insured losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters during the first half of 2018 were US$20 billion, down from...