Insured Losses Could Hit $145B in 2025, Driven by Rising Claims From Secondary Perils April 30, 2025 By L.S. Howard Global insured losses from natural catastrophes hit US$137 billion in 2024, following the 5%-7% annual growth rate that has been...
Global Non-Life Insurance Rates ‘Plateauing’ but Nat Cat Losses Delay Market Softening November 22, 2024 By L.S. Howard Global non-life premiums are expected to hit a decade-high growth level of 4.3% in 2024, following the repricing of risk...
Hard Market Conditions Expected to Ease in 2025 as Claims Inflation Softens: Swiss Re July 18, 2024 By L.S. Howard Hard market conditions in the global non-life insurance sector will continue this year, but will begin to ease in 2025,...
P/C Insurers Face Challenging Claims Dynamics as Frequency, Severity Rise: Swiss Re November 28, 2023 By L.S. Howard The property/casualty insurance industry is confronting challenging claims dynamics, with rising frequency and severity of claims despite decreases in economic...
P/C Insurers Set to Significantly Improve Profitability Even as Claims Rise: Study September 11, 2023 Non-life insurers are set to significantly improve their profitability in the next few years as investment returns from higher rates...
Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re March 22, 2023 By L.S. Howard Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of US$275 billion, of which insurance covered 45%, or US$125 billion, according...
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...
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 –...
Global Insured Disaster Losses Reach US$42B in H1 as 2nd Highest on Record: Swiss Re August 13, 2021 Estimated insured losses from natural catastrophes reached US$40 billion during the first half – driven by a deep winter freeze,...