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Capital and Risk, Insurance

Hong Kong Sees Heaviest Rainfall on Record; Insurance Claims Could Exceed $100M

September 8, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

Hong Kong’s heaviest rainstorm since records began in 1884 flooded the financial hub’s streets and sent torrents of water rushing through subway stations, bringing much of the city to a standstill and forcing the stock market to scrap trading on […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Europeans Lack Insurance Protection as Wildfires and Drought Batter the Region

August 3, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

Europeans are among the least insured against certain types of extreme weather and other natural disasters in the developed world, a predicament made more worrisome as the continent suffers a summer of devastating heat, wildfires and drought. In recent months, […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Global Insured Losses From Natural Disasters Topped $130B in 2022 in 5th Costliest Year

January 26, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

Economic losses from natural disasters in 2022 were estimated at $313 billion, with an insurance price tag of approximately $132 billion, according to Aon. Roughly 42% of economic losses were covered by public and private insurance entities, which translates into […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Droughts, Floods, Other Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Economy $5.6T by 2050

August 29, 2022

Via: Insurance Journal

Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to GDP by 2050, according to a report released Monday. This year heavy rains have triggered floods that inundated cities in […]