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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

Natural Catastrophes Cost Insurers $125 Billion in 2022: Swiss Re

March 22, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

Natural disasters in 2022 brought global economic losses of US$275 billion, of which insurance covered 45%, or US$125 billion, according to Swiss Re’s latest sigma report. Claims from Hurricane Ian in Florida, record breaking losses from hailstorms in France, floods […]


Capital and Risk, Insurance

Insured Losses From N. Zealand Floods Estimated at US$1.02B, With Profit Hit Expected

March 15, 2023

Via: Insurance Journal

The initial insured losses for the recent floods in the North Island of New Zealand are estimated at NZ$1.65 billion ($1.02 billion), according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data. Losses incurred so far in […]


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 […]