Insured losses to the private sector and government-sponsored programs were among the costliest ever incurred, reachingUSD134 billion in 2017 – just behind the record USD137 billion in 2011. This is 139 percent higher than last year’s USD56 billion, primarily due to high insurance penetration in the US

-Total economic losses from natural and man-made disasters in 2017 are estimated to be USD 306 billion, up from USD 188 billion in 2016
– Global insured losses from catastrophes in 2017 are estimated· to be USD 136 billion, the third highest on sigma records
– US was hardest hit, including by hurricanes Harvey, Irma and· Maria, which have made 2017 the second costliest hurricane season on sigma records after 2005
-Disaster events claimed more than 11 000 victims in 2017·