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Disaster & Management

Volcano-triggered tsunami kills 429, thousands homeless Indonesia

Authorities say the tsunami may have been triggered by an abnormal tidal surge due to a new moon and an underwater landslide following the eruption of Anak Krakatoa, which forms a small island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra.”The combination caused a sudden tsunami that hit the coast,” Nugroho said, but added that Indonesia’s geological agency was working to ascertain exactly how it happened.

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Global insured losses of $79 billion in 2018, 4th highest

Total economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters are estimated to be USD 155 billion in 2018. Natural catastrophes caused USD 146 billion of the losses, and man-made disasters USD 9 billion. Of the total economic losses, USD 79 billion have been covered by insurance, down from USD 150 billion in 2017, but more than the previous 10-year annual average (USD 71 billion).

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Insured losses from California Wildfire Between $6 bn and $9 bn: AIR Worldwide

The fact that damage from fire, including wildfire, is included in standard homeowners’ policies in California informs the assumption of nearly 100% take-up rates. The range of loss estimates is based on the modeled loss within the burn scar and reflects uncertainty in the payment of additional living expenses resulting from mandatory evacuations, loss of some individual structures outside of the most affected neighborhoods, extra expense and ordinance losses, as well as loss due to smoke, loss of electricity, and damage from suppression efforts.

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Only 9 per cent  of economic losses in Asia insured:AIR

“For the insurance industry, the protection gap can spur innovation in product development. In the public sector, governments are recognizing the importance of moving from reactive to proactive risk management, especially in countries where the risk is well known and a risk transfer system is not well established. Understanding the protection gap can help governments assess the risks to their citizens and critical infrastructure, and develop risk-informed emergency management, hazard mitigation, and public risk financing strategies to enhance global resilience and reduce the ultimate costs.”

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$344 bn global economic losses in 2017, a record nat cat year: Aon report

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

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