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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).
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.
California takes over insurance company unable to pay claims after wildfire
Moody’s last week estimated total insured losses at $10-$15 billion from the Camp Fire and the Woolsey fire, which was burning at the same time in the foothills above Malibu in southern California.
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.”
$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
Global insured Cat losses at $136 billion in 2017, third highest:Swiss Re
-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·