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“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

Jan 24, 2018 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance

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

Dec 20, 2017 | Climate, Environment, Renewable Energy, Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance

-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·