Natural disasters cause US$224bn global damage in 2025, insured losses at US$ 108bn, says Munich Re

Natural disasters cause US$224bn global damage in 2025, insured losses at US$ 108bn, says Munich Re

In the Asia-Pacific region, natural disasters resulted in overall losses amounting to roughly US$ 73bn; this is above the 10-year average of US$ 66bn. Only US$ 9bn was insured. In many lower-income countries, insurance penetration remains below 5% Munich: Natural...
Global natural disasters cause $ 320 bn of economic losses,  $140 bn of insurance claims in 2024 : Munich Re

Global natural disasters cause $ 320 bn of economic losses, $140 bn of insurance claims in 2024 : Munich Re

Weather catastrophes were responsible for 93% of overall losses and 97% of insured losses. Around 11,000 people lost their lives as a result of natural disasters in 2024 – significantly fewer than the average. Non-peak perils are increasingly fuelling the trend of...