Catastrophe Risks

Global Insured Catastrophe Losses for 2018 Reach $225 Billion

January 24, 2019

Findings from AON's "Weather, Climate & Catastrophe Insight: 2018 Annual Report" show that 394 natural catastrophe events in 2018 generated economic losses of $225 billion. Read More


Marriott Breach Losses Estimated Up to $600 Million According to AIR

December 20, 2018

AIR Worldwide (AIR) has projected the direct cyber-incident losses for the recent Marriott breach will be between $200 million and $600 million. Read More


Swiss Re: Global Insured Loss Estimates Reflect Sigma's Fourth Highest

December 18, 2018

Swiss Re's latest preliminary sigma estimates found that total economic losses from natural and man-made catastrophes in 2018 declined to $155 billion from $350 billion in 2017. Findings also showed that estimated global insured losses are currently around $79 billion, higher than the annual average for the previous 10 years. Read More


Alternative Capital Made Up 22 Percent of Property CAT Limits in 2017

December 7, 2018

According to a recent report from Swiss Re, alternative capital made up 22 percent of all property catastrophe limits in 2017, and the amount of alternative capital was around $95 billion in the first half of 2018. Read More


BMA Report: Bermuda's Catastrophe Resilience Stronger Year over Year

December 4, 2018

The Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) has released its third annual "Catastrophe Risk in Bermuda" report, which, according to the BMA, demonstrates (re)insurers continued resilience to major, but improbable, catastrophe events and the sophistication and advancement of catastrophe modeling practices in Bermuda. Read More