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H1 Natural Disaster Claims Reached $19.5B, Plunging From Previous Year: Munich Re

Insurers paid out around $19.5 billion for natural disaster claims in the first half of 2017, almost 40 percent less than the year-earlier payout of $32 billion, reinsurer Munich Re said on Tuesday. ...

May Global Disasters Could Cost Insurers at Least $7B in Claims: Aon Benfield

Global disasters led to at least $7 billion in claims during May as insurers aid the recovery process following wildfires, floods, and storms, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield's ...

Natural Disaster Insurance Claims Plunged in 2015, but Climate Change Hurt: Munich Re

Insurers paid out around $27 billion for natural disaster claims last year with weather causing 94 percent of incidents, underscoring the challenge posed by climate change, data from reinsurer Munich ...