Insurance Industry Faces Average Annual Natural Catastrophe Losses of $133B, A New High According to Verisk Report
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Friday, September 8, 2023
Not only should the insurance industry be prepared to experience total insured losses from natural catastrophes well in excess of $100 billion every year, but annual losses greater than $200 billion are also plausible.
Key Points:
- Not only should the insurance industry be prepared to experience total insured losses from natural catastrophes well in excess of $100 billion every year, but annual losses greater than $200 billion are also plausible.
- These values are up significantly over the decade, according to the 2023 Global Modeled Catastrophe Losses Report published by Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK).
- Economic losses could exceed $400 billion, highlighting a global protection gap
Verisk has determined that the global insured losses only make up approximately a third of global economic losses. - According to the year’s report, Verisk estimates the global insured 1 percent, or 100-year loss is $370B.