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Natural Catastrophes and Man-Made Disasters in 2011: Historic Losses Surface From Record Earthquakes and Floods

February 1, 2012

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Swiss Re’s latest sigma study reveals unprecedented economic losses of USD 370 billion from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2011.

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Natural Catastrophes and Man-Made Disasters in 2011: Historic Losses Surface From Record Earthquakes and Floods

Summary
Swiss Re’s latest sigma study reveals unprecedented economic losses of USD 370 billion from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2011.
Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2011
Swiss Re’s latest sigma study reveals unprecedented economic losses of USD 370 billion from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2011. Despite immense insured losses of USD 116 billion (a 142% increase over the previous year) arising from record earthquake and flood losses, the insurance........