All Nat Cat articles
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NewsData centres: the new concentration risk reshaping re/insurance
The AI-driven boom is creating a huge set of insured assets, David Benyon writes, concentrating nat cat, terrorism and business interruption exposures on an unprecedented scale.
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NewsModerate H1 cat losses mask regional extremes, Aon warns
Global economic losses from natural disasters fell 25% below average to $111bn, but insured cat losses remained broadly in line with historical levels as US severe convective storms dominated the industry toll
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NewsBenign cat losses reinforce soft market conditions – Gallagher Re
Below-average first-half losses have left catastrophe budgets largely intact, although earthquake, extreme heat and shifting El Niño risks underline the potential for volatility to return
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NewsFCDO commits further £3m to Natural Disaster Fund facility
The additional funding will support 10 to 15 more risk transfer projects for climate-vulnerable countries through to 2030
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NewsGallagher Re: Florida reforms drive market softening amid quieter hurricane outlook
Reinsurance broker’s nat cat update said Florida buyers used a softer market to add protection, as the broker highlighted lower expected Atlantic hurricane activity and abundant mid-year capacity
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NewsUS data centre plans face rising storm exposure, MS Amlin warns
More than half of planned US data centre projects are being built in states at high risk of severe convective storms, according to new analysis by MS Amlin
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NewsInsurers urged to be bolder on nat cat risk as climate threats widen
The industry should work more closely with governments, investors and corporate clients if climate-exposed nat cat perils are to remain insurable, speakers warned at the City of London Corporation’s Global Risk Summit
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NewsGallagher Re’s Bowen: SCS, data centres and ENSO focuses after ‘manageable’ Q1 leaves cat budgets intact
As storm season approaches, the reinsurance broker’s chief scientist tells GR that a relatively benign start to 2026 has strengthened insurer balance sheets ahead of peak catastrophe season, while structural drivers continue to reshape loss trends
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NewsCUO interview: OAK launches Horizon to target climate and emerging technology risks
New OAK Horizon unit gives the Lloyd’s start-up a cross-class platform for climate and technology risks, with CUO Tom Dickson arguing that parametric, portfolio-based and more bespoke structures will be needed where conventional cover struggles to keep pace
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NewsSCS can pose a challenge or an opportunity for ILS markets – Acrisure Re
Severe convective storm is emerging as one of the most significant catastrophe perils facing the US insurance market, rising from secondary to the bulk of nat cat claims in consecutive loss years, with rising losses driven less by changing weather patterns than by structural shifts in exposure
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NewsUS dominates ‘manageable’ $129bn claims burden in 2025 – Gallagher Re
Lower aggregate losses mask persistent volatility and widening protection gaps across vulnerable regions
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NewsMoody’s warns of $41trn climate risk hit to global economy by 2050
Moody’s Insurance Solutions projects climate-related physical risks could wipe 14.5% off global GDP by mid-century, with US corporates and real estate particularly exposed.
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NewsInsurers divided on cat model usage, Aon study finds
Half of insurers still not licensing catastrophe models despite record nat cat losses, according to a survey by the re/insurance broker
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NewsDWIC 2025: Closing the catastrophe protection gap across MEASA
Panellists from Munich Re Underwriting Agents, Gallagher Re and AM Best discussed the catastrophe reinsurance market in the Middle East and beyond.
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NewsGenerali and Descartes launch ILS fund parametric partnership
Descartes Underwriting and GC&C co-launch Lumyna Twelve Capital parametric ILS Fund
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NewsWTW: Nat cat protection gap at 60% as climate rise reaches 1.5°C
Global insured losses surpassed $140bn last year, while economic damages surpassed $350bn, according to a broker report.
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NewsICEYE to add wind risks to flood and wildfire focus; satellite constellation reaches 40
Synthetic-aperture radar satellites complements other technologies used to assess natural catastrophe damage, and ICEYE plans to use its growing satellite constellation to prevent flood damage when possible, as well as detect it.
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NewsNat cats in 2024 likely to surpass last year’s claims bill – Aon
A Q3 Global Catastrophe Recap report from Aon Reinsurance Solutions sees nat cat losses already exceeding $102bn for this year, while global reinsurer capital neared $700bn as of the year’s halfway point.
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NewsVerisk puts $6-11bn insured loss estimate on Helene
Catastrophe modeller Verisk estimates industry insured losses in the US for Hurricane Helene will range between $6-11bn.
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NewsA new phase in the cycle begins – Howden Re’s Flandro
After a Goldilocks period for reinsurers, a new stage in the cycle is starting to take shape, with signs including lower interest rates and their effects on bond portfolios, David Flandro, Howden Re’s head of industry analysis and strategic advisory, told GR.
