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News
Rescuing assets stranded by carbon markets
Why carbon capture ecosystems offer a compelling opportunity, explains Wake Smith
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‘Stagflation’ is back, warns sigma
Claims inflation is expected to affect non-life insurers’ profitability in 2022, leading to further market hardening in 2023
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Swiss Re Institute estimates USD 83 billion global insured catastrophe losses in 2020, the fifth-costliest on record
Insurance industry losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters globally amounted to USD 83 billion in 2020, according to Swiss Re Institute’s preliminary sigma estimates.
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Swiss Re Institute - Power up: insurance-backed investment to fuel sustainable growth in Africa
Insurance will be a key facilitator for investments in renewable energy technologies to meet Africa’s power needs and kick-start growth after this year’s recession.
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Viewpoints
Briefing: Covid-19 - a ‘manageable’ global catastrophe?
A newfound wind of confidence is in the air. The catastrophic, game-changing event to end all events – namely Covid-19 – has now been relegated to a “manageable” loss. That seems to be the growing consensus among analysts and industry consultants.
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Swiss Re Institute estimates global insured catastrophe losses of USD 31 billion in first half of 2020, mostly from secondary perils
Global economic losses from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in the first half of 2020 were USD 75 billion, according to Swiss Re Institute’s preliminary sigma estimates.