CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2024

After $70 Billion Hit, Insurers Wake Up to New Risk Pattern

March 4, 2024
Gautam Naik - Bloomberg

The insurance industry is grappling with a new kind of weather risk that’s increasingly driving its biggest loss category.

While no single weather event caused more than $10 billion in losses for insurers last year, there were 37 thunderstorms that each cost at least $1 billion, according to a report by Aon Plc. That’s more than ever before and way above the average of 14 such storms in a single year, the insurance broker said.


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