Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday. Swiss Re, which serves as an ...

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Natural disasters caused $220bn in global economic losses in 2025, according to projections by reinsurer Swiss Re.

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Global economic losses from natural disasters are projected to have dropped by 33% to $220 billion in 2025, despite the ...

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Natural disasters caused $135 billion in economic losses globally in the first half of 2025, fuelled by the Los Angeles wildfires, reinsurer Swiss Re said Wednesday.

The Los Angeles blazes in January constitute the largest-ever insured wildfire loss event by far, reaching an estimated $40 billion, said Swiss Re - Copyright GETTY ...