21 August 2013Insurance

Flood losses dominate first half cat events

According to preliminary estimates by sigma, the research arm of Swiss Re, insured losses globally from natural catastrophes and man-made disasters amounted to some $20 billion in the first half of 2013 with flooding being the biggest contributor to these losses.

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