9 October 2013Insurance

Losses highlight dearth of national disaster insurance

The scale and economic cost of natural catastrophe losses seen in September highlights the lack of national disaster insurance in some countries and the strain this places on governments. This points to an opportunity for the industry to step in and take more risk.

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