Shutterstock.com_1348888859/SCStock

6 September 2025ReinsuranceFaye Waters

Cat modeller warn $152bn losses are the new normal

The insurance industry is facing a new reality: catastrophe losses are no longer outliers but a baseline risk. “The new norm of $100 billion and above is now being accepted by the industry,” Jay Guin, executive vice president and chief research officer for Verisk’s extreme event solutions team, told Monte Carlo Today.

Already registered?

Login to your account

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk

More on this story

Swiss Re centralises strategic broker engagement across group

26 June 2026 Creates new broker management unit with veteran lead.

Exclusive: I-RE bets on captive gap in ‘overlooked’ US mid-market

25 June 2026 Andy Jeckells says the captive market has evolved to the point where brokers can no longer afford to ignore this segment.

Hannover Re finds a new way to fund favourite insurtech cedant

25 June 2026 A $250m structure pushes Hannover Re well outside of reinsurance.

More articles

Acrisure vs Epic: 5 resignations, 2 lawsuits, 1 intense morning

Hidden gem: US surplus lines shine when it comes to casualty & finance

US cyber price cuts eating away at growth potential: AM Best

Scor ordered to pay Covéa $488m compensation over retrocession treaties

Cyber losses move internal as insurers tie recovery to controls

Ardonagh continues digital, data investment with technology platform launch

False confidence tops cyber risk as Asia SME insurance barrier: Peak Re

Swiss Re centralises strategic broker engagement across group

Copyright © intelligentinsurer.com 2024 | Headless Content Management with Blaze