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18 May 2026Insurance

Renewable energy sector faces worst start to year for extreme weather

2026 has delivered one of the most severe starts to a year for extreme weather and severe convective storm losses in more than a decade, with over $300 million in insured losses already recorded across renewable energy projects globally.

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