H1 2025 Natural Disasters Cause Over $100 Billion in Insured Losses
TL;DR
In the first half of 2025, the U.S. experienced 15 billion-dollar weather disasters, including record-setting wildfires in Los Angeles, which are among the costliest in history, and severe weather events causing over $12 billion in damages. Globally, there were 19 such disasters with damages reaching $134 billion, and Europe faced a deadly heat wave with over 2,300 deaths, largely attributed to climate change.
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- U.S. socked with 15 billion-dollar weather disasters during the 1st half of 2025 Yale Climate Connections
- Natural catastrophe insured losses at least $84 billion in first half: Report businessinsurance.com
- H1 2025 costliest first half since 2011: Gallagher Re Insurance Insider US
- Natural catastrophes: insured loss estimates at end-June 2025 Atlas Magazine
- H1 insured cat losses to hit at least $100bn: Aon Insurance Insider
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