Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2010
Catastrophes claim fewer victims, insured losses fall.Find out more in sigma 1/2011
Natural catastrophes
Flood risk on the rise in Brazil
Once considered a natural disaster “safe zone”, Brazil is facing a strong and increasing threat of flooding that places people, infrastructure and business at risk. Read the whole story
Flooding in Australia: The reality of a secondary peril
The Australia flooding is an example of how a secondary peril can be a major contributor to a total natural catastrophe loss amount. Read the whole story
Lessons from this year’s earthquakes
2010 has seen some of the most devastating earthquakes in recent times. The largest quakes in Haiti, Chile and New Zealand claimed well over 200’000 lives, almost exclusively in Haiti, and roughly 50... Read the whole storyNatural catastrophes
- Flood risk on the rise in Brazil
- Flooding in Australia: The reality of a secondary peril
- Lessons from this year’s earthquakes
- Experts’ Spotlight: Reto Schnarwiler
- Softening the financial impact of natural catastrophes
- High risk of further damaging earthquakes in Chile
- Chile earthquake
- Tokyo CAT models: Is anything missing?
- Rebuilding Haiti – Swiss Re issues new earthquake hazard map
- European Catastrophe Data
- Increasing demand for natural catastrophe cover
- The effects of climate change
- Making societies more resilient to large risks
- Turbulent times ahead in Europe
- Floods
- Managing natural catastrophe risks
- Securing funds before disasters strike
- Mexico - Making a measurable difference
- Caribbean - From island mentalitiy to watertight alliance
- PERILS enables broader use of insurance industry market loss indices
- The ins and outs of pools and parametrics
Find out more in sigma 1/2011
