Economic and insured disaster losses were lower in 2015 compared to longer-term averages due largely to a benign U.S. hurricane season. However, a glance at the longer term statistics reminds us that we should be cautious about becoming inadvertently complacent. The Protection Gap – the difference between economic and insured losses – is growing while we have witnessed an increase in losses stemming from developing economies.
On Wednesday, May 25, Advisen hosted a webinar that looked into the natural and man-made catastrophes in 2015. In this webinar, Swiss Re and the Insurance Information Institute (III) give an overview of 2015’s global loss events and an analysis on what this could mean for the insurance industry.
This free, one-hour webinar is sponsored by Swiss Re.
The following panelists participated in the webinar:
The following topics were discussed: