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International reinsurance company Swiss Re has released a study predicting that total global insured losses caused by natural disasters will hit $145 billion this year. However, the study also says ...

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Wildfire disasters worldwide are growing notably in frequency and cost, according to a new study, with nearly half of the most damaging events over the last 44 years occurring in just the past decade, ...

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The Los Angeles wildfires and severe spring thunderstorms are just a few of the natural disasters that have contributed to more than $131 billion in global losses for the first half of 2025, according ...