Natural catastrophes continue to be responsible for the majority of insured and economic losses around the world, but man-made disasters also are having a significant effect.
According to a new report from Zurich-based reinsurance giant Swiss Re, “Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2015: Asia suffers substantial losses,” there were 353 disaster events in 2015, of which 198 were natural catastrophes, the highest ever recorded in one year, with 155 man-made events.
The report also found that total economic losses caused by 2015’s disasters reached $92 billion, down from 2014’s $113 billion, and below the inflation-adjusted average of $192 billion for the previous 10 years.
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