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  • Swiss Re warns against complacency after low 2025 natcat losses

    10 March 2026

    The reinsurer's head of catastrophe perils explains why a relatively benign loss year still signals risk

  • The battle to price bad risk

    13 January 2026

    Panellists at Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA weighed public-private schemes, parametrics and data as ways to keep cover available as losses rise and tolerance for exclusions shrinks. Martin Assmann reports

  • Natcat insured losses top $100bn for sixth consecutive year

    16 December 2025

    Swiss Re Institute estimates total insured losses in 2025 at $107bn

  • Insurance Risk & Capital EMEA returns to London on 2 December

    18 November 2025

    The agenda will cover all aspects of enterprise risk management for re/insurers across Europe, providing a platform for thought leaders to exchange ideas and compare strategies for navigating the challenges they face.

  • US insurability crisis casts a dark cloud on Europe

    21 January 2025

    Climate-driven losses in the US have led insurers to withdraw coverage. Could the same happen in Europe? Sarfraz Thind reports

  • Natural catastrophes drive insured losses above $135bn in 2024, Swiss Re finds

    05 December 2024

    Climate change impacts intensify as 2024 set to be hottest year on record