Life insurance premium growth vs Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)

In 2025, life insurance premium growth worldwide was 3% (forecast); natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date) was 107 billion USD.

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Global, spaced by time from 2024 to 2025 . Different units, drawn on separate scales and clipped to the years both series publish — earlier history stays on each indicator's own page. Read the values, not the heights.

Life insurance premium growth

Unit: % · 2 observations

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Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below

Life insurance premium growthLife insurance premium growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025–2026, ranging from 3% to 5%, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3% (2025–2026). % 0 1 2 3 4 5 2024 2025 FORECAST 5% 3%
Life insurance premium growthLife insurance premium growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025–2026, ranging from 3% to 5%, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3% (2025–2026). % 0 2 4 6 2024 2025 FORECAST 5% 3%
Life insurance premium growthLife insurance premium growth. 2 observations from 2024 to 2025–2026, ranging from 3% to 5%, of which 1 are forecasts. Latest value 3% (2025–2026). % 0 2 4 6 2024 2025 FORECAST 5% 3%
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Life insurance premium growth
Period Type Value
2024 Estimate 5%
2025–2026 Forecast 3%
Source: Swiss Re · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)

Unit: billion USD · 2 observations

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Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date). 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 107 billion USD to 137 billion USD. Latest value 107 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 30 60 90 120 150 2024 2025 137 107
Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date). 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 107 billion USD to 137 billion USD. Latest value 107 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 50 100 150 2024 2025 137 107
Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date). 2 observations from 2024 to 2025, ranging from 107 billion USD to 137 billion USD. Latest value 107 billion USD (2025). billion USD 0 50 100 150 2024 2025 137 107
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Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)
Period Type Value
2024 Actual 137 billion USD
2025 Actual 107 billion USD
Source: Swiss Re · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Life insurance premium growth Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)
2024 5% 137 billion USD
2025 3% 107 billion USD

Provenance

Where these numbers come from

Life insurance premium growth

Annual growth rate of life insurance premiums.

2 observations in Global · source organisations: Swiss Re

Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)

Total insured losses caused by natural catastrophe events.

6 observations in Global · source organisations: Munich Re, Swiss Re

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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