Severe convective storm insured losses (year to date)

STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National
5 billionUSD

European Union · 2021–2023

Severe convective storm insured losses in the European Union (year to date) stood at 5 billion USD in 2021–2023 (Swiss Re).

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Publisher
Swiss Re
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
Spotlight on severe convective storms
Retrieved
15 Sep 2026
Status
Verified

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Most of the losses (85%) last year originated in the US, but losses are currently growing fastest in Europe, where they have topped USD 5 billion in each of the last three years, with hail storms the main driver.

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APA
Swiss Re Institute. (2023). sigma 1/2024: Natural catastrophes in 2023. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-01.html. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M46
MLA
Swiss Re Institute. "sigma 1/2024: Natural catastrophes in 2023." 2023, https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-01.html. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M46.
Chicago
Swiss Re Institute. "sigma 1/2024: Natural catastrophes in 2023." 2023. https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-01.html. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M46.
BibTeX
@misc{swissre2023severev71m46, author = {{Swiss Re Institute}}, title = {sigma 1/2024: Natural catastrophes in 2023}, year = {2023}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M46}, note = {Original source: https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2024-01.html. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }

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Primary Source

Publisher
Swiss Re Institute · homepage ↗
Authority tier
Tier 2 · National Official
Report
sigma 1/2024: Natural catastrophes in 2023
Type
Press release
Published
Locator
Spotlight on severe convective storms
Retrieved
15 September 2026
Link status
Reachable (HTTP 200)
Report licence
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Verification & Integrity

Audit status
Verified
Review protocol
Editorial review
Checked on
15 September 2026
Last revision
15 September 2026
Archival URI
/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M46