Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date)
Global · 2025
Natural catastrophe insured losses (year to date) stood at 107 billion USD in 2025 (Swiss Re).
- Publisher
- Swiss Re
- Authority tier
- T2 National
- Report
- Nat Cat sigma 1/2026
- Locator
- When exposure outpaces adaptation
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Insured natural catastrophes losses in 2025 totaled USD 107 billion, according to Swiss Re Institute's latest sigma publication, which documents the dominance of secondary perils including wildfires and severe convective storms in driving claims.
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| Value | Divergence | Source organisation | Document | Locator | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 billion USD | -6.5% | Munich Re | Munich Re: Risks are becoming more global and more volatile – the value of reinsurance has never been more evident than it is today | In 2025, insured losses from non-peak perils exceeded US$ 100bn for the first time | Open record |
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- APA
- Swiss Re Institute. (2025). Nat Cat sigma 1/2026. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2026-01-natcat-2025-wildfire-storm-risk.html. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M7T
- MLA
- Swiss Re Institute. "Nat Cat sigma 1/2026." 2025, https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2026-01-natcat-2025-wildfire-storm-risk.html. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M7T.
- Chicago
- Swiss Re Institute. "Nat Cat sigma 1/2026." 2025. https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2026-01-natcat-2025-wildfire-storm-risk.html. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M7T.
- BibTeX
- @misc{swissre2025naturalv71m7t, author = {{Swiss Re Institute}}, title = {Nat Cat sigma 1/2026}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M7T}, note = {Original source: https://www.swissre.com/institute/research/sigma-research/sigma-2026-01-natcat-2025-wildfire-storm-risk.html. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary Source
- Publisher
- Swiss Re Institute · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National Official
- Report
- Nat Cat sigma 1/2026
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- When exposure outpaces adaptation
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XC8QWZRT4Z8E3V71M7T