Natural catastrophes : 39 billion USD of insured losses in the first half of 2022

According to the broker Aon, the cost of economic damages caused by natural disasters has reached 92 billion USD in the first half of 2022.

The amount of insured losses stands at 39 billion USD, exceeding the average of the beginning of the century by roughly 18%.

The first half of 2022 was marked by several large-scale climatic events, including the European storms, the floods in Australia, the earthquake in Japan, the tornadoes in the United States and the storm in Canada.