Insured losses from natural disasters in 2025 amounted to over $127 billion, surpassing the $100 billion mark for the sixth consecutive year, The Financial Times reports, citing a study by the American-British insurance broker Aon.
The figure is 27% higher than the long-term average since 2000, the insurer notes, emphasizing the need for additional investments in protective measures.
"Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly frequent and unpredictable, affecting new regions," wrote Aon CEO Greg Case. "The associated risks are rising."
About $103 billion of the total insured losses, or approximately 81%, occurred in the United States. Losses from January's fires in Southern California, which affected areas and suburbs of Los Angeles, amounted to $41 billion.
The total economic damage from natural disasters last year reached $260 billion and was significantly lower than the average since the beginning of the 21st century, largely due to the absence of destructive hurricanes in the United States.
In 2025, extreme natural events claimed the lives of approximately 42,000 people. More than half of these deaths (25,000) were due to extreme heat in Europe last summer, which was the third hottest on record, Aon notes.
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