Swiss Re reveals global cost of climate impacts as losses from natural disasters top $275bn

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Swiss Re reveals global cost of climate impacts as losses from natural disasters top $275bn

Insurer warns industry's insured losses from natural disasters topped $100bn for the second year in a row

A surge in climate-driven natural disasters resulted in global economic losses of $275bn last year, of which $125bn were covered by insurance, according to the latest report insurance giant Swiss Re....

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