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2025 nat cat insurance losses could top US$150bn, says Swiss Re

The Myanmar earthquake in March was among the few non-US events to generate multi-billion-dollar insured losses in the first half of the year.
2025 nat cat insurance losses could top us0bn says swiss re rein asia

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August 7, 2025

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